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

Claim 0:
1. A method for identifying a state of a food package by using a camera, said method comprising:
capturing image data depicting a section of the food package by using the camera, wherein the section comprises at least one package feature and a printed code,
identifying an identification data sub-set of the image data depicting the printed code,
determining identification data based on the identification data sub-set of the image data
transmitting the identification data to a server,
receiving template data related to the identification data from the server,
identifying a package feature sub-set of the image data depicting the at least one package feature provided in the section, and
determining the state of the food package based on the template data and the package feature sub-set of the image data, wherein the state is selected from 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.