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Single-fiber color identification

US11946808B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 17, 2022
Grant dateApr 2, 2024
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01M11/30
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed are a system and techniques to determine a color of an optical fiber in a fiber optic cable. A spectrophotometer camera may obtain a color value of the optical fiber. A fiber adaptor is operable to hold a single optical fiber of a fiber optic cable in a field of view of the spectrophotometer camera. A memory storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, enable identifying a color of the optical fiber. The color value may be compared to a color value of a number of reference colors. A color match score value may be generated for the color value with respect to each reference color. A confidence value may be obtained for a pair of color match scores that are closest in score value. Based on the confidence value, one of the reference colors is identified as a color of the optical fiber.

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