US 12,217,410 B2
Decay detection system
Aaron Gorsky, Valencia, CA (US); and Tim Conway, Valencia, CA (US)
Assigned to SUNKIST GROWERS, INC., Valencia, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/606,497
Filed by SUNKIST GROWERS, INC., Valencia, CA (US)
PCT Filed May 8, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/032036
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 26, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/231784, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 19, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/846,040, filed on May 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0207709 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G01N 21/33 (2006.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G01N 21/84 (2006.01); G01N 21/85 (2006.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01); G01N 33/02 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01)
CPC G06T 7/0004 (2013.01) [G01N 21/33 (2013.01); G01N 21/4738 (2013.01); G01N 21/6486 (2013.01); G01N 21/85 (2013.01); G01N 21/8851 (2013.01); G01N 33/025 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G01N 2021/845 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10064 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30128 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
obtaining a laser image of a food product, wherein the laser image comprises at least two laser lines;
determining a profile value of light within a region between said two laser lines;
determining a decay value of the food product based on said profile value; and
blurring the laser image in a horizontal direction of the laser image;
generating the decay value based on blurring the laser image in the horizontal direction of the laser image.