System and method for detecting thermal anomalies
First Claim
1. A system for detecting a thermal anomaly in an analysis area of a thermal image using a location of a feature in a visual image, the system comprising:
- an image capturing component for capturing the visual image of incident light in a common scan area;
a radiation capturing component for capturing the thermal image of incident radiation in the common scan area; and
a processor coupled to the image and radiation capturing components for identifying the feature in the visual image, for determining a location of a feature area encompassed by the feature in the common scan area, and for establishing a location of the analysis area using the location of the feature area, the analysis area being a subset of the common scan area such that the location of the analysis area being adjacent to the location of the feature area, and the analysis area being exclusive of the feature area, wherein the processor detects a temperature characteristic in the analysis area.
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Abstract
A system and method for detecting a thermal anomaly in humans and/or livestock. In one embodiment, the system includes an image capturing component that captures a visual image of incident light in a screening area, the image capturing component further operable to determine a first coordinate in the captured image, such as the location of a person'"'"'s eyes. The system further includes a radiation capturing component operable to capture a thermal image of incident radiation in the screening area, the radiation capturing component further operable to determine an analysis area in the captured thermal image based upon the first coordinate in the captured light image. Finally, the system includes a processing component for determining thermal characteristics about the analysis area. As a result, if the thermal characteristics correspond to an alarm event, then an alarm may be triggered and the person or animal may be isolated for further health screening.
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1. A system for detecting a thermal anomaly in an analysis area of a thermal image using a location of a feature in a visual image, the system comprising:
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an image capturing component for capturing the visual image of incident light in a common scan area; a radiation capturing component for capturing the thermal image of incident radiation in the common scan area; and a processor coupled to the image and radiation capturing components for identifying the feature in the visual image, for determining a location of a feature area encompassed by the feature in the common scan area, and for establishing a location of the analysis area using the location of the feature area, the analysis area being a subset of the common scan area such that the location of the analysis area being adjacent to the location of the feature area, and the analysis area being exclusive of the feature area, wherein the processor detects a temperature characteristic in the analysis area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 20)
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8. A method for detecting a thermal anomaly, the method comprising:
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capturing an image in a screening area, the image having both visual characteristics and thermal characteristics; identifying a location of points of interest in the captured image, the points of interest defining an area associated with an eye in the image; determining an analysis area in the captured image based on the location of the defined area by locating the analysis area in a region of the screening area such that the analysis area and the defined area are mutually exclusive areas; and determining at least one thermal characteristic of the analysis area. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A thermal anomaly detection system comprising:
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an image capturing component operable to capture a visual image of incident light in a scan area, the image capturing component further operable to capture an image having a feature, the feature having coordinates associated with the feature in the captured image; a radiation capturing component operable to capture a thermal image of incident radiation in the scan area, the thermal image including an analysis area that is a subset of the scan area, the location of the analysis area being based on the coordinates of the feature captured in the captured light image; a processor operably coupled to the image capturing component and the radiation capturing component, the processor operable to determine the location of the coordinates associated with the feature, as an area encompassing the feature, and operable to determine the analysis area based on a location of the area encompassing the feature, the location of the analysis area in the scan area being adjacent to and exclusive of the area encompassing the feature; and an identification device reader operably coupled to the processor and operable to read an identification card to initiate the capturing of the image by the image capturing component and the radiation capturing component. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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