Method and a system for counting objects in an image

An image processing device for counting objects in an image, the image processing device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores processor executable instructions, which on execution causes the processor to:
• receive at least one image comprising one or more objects;
• determine contours of the one or more objects using one or more morphological operations on the at least one image;
• identify shapes of the one or more objects based on counting a number of contours associated with each of the one or more objects;
• compare the shapes of the one or more objects with one or more predefined training images to identify one or more objects of interest;
• count the one or more objects of interest based on the shapes of the one or more objects of interest.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon, a set of computer-executable instructions causing a computer comprising one or more processors to perform steps comprising:

• receiving at least one image comprising one or more objects;
• determining contours of the one or more objects using one or more morphological operations on the at least one image;
• identifying shapes of the one or more objects based on counting a number of contours associated with each of the one or more objects;
• comparing the shapes of the one or more objects with one or more predefined training images to identify one or more objects of interest;
• counting the one or more objects of interest based on the shapes of the one or more objects of interest.