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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2021
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Michael Wolfgang Fitzke, Verden, DE;
Mark Justin Parkinson, Newark, NJ (US);
André Dourson, Haguenau, FR;
Robert Michael Wiggall, West Yorkshire, GB;
MARS, INCORPORATED, McLean, VA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed for analyzing an input image that includes a view of fecal matter. One example method includes: receiving an input image from a client device; determining that the input image comprises a view of fecal matter excreted by an animal; processing at least a portion of the input image comprising the view of the fecal matter using one or more machine learning models to generate a classification of the fecal matter or a health assessment of the animal; generating a recommendation for the animal based on the classification of the fecal matter or the health assessment of the animal; and displaying information related to the recommendation for the animal to a user. Some embodiments involve outputting confidence scores associated with one or more of the other outputs. Some embodiments implement Client-Server architecture and follow a Software as a Service (SaaS) model.
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