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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Clearwater Seafoods Limited Partnership, Bedford, Nova Scotia, CA;
Inventors:
John J. Garland, Halifax, CA;
Gleb Sekretta, Halifax, CA;
Assignee:
Clearwater Seafoods Limited Partnership, Bedford, Nova Scotia, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); A01K 61/90 (2017.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); A01K 69/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/956 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 61/90 (2017.01); A01K 69/08 (2013.01); A61B 5/0075 (2013.01); A61B 5/0077 (2013.01); G01N 21/956 (2013.01); G06K 9/00 (2013.01); G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); A61B 2503/40 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10048 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10152 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30128 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to imaging for determination of crustacean physical attributes. An image of a shell of a live crustacean is captured and processed to determine a physical attribute of the live crustacean. In an embodiment a characteristic of a pattern indicative of moult stage of the live crustacean is detected, from the captured image. Multiple images may be used in some embodiments, including images of different types such as visible spectrum images, infrared spectrum images, and/or ultraviolet spectrum images.