Animal muzzle pattern scanning device
OwnerHadi Hosseiniinventor
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Abstract
A handheld device for scanning a muzzle pattern of an animal, the device comprising: a scanning segment configured to fit over the muzzle of the animal and a plurality of scanning cameras attached to the scanning segment for capturing the muzzle pattern from different angles. The device further comprises an image processor for combining and processing scanned muzzle patterns from the plurality of scanning cameras and displaying the processed muzzle pattern on an image viewer. A handle segment comprising a plurality of control buttons and a communication interface for connecting and transferring data to an external device.
Claims20
A handheld device for scanning a muzzle pattern of an animal, the device comprising:
- a scanning segment configured to fit over the muzzle of the animal;
- a plurality of scanning cameras attached to the scanning segment for capturing the muzzle pattern from different angles;
- an image processor for combining and processing scanned muzzle patterns from the plurality of scanning cameras and displaying the processed muzzle pattern on an image viewer;
- and
- a handle segment comprising a plurality of control buttons and a communication interface for connecting to an external device.
A method of obtaining a muzzle pattern of an animal, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a handheld device for scanning the muzzle pattern;
- placing the handheld device over the muzzle of the animal;
- pressing a scan button to capture the muzzle pattern by a plurality of scanning cameras;
- viewing the processed muzzle pattern in an image viewer, wherein the captured muzzle patterns from scanning cameras are processed by an image processor;
- and
- saving the processed muzzle pattern in a local memory of the handheld device;
A system for registering and identification of animals based on unique identification features, the system comprising:
- a handheld device for capturing images of muzzle pattern and an eye of an animal and preprocessing the captured images;
- an external device for connecting with the handheld device and uploading the preprocessed images to a central server through a communication network;
- wherein the central server conducts a pattern recognition analysis between the uploaded preprocessed images and existing images in a database and communicates a result of the analysis to the external device or the handheld device.
A method for muzzle pattern identification of an animal, the method comprising:
- providing a mobile device equipped with a camera and installed with an application configured to detect muzzle pattern of the animal;
- holding the mobile device camera over the muzzle of the animal;
- capturing the muzzle pattern using the mobile device camera;
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- viewing a processed image of the muzzle pattern in the mobile device using the mobile application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.