Patent ID: 9619692
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06K,G06T,H04N

Claim:
1. A method of initiating a response corresponding to at least one object being transported by an operator, wherein each of the at least one object is to be introduced into an instrument, the method comprising: capturing first image data of a first object of the at least one object being transported by the operator; transmitting the captured first image data to a processing device; determining whether the operator is approaching the instrument; determining whether the operator is transporting at least one object; in response to determining that the operator is approaching the instrument and that the operator is carrying at least one object, comparing, by the processing device, said captured first image data to previously stored data; identifying, by the processing device, the first object based at least in part on said comparison; in response to identifying the first object as being an object to be received by the instrument, retrieving a predetermined first action corresponding to the identified first object; monitoring a status of consumable materials used by the instrument; determining a sequence of the predetermined first action and at least one additional action to be implemented on the instrument based on the status of the consumable materials; and automatically implementing, by the processing device, the predetermined first action and the at least one additional action on the instrument in accordance with the sequence.