Determination of a degree of homogeneity in images

An analyser for determining a degree of homogeneity in one or more inspection images, the analyser comprising:

• a memory configured to store at least one of code, data, or instructions;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to execute the at least one of code, data, or instructions to cause the processor to:
• determine whether a zone of interest in one or more processed inspection images comprises one or more patterns, wherein the one or more processed inspection images are processed from one or more inspection images generated by an inspection system configured to inspect one or more containers;
• and
• in the event that one or more patterns is determined and that a variation in the determined one or more patterns is identified, classify the one or more inspection images as having a degree of homogeneity below a predetermined homogeneity threshold.

A system for determining a degree of homogeneity in one or more inspection images, the system comprising:

• an inspection system configured to inspect one or more containers and generate one or more inspection images;
• at least one analyser in communication with the inspection system, the at least one analyser including:
• a memory configured to store at least one of code, data, or instructions;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to execute the at least one of code, data, or instructions to cause the processor to:
• obtain the one or more inspection images from the inspection system;
• process the one or more inspection to generate one or more processed inspection images;
• determine whether a zone of interest in the one or more processed inspection images comprises one or more patterns;
• and
• in the event that one or more patterns is determined and that a variation in the determined one or more patterns is identified, classify the one or more inspection images as having a degree of homogeneity below a predetermined homogeneity threshold.