Automated coin grading system
First Claim
1. A method of developing a system for automated grading of a coin image, comprising the steps of:
- a. interviewing at least one expert numismatist to determine the process by which the numismatist grades coins;
b. providing directives each of which contains a command to form an electronic imaging processing or scoring operation using appropriate corresponding variables, and storing said directives in a computer memory;
c. retrieving said directives from said memory and arranging a set of selected directives into a script based on interviews of said numismatist;
d. testing the script by causing a computer to execute the directives in the script in order to electronically process an electronic image of a coin and thereby grade the coin;
e. comparing the grade obtained by said computer upon executing the directives in said script with a grade determined manually by said numismatist;
f. varying said script by retrieving said directives from said memory and arranging a second set of selected directives into a second script;
g. repeating steps d and e.
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Abstract
A method and system for automated grading of coins involves alignment of a target image of the coin with a reference image by mechanically moving the coin until the target and reference images are aligned, capture of multiple images of the coin under a variety of lighting conditions, and subsequent grading using an expert script made up of individual directives which can be arranged to form different scripts for different grading standards and types of coins to be graded. The system and method provide for identification of the criteria used by an expert in grading an object such as a coin, capture of those criteria, and applying the criteria to the grading of the coin in a manner which is implementable on low-cost and widely available microcomputer hardware. The process by which the system is used to identify and test the criteria for evaluating the coin is interactive, and thus, structural changes need not be made in the system in order to grade the different types of coins or apply different coin grading standards.
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5 Claims
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1. A method of developing a system for automated grading of a coin image, comprising the steps of:
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a. interviewing at least one expert numismatist to determine the process by which the numismatist grades coins; b. providing directives each of which contains a command to form an electronic imaging processing or scoring operation using appropriate corresponding variables, and storing said directives in a computer memory; c. retrieving said directives from said memory and arranging a set of selected directives into a script based on interviews of said numismatist; d. testing the script by causing a computer to execute the directives in the script in order to electronically process an electronic image of a coin and thereby grade the coin; e. comparing the grade obtained by said computer upon executing the directives in said script with a grade determined manually by said numismatist; f. varying said script by retrieving said directives from said memory and arranging a second set of selected directives into a second script; g. repeating steps d and e. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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