Object image recognition and instant active response with enhanced application and utility

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9852362-B2
Application number	US-201715654390-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 19, 2017
Priority date	Jul 5, 2012
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

A device for detecting and marking ticks and tick bites on a body or limb. The device has an image capturing device that is in communication with image recognition software. Images of skin are analyzed to detect objects consistent with ticks or tick bites. Once such object is detected, the device automatically disperses a marking material in the proximity of the detected tick or tick bite.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for detecting ticks, comprising:
a movable platform;
an image capturing device disposed on the movable platform;
an image recognition system in communication with the image capturing device, the image recognition system being trained to recognize a characteristic of tick;
an action head adapted to disperse marking material;
software configured to detect a presence of a tick and to cause the action head to disperse marking material in the proximity of a tick.

2. The device of claim 1 , whereby the image recognition detects ticks embedded on skin by recognizing physical features consistent with ticks.

3. The device of claim 1 , comprising a handheld unit that is adapted to be grasped and manipulated by a user.

4. A device for detecting ticks, comprising:
an image capturing device disposed;
an image recognition system in communication with the image capturing device, the image recognition system being trained to recognize objects that contrast with a user's skin;
a database for storing images of objects that contrast with a user's skin;
an action head adapted to disperse marking material;
software configured to compare a detected object on a user with a stored object on the database and in the event that no match between the detected object and the stored object is found, to cause the action head to disperse marking material in the proximity of the detected object.

Assignees

• Fryshman Bernard

Inventors

• Fryshman Bernard

Classifications

• A01M1/026 Primary

  combined with devices for monitoring insect presence, e.g. termites (bait stations A01M1/2005; detecting other animals in a given area A01M31/002) · CPC title

• G06V20/17

  taken from planes or by drones · CPC title

• G06V20/60

  Type of objects · CPC title

• G06F18/24

  Classification techniques · CPC title

• H04N23/51

  Housings · CPC title