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System for animal evaluation through image acquisition

  • US 5,483,441 A
  • Filed: 05/06/1994
  • Issued: 01/09/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/30/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for evaluating changeable configuration bodies with each such body during its evaluation moving through first and second scenes, corresponding to differing first and second fields of view, in each of which changes occur in configuration of that body during such movement, said method comprising:

  • acquiring a first scene evaluation image representation of an image of said first scene at a selected time during movement of a body undergoing evaluation simultaneously through said first and second scenes, there being a body image portion corresponding to that body in said first scene image and a remainder image portion in said first scene image corresponding to those portions of said first scene image remaining after excluding said body image portion therefrom;

    acquiring a second scene evaluation image representation of an image of said second scene substantially at said selected time during said movement of said body, there being a body image portion corresponding to that body in said second scene image and a remainder image portion in said second scene image corresponding to those portions of said second scene image remaining after excluding said body image portion therefrom;

    constructing from said first scene evaluation image representation a first scene evaluation image segregation representation segregating therein portions thereof corresponding to at least part of said first scene image body image portion from portions thereof corresponding to said first scene image remainder image portion;

    constructing from said second scene evaluation image representation a first scene evaluation image segregation representation segregating therein portions thereof corresponding to at least part of said second scene image body image portion from portions thereof corresponding to said second scene image remainder image portion; and

    ascertaining a value of at least one selected parameter from said first and second scene evaluation image segregation representations.

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