Systems, devices, and methods for detecting fertility and gender of unhatched eggs
AssigneeMatrixspec Solutions Inc.
InventorsMichael Ngadi, Li Liu, Chen Zheng
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods for detecting characteristics of an unhatched egg. A set of images of an unhatched egg are obtained, where each of the spectral images is obtained in a particular wavelength range. The set of images is processed to extract image features, where the image features includes an image texture feature. The extracted image features are processed to classify the unhatched egg according to at least one characteristic. The at least one characteristic may include fertility and/or gender.
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A device for detecting a characteristic of an unhatched egg, the device comprising:
- a transceiver configured to receive a set of spectral images of an unhatched egg, each of the spectral images obtained in a particular wavelength range, the set of spectral images forming a three-dimensional data cube;
- a feature extractor configured to:
- combine a first selected subset of the set of spectral images into a first fused image, the first selected subset comprising a different subset than all of the received set of spectral images;
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- process the first fused image to extract image features, the image features including image texture features that describe spatial and spectral information of the first fused image or a region of the first fused image, the image texture features including an image texture feature having information associated with a spatial distribution of tonal variations within the particular wavelength range;
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- a classifier configured to process the extracted image features to classify the unhatched egg according to at least one characteristic selected from the group of gender of the unhatched egg and fertility of the unhatched non-incubated avian egg;
- wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit data signals of results of the classified unhatched egg.
A computer-implemented method of detecting a characteristic of an unhatched egg, the method comprising:
- receiving, by at least one processor using a transceiver, a set of spectral images of an unhatched egg, each of the spectral images obtained in a particular wavelength range, the set of spectral images forming a three-dimensional data cube;
- combining, by the least one processor, a selected subset of the set of spectral images into a first fused image, the selected subset comprising a different subset than all of the received set of spectral images;
- processing, by the at least one processor, the first fused image to extract image features, the image features including image texture features that describe spatial and spectral information of the first fused image or a region of the first fused image, the image texture features including an image texture feature having information associated with a spatial distribution of tonal variations within the particular wavelength range;
- processing, by the at least one processor, the extracted image features to classify the unhatched egg according to at least one characteristic selected from the group consisting of gender of the unhatched egg and fertility of the unhatched egg;
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- transmitting, by the at least one processor using the transceiver, data signals of results of the classified unhatched egg.
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