Abstract: A system and method for correcting colors in an image in order to identify pills. The system includes a surface that includes a background upon which pills are positioned and a border of known color adjacent to the background. The system also includes a digital camera and a processor. The processor is used to receive and process the image, use target objects on the surface to identify areas of the image that correspond to the known characteristics and features of the surface, perform image diagnostics to determine if the image can be used, and correct image color based on comparison of identified areas of the image that correspond with the known characteristics and features of the surface. Various graphical displays or cues can assist a user in obtaining a usable image.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 23, 2014
Date of Patent:
October 11, 2016
Assignee:
Medsnap, LLC
Inventors:
Ning Zheng, Stephen E. Brossette, Patrick A. Hymel, Jr., Daisy Y. Wong
Abstract: A system and method for identifying pills by determining a size and shape of each pill in a digital image. The system includes a background grid organized as a grid of alternating-colored shapes. The system also includes a digital camera, a processor and a memory. The processor is used to receive and process the digital image taken by the digital camera so as to determine contours for each pill in the image. The contour determination is refined and is used to determine size and shape information for each pill.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 7, 2012
Date of Patent:
August 18, 2015
Assignee:
MedSnap, LLC
Inventors:
Stephen E. Brossette, Patrick A. Hymel, Jr.
Abstract: A system and method for correcting colors in an image in order to identify pills. The system includes a surface that includes a background upon which pills are positioned and a border of known color adjacent to the background. The system also includes a digital camera and a processor. The processor is used to receive and process the image, use target objects on the surface to identify areas of the image that correspond to the known characteristics and features of the surface, perform image diagnostics to determine if the image can be used, and correct image color based on comparison of identified areas of the image that correspond with the known characteristics and features of the surface. Various graphical displays or cues can assist a user in obtaining a usable image.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 31, 2012
Date of Patent:
February 3, 2015
Assignee:
Medsnap, LLC
Inventors:
Ning Zheng, Stephen E. Brossette, Patrick A. Hymel, Jr., Daisy Y. Wong
Abstract: A system and method for identifying a pill by its imprint. A digital pill imprint image for the pill is obtained and compared with one or more composite imprint images in a database. Each of the composite imprint images is a composite of two or more digital pill imprint images of a single type of pill. The composite imprint images are formed by aligning and combining the two or more digital pill imprint images for each type of pill. A match score is determined as a result of the comparing of the digital pill imprint image with each of the composite imprint images. The match score represents a degree of overlap between the digital pill imprint image and each composite imprint image. The pill is identified based on the composite imprint image having the best match score.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 4, 2013
Publication date:
December 4, 2014
Applicant:
MEDSNAP, LLC
Inventors:
Stephen E. Brossette, Ning Zheng, Patrick A. Hymel, JR.
Abstract: A system and method for correcting colors in an image in order to identify pills. The system includes a surface that includes a background upon which pills are positioned and a border of known color adjacent to the background. The system also includes a digital camera and a processor. The processor is used to receive and process the image, use target objects on the surface to identify areas of the image that correspond to the known characteristics and features of the surface, perform image diagnostics to determine if the image can be used, and correct image color based on comparison of identified areas of the image that correspond with the known characteristics and features of the surface. Various graphical displays or cues can assist a user in obtaining a usable image.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 31, 2012
Publication date:
May 1, 2014
Applicant:
MEDSNAP, LLC
Inventors:
Ning Zheng, Stephen E. Brossette, Patrick A. Hymel, JR., Daisy Y. Wong
Abstract: A system and method for identifying pills by determining a size and shape of each pill in a digital image. The system includes a background grid organized as a grid of alternating-colored shapes. The system also includes a digital camera, a processor and a memory. The processor is used to receive and process the digital image taken by the digital camera so as to determine contours for each pill in the image. The contour determination is refined and is used to determine size and shape information for each pill.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 7, 2012
Publication date:
December 12, 2013
Applicant:
MEDSNAP, LLC
Inventors:
Stephen E. Brossette, Patrick A. Hymel, JR.