Non-contact variable sensor system for key point temperature evaulation in animals
OwnerKenneth Balogh, Vikram Ramprakash +2inventors
InventorsKenneth Balogh, Vikram Ramprakash, Austin Wilson, Scott Ijaz
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Abstract
A variable sensor system for non-contact temperature monitoring of animals is described. Non-contact temperature monitoring may involve temperature detection at various key points on an animal. One embodiment of the invention uses key point detection for thermal images for temperature detection. Information obtained from an RGB image of an animal may be overlaid onto a thermal image of the animal to contribute to temperature detection at various key points on the animal.
Claims15
A medical examination system for animals, comprising:
- a non-contact variable sensor, comprising a first camera and a second camera;
- a processor, in association with said non-contact variable sensor;
- wherein said first camera is configured to capture a first image of an animal;
- wherein said second camera is configured to capture a second image of said animal;
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- wherein said processor is configured to map information from said first image onto said second image to allow for temperature to be evaluated at one or more key points of interest.
A medical examination system for animals, comprising:
- a non-contact variable sensing device comprising a first camera configured to capture a first image of an animal, and a second camera configured to capture a second image of said animal, wherein said second image is a thermal image;
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- a processor operatively associated with said sensing device, said processor configured to:
- identify one or more key points of interest from said first image;
- map said one or more key points of interest from said first image onto said second image;
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- determine a temperature value for at least one of said one or more key points of interest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.