Patent ID: 11900583
Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A device configured to identify a state of a food package, said device comprising:
a camera configured to capture image data depicting a section of the food package, wherein the section comprises at least one package feature and a printed code,
a control circuit configured to:
identify a package feature sub-set of the image data depicting the at least one package feature,
identify an identification data sub-set of the image data depicting the printed code, and
determine identification data based on the identification data sub-set of the image data,
wherein the device further comprising a transceiver configured to transmit the identification data to a server, and receive template data related to the identification data from the server,
wherein the control circuit is further configured to determine the state of the food package based on the template data and on the package feature sub-set of the image data, wherein the state is selected from a group consisting of a food holding state in which an opening device of the package is closed and the package is folded such that a closed space is formed inside the package and an emptied state in which the package is folded flat and optionally the opening device is opened.