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Method and apparatus for counting objects having substantially uniform size

US6418180B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 19, 2001
Grant dateJul 9, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 19, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30128
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for counting substantially uniformly sized objects includes the steps of obtaining an image of substantially uniformly sized objects; analyzing the image to determine total object area in the image and average object size of the objects; and determining a count of the objects from the total object area and the average object size.

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