Miniaturized photosensing instrumentation system
First Claim
1. A portable image analyzing system, comprising:
- an image capture unit for capturing images of a sample within a field of view;
a miniaturized processor operatively communicative with said image capture-unit for receiving the image therefrom and analyzing features of the image for predetermined information obtained from said image; and
a display for displaying the image and analysis results from said miniaturized processor in reconfigurable user defined formats.
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Abstract
A portable image analyzing system (100) for capturing and processing sampled images for features of interest in a compact and portable instrument includes an image capture unit (112) and a very small sized processor (122). The processor (122) should be miniaturized to be palm sized or smaller. The image capture unit (112) captures images of the samples (142) within a field of view and the palm sized processor (112), which is operatively communicative with the image capture unit, analyzes features of the image for the predetermined information obtained from the image. Additional features allow communication with remote sites to transfer the predetermined information for viewing or for more powerful analyzing and to further enable local downloading of information and desired software by the user in the field.
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24 Claims
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1. A portable image analyzing system, comprising:
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an image capture unit for capturing images of a sample within a field of view;
a miniaturized processor operatively communicative with said image capture-unit for receiving the image therefrom and analyzing features of the image for predetermined information obtained from said image; and
a display for displaying the image and analysis results from said miniaturized processor in reconfigurable user defined formats. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for analyzing samples comprising the steps of:
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(a) capturing images of the samples within a field of view;
(b) receiving and analyzing features of the images captured at said step (a) for predetermined information thereof; and
(c) displaying results from the analysis at said step (b) in reconfigurable user defined formats.
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24. A method according to claim 24, wherein the analysis performed at said step (b) comprises print image analysis, text and graphic analysis, barcode analysis, indicia analysis, watermark analysis, feature and signature analysis, physical surface analysis, and forensic analysis.
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