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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2022
Applicant:
Columbia Insurance Company, Omaha, NE (US);
Inventors:
William Neil Vaughan, Rydal, GA (US);
David Lindahl, Euharlee, GA (US);
Assignee:
Columbia Insurance Company, Omaha, NE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2022.01); G01N 21/892 (2006.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G06T 7/529 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/8922 (2013.01); G06T 7/529 (2017.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G06T 2207/30124 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for analyzing one or more images of a textile to determine a presence or absence of defects. In one example, an image of at least a portion of a textile may be obtained and compared to a reference image of a reference textile. Based on the comparison, one or more areas indicative of a height variation between the textile and the reference textile may be determined. An action may be performed based on the one or more areas indicative of the height variation.