Method, system, and apparatus for identifying pharmaceutical products
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1. A method for identifying a pill comprising the steps of:
- storing a pharmaceutical database on an electronic storage device including a virtual 3D model of each pharmaceutical within the database;
transmitting a simple 2D image of a pill to a central processing unit (CPU) that is operatively coupled to the pharmaceutical database;
determining the perspective of the 2D image; and
generating an image of the virtual 3D model from a perspective that matches the perspective of the 2D image.
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Abstract
A method, system and apparatus is provided for identifying pharmaceutical products. A database of known pharmaceuticals is provided with links to virtual 3D models of each pharmaceutical. When a pill needs to be identified, an image of the pill is transmitted to the database CPU. The CPU screens out non-matching records and obtains perspective data based on the orientation of the pill. The CPU manipulates a 3D model into the same perspective as the pill to facilitate identification.
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1. A method for identifying a pill comprising the steps of:
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storing a pharmaceutical database on an electronic storage device including a virtual 3D model of each pharmaceutical within the database; transmitting a simple 2D image of a pill to a central processing unit (CPU) that is operatively coupled to the pharmaceutical database; determining the perspective of the 2D image; and generating an image of the virtual 3D model from a perspective that matches the perspective of the 2D image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for identifying a pill comprising:
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an electronic storage device containing a pharmaceutical database including a virtual 3D model of each pharmaceutical in the database; a central processing unit (CPU) operatively coupled to said electronic storage device; a set of instructions for programming the CPU to perform data and image processing in response to a database query; and an image generating module that generates an image of a 3D model, wherein the selection of the 3D model is based on said data processing results and the image type is based on said image processing result. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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