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Computer vision and machine learning software for grading and sorting plants
US9527115B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9527115-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113634086-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2011 |
| Priority date | Mar 13, 2010 |
| Publication date | Dec 27, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2016 |
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The present invention encompasses software that brings together computer vision and machine learning algorithms that can evaluate and sort plants into desired categories. While one embodiment of the present invention is directed toward strawberry plants, the software engine described is not specifically designed for strawberry plants but can be used for many different types of plants that require sophisticated quality sorting. The present invention is a sequence of software operations that can be applied to various crops (or other objects besides plants) in a re-usable fashion.
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We claim: 1. A method to recognize and classify a bare-root plant on a surface, comprising the steps of: receiving from an imaging device a continuous output of raw image data of several bare-root plants passing through a field of view of the imaging device, wherein each of the several bare-root plants are arbitrarily disposed on the surface and positioned between the surface and the imaging device; wherein the surface is horizontal and each of the several bare-root plants is…
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- What does patent US9527115B2 cover?
- The present invention encompasses software that brings together computer vision and machine learning algorithms that can evaluate and sort plants into desired categories. While one embodiment of the present invention is directed toward strawberry plants, the software engine described is not specifically designed for strawberry plants but can be used for many different types of plants that requi…
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- Larose David Arthur, Fromme Christopher Chandler, Stager David Jonathan, and 5 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B07C5/342. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue Dec 27 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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