Scanner bar
Disclosed is a scanner. The scanner may include an enclosure, a first camera, and a second camera. The enclosure may define a first opening and a second opening. The first camera may be arranged to capture first images exterior to the enclosure via the first opening. The second camera may be arranged to capture second images exterior to the enclosure via the second opening. The first images and the second images may be of a product passing through a field of view defined by the first camera and the second camera.
1. A scanner comprising:
a processing unit; and
a plurality of enclosures, each of the enclosures defining a first opening and a second opening, each of the plurality of enclosures including:
a first camera arranged to capture first images exterior to the enclosure via the first opening,
a second camera arranged to capture second images exterior to the enclosure via the second opening, and
a transceiver configured to allow each of the each of the plurality of enclosures to communicate with each other and the processing unit,
wherein the first images and the second images are of a product passing through a field of view defined by the first camera and the second camera of each of the plurality of enclosures.
2. The scanner of claim 1 , wherein the field of view is a continuous field of view.
3. The scanner of claim 1 , wherein the field of view is composed of a first field of view for the first camera of each of the plurality of enclosures that overlaps a second field of view for the second camera of each of the plurality of enclosures.
4. The scanner of claim 1 , wherein first opening and the second opening of at least one of the plurality of enclosures are located at opposite ends of the enclosure.
5. The scanner of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of enclosures includes:
a first indicator light located at a first end of the at least one of the plurality of enclosures; and
a second indicator light located at a second end of the at least one of the plurality of enclosures,
the first and second indicator lights each configured to display a first color when the product correctly scans and a second color when the product does not correctly scan,
wherein the first and second indicator lights are visible to a customer and store personnel.
6. The scanner of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of enclosures defines a connection such that the enclosure is divided into a first part that defines the first opening and a second part that defines the second opening.
7. The scanner of claim 1 , wherein the scanner is a component of a self-service terminal or a portable scanning device.
8. A self-service terminal comprising:
a processor;
a scanner comprising:
a plurality of enclosures, each of the enclosures defining a first opening and a second opening, each of the plurality of enclosures including:
a first camera arranged to capture first images exterior to the enclosure via the first opening,
a second camera arranged to capture second images exterior to the enclosure via the second opening, and
a transceiver configured to allow each of the each of the plurality of enclosures to communicate with each other and the processing unit; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive the first images from the first camera via the transceiver,
receive the second images from the second camera via the transceiver, and
determine, using the first images and the second images, if a first product in the first images and a second product in the second images are the same product.
9. The self-service terminal of claim 8 , wherein determining that a first product in the first images and a second product in the second images are the same product includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform an image tracking procedure.
10. The self-service terminal of claim 8 , wherein determining that a first product in the first images and a second product in the second images are the same product includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine a property of the first product in the first images matches a property of the second product in the second images.
11. The self-service terminal of claim 10 , wherein the property includes at least one of a color of packaging, text printed on the packaging, and a barcode printed on the packaging.
12. The self-service terminal of claim 8 , wherein the scanner is located in a fixed position such that the first camera and the second camera are located above a first field of view and a second field of view.
13. The self-service terminal of claim 8 , wherein the scanner is a handheld component and movable about the self-service terminal.
14. The self-service terminal of claim 8 , wherein the first opening and the second opening are located at opposite ends of a respective one of the plurality of enclosures.