Patent ID: 11954928
Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A method for detecting text in images, the method comprising:
storing, in a database, images, candidate characters in the images, and a color associated with the candidate characters;
capturing images of products by an image capture device;
by a control circuit coupled to the image capture device and the database:
receiving an image of a product captured by the image capture device;
detecting characters on the product in the image;
detecting a color associated with the characters on the product in the image;
recognizing the characters on the product in the image;
recognizing the color associated with the characters on the product in the image;
determining, based on accessing the database, a logo including the candidate characters on one of the products in one of the stored images;
determining, based on accessing the database, a color associated with the logo; and
verifying the recognition of the characters on the product in the image based on a matching of the color associated with the characters on the product in the image and the color associated with the logo.