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Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 11, 2024
Applicant:

Beckman Coulter, Inc., Miami, FL (US);

Inventors:

Jiuliu Lu, Miami, FL (US);

Bian Qian, Miami, FL (US);

John S. Riley, Miami, FL (US);

Bart Wanders, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);

Ken Good, Pasadena, CA (US);

Assignee:

Beckman Coulter, Inc., Miami, FL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/67 (2023.01); G01N 15/01 (2024.01); G01N 15/1434 (2024.01); G06T 3/40 (2024.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/67 (2023.01); G01N 15/01 (2024.01); G01N 15/1436 (2013.01); G06T 3/40 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10056 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10148 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20084 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30024 (2013.01);
Abstract

A focusing distance (e.g., a distance between a focal plane of a camera used when n image was captured and the actual focal plane for an in-focus image) in a visual analysis system may be determined by subjecting one or more images captured by such a system to a multi-layer analysis. In such an analysis, an input may be subjected to one or more convolution filters, and the ultimate result of such convolution may be provided to a dense layer which can provide the focusing distance. This focusing distance may then be used to (re)focus a camera or for other purposes (e.g., generating an alert).


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