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US 2020/0027204 A1Published application
System and method for automated food safety analysis, quality analysis and grading of grains
AssigneeVibe Imaging Analytics Ltd.
InventorRon Hadar
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Abstract
A system and method for automated grain inspection and analysis of results, that inspects grains using a plurality of light spectra, analyzes the results, and produces detailed reports from the analysis.
Claims8
A system for automated food safety analysis, quality analysis, and grading of grains, comprising:
- an image processor, comprising a plurality of programming instructions stored in a memory of, and operating on a processor of, a computing device, wherein the plurality of programming instructions, when operating on the processor, cause the computing device to:
- receive a digital image of grains;
- identify and count within the image the areas associated with individual grains;
- extract dimension information for each individual grain identified;
- create, for each individual grain identified, a pixel map of the color data for each pixel within the area of the image associated with that individual grain;
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- transmit or store data comprising individual grain count, dimension information, and pixel map for each individual grain for analysis;
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- a food safety analyzer and a quality analyzer, each comprising a plurality of programming instructions stored in the memory of, and operating on the processor of, the computing device, wherein the plurality of programming instructions, when operating on the processor, cause the computing device to:
- receive or obtain data from the image processor for a sufficient number of images from a single lot of grain to constitute a statistically representative sample for the lot of grain;
- compare each pixel map in the data against pixel maps from reference images of sound and unsound grains of the type being inspected;
- perform a food safety analysis and quality analysis, based on the pixel map comparisons, comprising a type and extent of unsoundness for each individual grain and a percentage of unsound grains in the data for the statistically representative sample;
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- compare a results of the food safety analysis against at least one pre-defined standard for assessing food safety and a result of the quality analysis against at least one pre-defined standard for assessing grain quality;
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- provide certificates of analysis for the lot of grain detailing the extent to which the lot of grain meets the at least one pre-defined standard for assessing food safety and the at least one pre-defined standard for assessing grain quality.
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A method for automated food safety analysis, quality analysis, and grading of grains, comprising the steps of:
- receiving, at an image processor, comprising a plurality of programming instructions stored in a memory of, and operating on a processor of, a computing device, a digital image of grains;
- identifying and counting within the image the areas associated with individual grains;
- extracting dimension information for each individual grain identified;
- creating, for each individual grain identified, a pixel map of the color data for each pixel within the area of the image associated with that individual grain;
- transmitting or storing data comprising individual grain count, dimension information, and pixel map for each individual grain for analysis;
- receiving or obtaining, at both a food safety analyzer and a quality analyzer, each comprising a plurality of programming instructions stored in the memory of, and operating on a processor of, the computing device, data from the image processor for a sufficient number of images from a single lot of grain to constitute a statistically representative sample for the lot of grain;
- comparing each pixel map in the data against pixel maps from reference images of sound and unsound grains of the type being inspected;
- performing a food safety analysis and quality analysis, based on the pixel map comparisons, comprising the type and extent of unsoundness for each individual grain and the percentage of unsound grains in the data for the statistically representative sample;
- comparing a result of the food safety analysis against at least one pre-defined standard for assessing food safety, and comparing a result of the quality analysis against at least one pre-defined standard for assessing grain quality;
- providing certificates of analysis for the lot of grain detailing the extent to which the lot of grain meets the at least one pre-defined standard for assessing food safety and the at least one pre-defined standard for assessing grain quality.
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