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Pharmacy pill counting vision system

  • US 6,574,580 B2
  • Filed: 02/08/2001
  • Issued: 06/03/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for counting a quantity of pills, the system comprising:

  • a pharmacist'"'"'s tray upon which the quantity of pills may be arranged, wherein the pharmacist'"'"'s tray presents a background surface having a changeable color;

    a digital camera operable to produce a digital image of the quantity of pills arranged upon the pharmacist'"'"'s tray;

    a processor interfaced with the digital camera and operable to receive the digital image, execute a program to count the number of pills present in the digital image, and generate a count result; and

    a display operable to communicate the count result.

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