Inventory confirmation

摘要

Images of items may be evaluated to identify one or more attributes of the items, including points, contours or shapes corresponding to such items or their packaging, in order to determine whether such items are authentic or counterfeit. Such attributes may be compared to corresponding attributes of items that are known to be authentic. If the attributes identified in an image of an item arriving at a fulfillment center are determined to be consistent with attributes identified in an image of an authentic item, then the item arriving at the fulfillment center may be deemed authentic. If, however, the attributes identified in the image of the item arriving at the fulfillment center are not determined to be consistent with any attributes identified in images of any authentic items, then the item arriving at the fulfillment center may be deemed counterfeit.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
an imaging device; a conveyor defining a direction of travel along an axis, and conveying a first item in the direction of travel; a memory storing one or more computer-executable instructions; and a computing device in communication with the memory, the imaging device and the conveyor, wherein the computing device is configured with the one or more computer-executable instructions to at least: cause, using the imaging device, capture of at least a first image of a first packaging of the first item on the conveyor; extract data regarding a first plurality of features provided on the first packaging of the first item from at least the first image; define a first compact representation of a first portion of the first packaging of the first item based at least in part on the extracted data regarding the first plurality of features, wherein the first compact representation comprises information regarding a first shape provided on the first portion of the first packaging of the first item and information regarding a second shape provided on the first portion of the first packaging of the first item, the information regarding the first shape comprising information regarding at least one of a first contour, a first line segment, a first color or a first location of the first shape; identify a second item designated as associated with the first item; identify a second compact representation of a second portion of a second packaging of the second item, wherein the second compact representation comprises information regarding a third shape provided on the second portion of the second packaging of the second item and information regarding a fourth shape provided on the second portion of the second packaging of the second item, the information regarding the third shape comprising information regarding at least one a third contour, a third line segment, a third color or a third location of the third shape; determine whether the information regarding the first shape provided on the first portion of the first packaging of the first item is consistent with the information regarding the third shape provided on the second portion of the second packaging of the second item using at least one processor; in response to determining that the information regarding the first shape is consistent with the information regarding the third shape, determine whether the information regarding the second shape provided on the first portion of the first packaging of the first item is consistent with the information regarding the fourth shape provided on the second portion of the second packaging of the second item using the at least one processor; and
in response to determining that the information regarding the second shape is consistent with the information regarding the fourth shape, store an indication that the first item is associated with the second item in at least one data store.