US Patent 11887372 Image-based self-serve beverage detection and assignment
Patent 11887372 was granted and assigned to 7-Eleven on January, 2024 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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US Patent 11887372 Image-based self-serve beverage detection and assignment
An image sensor is positioned such that a field-of-view of the sensor encompasses portion of a beverage machine. The field-of-view includes a first zone associated with operating the beverage machine to dispense the beverage and a second zone in which a cup is placed to receive the beverage. A beverage assignment subsystem receives angled-view images from the image sensor. An event associated with an object entering one or both of the first zone and the second zone is detected. In image(s) associated with a start of the event, it is determined that both a hand of a person enters the first zone and the cup is placed in the second zone. If the cup remained in the second zone for at least a threshold time, the beverage is assigned to the person whose hand entered the first zone.
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