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Object classification

US9177200B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 13, 2010
Grant dateNov 3, 2015
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2218/00
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for selecting a value or change in value of a measurement variable for an observation of an object, comprising: receiving models for the object defined in terms of an observation parameter and a measurement variable; selecting values of the measurement variable; for each model, determining a value of the observation parameter for each selected value; for each selected value, determining a value of an expected classification potential level using the determined values; and selecting a value of the measurement variable dependent upon the potential level values; wherein the potential level is an expected level of: the information or lack of information, and/or the certainty or uncertainty, with which the object could be classified if a measurement of the observation parameter were taken of the object at the respective value of the measurement variable.

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