Patent ID: 9460369
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: G06K,G06Q,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A system for printing signage for use in a retail store, the system comprising: a self-propelled mobile base; a printer in physical contact with the mobile base; an image capture subsystem physically disposed on the mobile base and communicatively coupled to the printer, the image capture system comprising a plurality of image capture devices and at least one image processor, wherein the image capture subsystem is configured to obtain a single image of multiple items in the retail store using the plurality of image capture devices, wherein the multiple image capture devices are configured to simultaneously obtain images of items at differing heights, and wherein the image processor is configured to derive item identification data for the multiple items from the single image of multiple items; and a control subsystem communicatively coupled to the printer and to the image capture subsystem, wherein the mobile base is configured to provide travel distance data to the control subsystem, wherein the control subsystem is configured to receive information identifying items requiring signage displaying a price, acquire item identification data from the image capture subsystem, determine, based on the information identifying items requiring signage displaying a price and on the item identification data, items requiring signage displaying a price, wherein the image processor is configured to derive item identification data from at least one of item signage and item packaging, and to direct the printer to print signage for the items requiring signage displaying a price.