US 11,723,344 B2
Agricultural monitoring system using image analysis
Kelton Temby, Seattle, WA (US); and Jonathan Simpson, Lake Forest, CA (US)
Assigned to KELTRONIX, INC., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by KELTRONIX, INC., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/577,244.
Application 16/005,680 is a division of application No. 15/173,614, filed on Jun. 3, 2016, granted, now 9,992,977, issued on Jun. 12, 2018.
Application 17/577,244 is a continuation of application No. 16/927,847, filed on Jul. 13, 2020, granted, now 11,224,206.
Application 16/927,847 is a continuation of application No. 16/005,680, filed on Jun. 12, 2018, granted, now 10,709,115, issued on Jul. 14, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/170,444, filed on Jun. 3, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0211013 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01K 47/06 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06V 10/46 (2022.01)
CPC A01K 47/06 (2013.01) [G06V 20/53 (2022.01); G06V 10/46 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for monitoring the pollination effectiveness of a bee colony, the system comprising:
a camera that captures a sequence of video frames of one or more bees;
a processor in communication with the camera, the processor configured to perform image analysis on the sequence of video frames, wherein the image analysis includes:
calculating an activity value relating to the one or more bees, wherein calculating the activity value includes counting a number of the one or more bees carrying pollen; and
storing the activity value for display on a user interface.