System and method for identifying a number of insects in a horticultural area
US10796161B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30242
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system comprises a digital camera to capture images of a horticultural area, a device processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions executable by the device processor to capture, using the digital camera, a first digital image of a horticultural area containing an insect trap, isolate a portion of the first digital image using the trap detection parameters, the portion of the first digital image corresponding to the insect trap, perform automated particle detection on the portion of the first digital image according to the insect detection parameters to identify regions of pixels in the portion of the first digital image that have the insect recognition color and that pass filter criteria, determine a cardinality of insects on the first object based on a number of identified regions of pixels, store the cardinality of insects in association with the first digital image and provide the cardinality of insects for display in a graphical user interface.
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