Abstract: A method includes: responsive to a scan command, controlling a sensor assembly to scan a machine-readable indicium within a sensor field of view; obtaining an image corresponding to the sensor field of view; determining, from the machine-readable indicium, a decoded item identifier and a scan confidence level associated with the decoded item identifier; determining, from the image, a classified item identifier corresponding to the machine-readable indicium, and a classification confidence level associated with the classified item identifier; selecting, based on the scan confidence level and the classification confidence level, one of the decoded item identifier and the classified item identifier; and generating output data based on the selected one of the decoded item identifier and the classified item identifier.

Abstract: A method in a computing device of detecting boundary deformation for an item includes: obtaining a current image of the item; obtaining, from the current image, a current attribute of a boundary of the item; retrieving a reference attribute of the item boundary, the reference attribute corresponding to the item in an initial state; comparing the current attribute to the reference attribute; determining, based on the comparison, whether the item boundary is deformed relative to the initial state of the item; and when the item boundary is deformed, generating an exception notification.

Abstract: A method for generating a parallax-tolerant panoramic image includes obtaining a point cloud captured by a depth sensor, the point cloud representing a support structure bearing a set of objects; obtaining a set of images of the support structure and the set of objects, the set of images captured by an image sensor from a plurality of positions alongside a length of the support structure; generating a mesh structure using the point cloud, the mesh structure including a plurality of patches and representing a surface of the support structure and the set of objects; for each patch in the mesh structure, selecting an image from the set of images and projecting the selected image to the mesh patch; and generating an orthographic projection of the mesh structure onto a shelf plane of the support structure.

Abstract: A method for generating a parallax-tolerant panoramic image includes obtaining a point cloud captured by a depth sensor, the point cloud representing a support structure bearing a set of objects; obtaining a set of images of the support structure and the set of objects, the set of images captured by an image sensor from a plurality of positions alongside a length of the support structure; generating a mesh structure using the point cloud, the mesh structure including a plurality of patches and representing a surface of the support structure and the set of objects; for each patch in the mesh structure, selecting an image from the set of images and projecting the selected image to the mesh patch; and generating an orthographic projection of the mesh structure onto a shelf plane of the support structure.