Produce texture data collecting apparatus and method
US6658138B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/68
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A produce texture data collecting apparatus and method which illuminates a produce item from different directions. The apparatus includes a first light for illuminating a produce item from a first direction, a second light for illuminating the produce item from a second direction, an image capture device for capturing an image of the produce item while the produce item is being illuminated by the first and second lights.
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