Patent ID: 11948126
Assignee: BEA INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A laser detection system comprising:
at least one laser device projecting a light curtain; and
a controller comprising:
a processor; and
non-transitory, processor-readable memory including executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the controller to:
receive a signal from the at least one laser device, the signal including an interference point of an object with the light curtain, and distance data indicating a distance between the interference point and the at least one laser device;
determine a location at which the object enters the light curtain based on the distance between the interference point and the at least one laser device; and
identify an item of a plurality of items located in an area behind the light curtain and corresponding to the location at which the object enters the light curtain.