Miniaturized system and method for measuring optical characteristics
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1. A method for determining optical characteristics of an object comprising:
- storing a plurality of optical property parameters for each of a plurality of shades;
storing a plurality of weight factors for each of the stored plurality of optical property parameters, wherein each of the stored plurality of optical property parameters is associated with a weight factor depending on a material type of said object;
receiving the material type of said object from a user;
measuring optical properties of the object with an instrument;
comparing the measured optical properties of the object to the stored optical property parameters for each shade;
determining one or more shade match candidates according to the comparing, the received material type of said object, and the corresponding stored weight factors; and
displaying the one or more shade match candidates.
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Abstract
A miniaturized spectrometer/spectrophotometer system and methods are disclosed. A probe tip including one or more light sources and a plurality of light receivers is provided. A first spectrometer system receives light from a first set of the plurality of light receivers. A second spectrometer system receives light from a second set of the plurality of light receivers. A processor, wherein the processor receives data generated by the first spectrometer system and the second spectrometer system, wherein an optical measurement of a sample under test is produced based on the data generated by the first and second spectrometer systems.
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1. A method for determining optical characteristics of an object comprising:
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storing a plurality of optical property parameters for each of a plurality of shades; storing a plurality of weight factors for each of the stored plurality of optical property parameters, wherein each of the stored plurality of optical property parameters is associated with a weight factor depending on a material type of said object; receiving the material type of said object from a user; measuring optical properties of the object with an instrument; comparing the measured optical properties of the object to the stored optical property parameters for each shade; determining one or more shade match candidates according to the comparing, the received material type of said object, and the corresponding stored weight factors; and displaying the one or more shade match candidates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for determining optical characteristics of an object comprising:
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a memory for storing a plurality of optical property parameters for each of a plurality of shades, and for storing a plurality of weight factors for each of the stored plurality of optical property parameters, wherein each of the stored plurality of optical property parameters is associated with a weight factor depending on a material type of said object; an input device for receiving the material type of said object from a user; an optical measurement unit for measuring optical properties of the object; a processor for comparing the measured optical properties of the object to the stored optical property parameters for each shade, and for determining one or more shade match candidates according to the comparing, the received material type of said object, and the corresponding stored weight factors; and a display for displaying the one or more shade match candidates. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for determining optical characteristics of an object, the objected being formed of a material type, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of optical property parameters for a plurality of material types; measuring optical properties of the object with a plurality of spectrometers; comparing the measured optical properties of the object to the stored optical property parameters for material type; determining a material type for the object according to the comparing and the corresponding stored optical property parameters; and displaying the determined material type of the object. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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