Method and apparatus for counting objects having substantially uniform size
US6418180B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 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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