23-03-2017 дата публикации
Номер: US20170079885A1
Автор:
Derek William Thompson,
Brian Marshall Burney,
Bryant James Deakins,
Corey Spencer Martin,
Michael Jones,
Steven Craig Israel,
THOMPSON DEREK WILLIAM,
BURNEY BRIAN MARSHALL,
DEAKINS BRYANT JAMES,
MARTIN COREY SPENCER,
JONES MICHAEL,
ISRAEL STEVEN CRAIG,
Thompson Derek William,
Burney Brian Marshall,
Deakins Bryant James,
Martin Corey Spencer,
Jones Michael,
Israel Steven Craig
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A low-profile visual counting system is provided and designed to count pills or other small discrete objects. This technology is vision based, which allows a pharmacist or other user to pour pills onto a counting surface in a single layer, and then the device tells the user how many pills are on that surface. The present device places the camera and preferably an infrared light source below the counting surface. This offers the unique advantage of not having to mount a camera above the counting surface which reduces the size and improves the aesthetic characteristics of such a device. The image is captured and then processed to determine the number of pills on the surface. This system may be interfaced with other networks, terminals, and existing pharmacy management systems. 1. A visual counting system comprising:a housing having a bottom member, four sides extending up from said bottom member, and a removable top member;a counting surface mounted within said removable top member of said housing such that light may be transmitted through the counting surface;an imaging means positioned within said housing, disposed underneath and facing upwardly toward said counting surface;a light source positioned within said housing and disposed underneath said counting surface; andan image processing means operably connected to said imaging means for counting items placed onto said counting surface.2. The visual counting system of claim 1 , whereby said counting surface is constructed from a tinted material selected from the group consisting of plastic claim 1 , glass claim 1 , and acrylic.3. The visual counting system of claim 2 , whereby said counting surface is constructed from a material capable of transmitting infrared light.4. The visual counting system of claim 1 , whereby said light source is at least one infrared emitting light.5. The visual counting system of claim 1 , further including at least one pill-receiving means attached to said top member of said housing and ...
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