US 12,228,528 B2
Food product monitoring solution
Peng Zhang, Xi'an (CN); Yuanhui Wei, Xi'an (CN); Mikko Nuutinen, Espoo (FI); and Antti Sivula, Helsinki (FI)
Assigned to MEKITEC OY, Oulu (FI)
Appl. No. 17/785,826
Filed by MEKITEC OY, Oulu (FI)
PCT Filed Dec. 16, 2019, PCT No. PCT/CN2019/125722
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 15, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/119946, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 24, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0058730 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. G01N 23/083 (2018.01); G01N 23/04 (2018.01); G01N 33/02 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/40 (2017.01); G06V 10/44 (2022.01); G06V 10/54 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/00 (2022.01); G06V 20/68 (2022.01)
CPC G01N 23/083 (2013.01) [G01N 23/04 (2013.01); G01N 33/02 (2013.01); G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); G06T 7/40 (2013.01); G06V 10/454 (2022.01); G06V 10/54 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/00 (2022.01); G01N 2223/618 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10116 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20084 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30128 (2013.01); G06V 20/68 (2022.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
9. An apparatus for inspecting a food product, the apparatus comprising:
an X-ray imaging system configured to generate image data representing the food product; and
a controller configured to:
receive the image data representing the food product captured with the X-ray imaging system,
perform a texture analysis to the image data to generate a first set of detections,
perform a pattern analysis to at least part of the image data, the pattern analysis being performed with a machine-learning component trained to identify objects with predefined pattern, to generate a second set of detections, and
generate an indication of an outcome of an inspection of the food product in accordance with a combination of the generated first set of detections and the second set of detections by detecting with the texture analysis objects having a size within a first range and detecting with the pattern analysis objects having a size within a second range being at least in part smaller than the first range.