Patent ID: 9151661
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: G01B,G01G

Abstract:
1. A method of determining the dimensions of a parcel, in which the parcel to be measured is placed against an orthogonal reference support comprising at least two perpendicular vertical side panels, the surfaces of each of the at least two perpendicular vertical side panels being provided with a grid comprising horizontal and vertical lines having a predetermined interval and co-operating with a support surface for supporting the parcel to define a three-dimensional rectangular co-ordinate system, the method comprising: acquiring a single image of the parcel placed against the at least two perpendicular vertical side panels of the orthogonal reference support; searching for an outline of the parcel in the acquired single image; isolating vertical and horizontal lines of the grid provided on the at least two vertical side panels; superimposing the searched for outline of the parcel and the isolated horizontal and vertical lines into a superimposed image; counting a number of the isolated horizontal lines of the grid and a number of the isolated vertical lines of the grid crossed by edges of the searched for outline of the parcel on the at least two perpendicular vertical side panels in the superimposed image; and determining the dimensions of the parcel based on the counted number of the isolated horizontal lines and the counted number of the isolated vertical lines.