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47results about "Counting objects in stack" patented technology

Multi-channel fry counter

ActiveCN223022697UCounting objects in stackFisheryZoology
The utility model relates to the technical field of fishery breeding equipment, in particular to a multi-channel fry counter. A step supporting frame is fixed in the box body, a fish inlet channel, a counting channel and a fish outlet channel are placed on the top of the step supporting frame through a support, and the fish inlet channel, the counting channel and the fish outlet channel are sequentially communicated; a counter body is further fixedly connected to the stepped supporting frame, and a probe of the counter body extends into the counting channel. According to the utility model, the counting accuracy is improved through the structural design of a plurality of channel baffles; according to the fry counting device, fry can be shunted one by one through the shunting plate of the arc-shaped structure, the fry cannot be damaged, the accumulation phenomenon cannot be caused, and the fry counting efficiency is improved.
Owner:WUHAN ZHONGKE HUIJING TECH CO LTD

Counting method, counting system and counting program

ActiveJP2025023682AImage analysisCounting objects in stackComputer graphics (images)Engineering
To provide technology for accurately counting an object included in a laminate.SOLUTION: A counting method acquires image data on a lamination surface of a laminate, partitions the image data into a plurality of predetermined regions with respect to a lamination direction and a width direction, generates a signal profile indicating each thickness component in the predetermined region, acquires a thickness component estimated from each predetermined region, and counts an object, on the basis of the thickness component.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Owner:NOAH SOLUTION INC

Method and device for detecting a number of corrugated board sheets

The invention relates to a method for detecting a number of corrugated board sheets in a stack, comprising: - detecting a surface modulation in an overlapping shingled stream by means of sensors, - determining the number of corrugated board sheets on the basis of the detected surface modulation, and - outputting the number of corrugated board sheets. The proposed solution also comprises a device for detecting a number of corrugated board sheets in a stack, a computer program product, and a corrugating machine.
Owner:BHS CORRUGATED MACHINEN UND ANLANGENBAU GMBH

System and method for determining product count information using magnetic sensors

A system includes a longitudinal rack storing a plurality of items, a shoe movably attached to the rack, a magnet coupled to the shoe and a longitudinal circuit board arranged along the length of the rack. The circuit board includes an array of sensors along the length of the rack. Each sensor generates a voltage value depending on a position of the magnet in relation to the sensor. The circuit board further includes a memory storing voltage values generated by the sensors, and a processor configured to monitor voltage values generated by the sensors, detect that a particular sensor has generated a maximum voltage value and determine a number of items stored in the rack based at least in part upon a particular number of items corresponding to the particular sensor.
Owner:7-ELEVEN INC

Metering and subpackaging device for gall aphids

ActiveCN222442811UEasy to arrange and placeImprove survival rateCounting objects in stackAnimal husbandryAphisZoology
The utility model relates to the technical field of aphid breeding, in particular to a distribution plate which comprises a distribution plate body, and a plurality of sliding grooves which are transversely or longitudinally formed are formed in the distribution plate body. The utility model further relates to a double aphid metering and subpackaging device, the double aphid metering and subpackaging device comprises the distribution disc, a double aphid metering device and an insect receiving bag clamping device, after the double aphids are contained in metering cups, the insect receiving bags are inverted, bag openings are clamped on clamp bodies on the insect receiving bag clamping device one by one, and then the double aphids are separated from the insect receiving bags. The method comprises the following steps of: placing a plurality of aphids in a metering cup, covering the aphid receiving bag clamping device on the aphid receiving metering device, aligning each aphid receiving bag with one metering cup, and inverting the aphid receiving bag clamping device and the aphid receiving metering device, so that the aphids in the metering cup are poured into the aphid receiving bags. Female aphids can be timely bagged to lay eggs, the aphid collecting quality is ensured, the survival rate of the bagged aphids is increased, the timeliness and accuracy of distributing the multiple aphids are improved, and the improvement of the aphid collecting quality is facilitated.
Owner:樊一

Chip capacitor checking jig

ActiveCN223728260UCounting objects in stackStructural engineeringMechanical engineering
The utility model relates to a chip capacitor counting jig which comprises a bottom plate, a plurality of transverse walls and a plurality of longitudinal walls, the transverse walls and the longitudinal walls are arranged on the bottom plate in an array mode and are perpendicular to the bottom plate, the transverse walls and the longitudinal walls are mutually and perpendicularly embedded, and a limiting chamber is formed between every two adjacent transverse walls and between every two adjacent longitudinal walls and the bottom plate. The limiting chamber enables the chip capacitor to be vertically arranged in the limiting chamber; when the chip capacitor is vertically arranged in the limiting chamber, the shortest edge of the chip capacitor is parallel to the bottom plate; the shortest distance between every two adjacent transverse walls is larger than one time of the length of the shortest edge of the chip capacitor and smaller than two times of the length of the shortest edge of the chip capacitor. Compared with the prior art, the chip capacitor can only be vertically arranged in the limiting chamber instead of being horizontally arranged in the limiting chamber, so that the chip capacitor is vertically arranged in the limiting chamber, the opening area of the limiting chamber can be reduced, a certain height can still be kept, and at most one flat chip capacitor can be stably and vertically arranged in one limiting chamber; and re-separation is not easy to occur.
Owner:SHENZHEN VIIYONG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Cigarette number measuring caliper

ActiveCN223320854UCounting objects in stackClassical mechanicsStructural engineering
The utility model relates to the technical field of calipers, in particular to a cigarette number measuring caliper which comprises a hollow main body, a hollow sliding sleeve and a plurality of number measuring plate sets, the sliding sleeve is arranged on the main body in a sliding mode, scales are arranged on the side portion of the sliding sleeve in the length direction, a window is formed in the side portion of the sliding sleeve, and the number measuring plate sets are arranged in parallel. And the sliding blocks are arranged in the window in a sliding manner. The cigarette box number measuring device can measure the number of cigarette boxes of different specifications, the two number measuring plate sets are respectively moved to be aligned with the top ends and the bottom ends of the cigarette boxes, the length between the two number measuring plate sets is obtained through the scales on the side portions of the sliding sleeves, and then the number of the cigarette boxes can be rapidly and accurately obtained through calculation.
Owner:GUANGDONG TOBACCO GUANGZHOU CO LTD

Garment folding mechanism for garment processing

ActiveCN224266203UCounting objects in stackPackaging machinesStructural engineeringMechanical engineering
The utility model relates to the field of clothing processing, and discloses a clothing folding mechanism for clothing processing, which comprises a cabinet body, the upper side of the cabinet body is fixedly connected with a limiting block, the inner wall of the cabinet body is connected with a bearing plate in a sliding manner, and the inner wall of the right side of the bearing plate is elastically connected with a clamping strip through a spring I; a limiting hole is formed in the inner wall of the right side of the cabinet body, a folding assembly is arranged on the left side of the cabinet body and used for folding clothes, a limiting assembly is arranged on the inner wall of the upper side of the cabinet body and plays a limiting role, and the folding assembly comprises a supporting plate. According to the clothes stacking device, folded clothes are placed on the bearing plate and pressed downwards, the inclined faces of the clamping strips on the bearing plate are squeezed, the clamping strips retract into the bearing plate, when the clamping strips move to the next limiting hole, the clamping strips pop out through the elastic force of the first spring and are clamped into the limiting holes, and the number of stacked clothes can be conveniently observed according to the positions of the clamping strips.
Owner:GUANGDONG QIHAO CLOTHING IND CO LTD

Automatic counting and sorting equipment for wear-resistant steel balls

The utility model discloses an automatic counting and sorting device for wear-resistant steel balls, which belongs to the technical field of wear-resistant steel balls and comprises a sorting box and a support plate, the upper surface of the sorting box is fixedly connected with the support plate, an automatic counting and sorting component is arranged in the sorting box, and the upper surface of the sorting box is fixedly connected with the support plate. According to the wear-resistant steel ball screening device, a first screen can be driven to shake left and right through mutual cooperation of a motor, a cam, a telescopic rod and a spring, so that wear-resistant steel balls are screened again, and the screened wear-resistant steel balls enter a first collecting box to be stored; the number of the wear-resistant steel balls can be recorded in real time through photoelectric sensors in the first collecting box and the second collecting box, so that the wear-resistant steel balls of different specifications can be accurately sorted, and the problems of errors and low efficiency caused by visual inspection and manual counting in a traditional manual sorting mode are solved; therefore, the sorting efficiency of the wear-resistant steel balls, the statistical analysis accuracy in the later period and the production efficiency are improved.
Owner:CHANGSHU FEIFAN METALWORK CO LTD

A method of counting objects and a computing device

ActiveCN115641488BCounting objects in stackRadiologyNuclear medicine
The present disclosure discloses a method for counting objects and a computing device. The method for counting objects comprises: inputting an image containing objects to be detected into a feature extraction component, and outputting feature extraction images of different sizes after processing by at least a local cross-stage network and a down-sampling layer; inputting the feature extraction images of different sizes into a feature fusion component, and outputting feature fusion images of corresponding sizes after processing; inputting the feature fusion images into a prediction component to obtain at least a prediction box containing the objects, and counting the number of the objects based on the prediction box.
Owner:CHEZHI HULIAN BEIJING SCI & TECH CO LTD

Positioning monitoring method and system for large turnover materials

PendingCN120354875ACounting objects in stackComputer graphics (images)Conversion coefficients
The invention discloses a positioning monitoring method and system for large-scale turnover materials, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining the position of each construction site, and obtaining the region coordinates of each construction site; the number of the large-scale turnover materials of each construction site is obtained, and the number of the large-scale turnover materials is stored in a data mode; a blank picture is established, a plurality of pixel points are arranged on the blank picture, and the position distribution of each pixel point is expressed through pixel coordinates; converting the area coordinate of each construction site into a pixel coordinate to obtain the area of each construction area on the blank picture; and converting the color values into color values through the conversion coefficients, and assigning the color values corresponding to the construction sites to the areas of the blank pictures corresponding to the construction sites. According to the method, the positions of the construction sites are displayed in the monitoring graph in a regional mode, and meanwhile, the number of the large turnover materials in each construction site is displayed according to the color depth, so that the large turnover materials are managed in a visual mode, and the method is clear and visual.
Owner:CHINA RAILWAY FIRST GROUP CO LTD +1

Method for determining particle size distribution of primary particles of electrode active material and application thereof

PCT designated stageWO2026108140A1Counting objects in stackElectrolyte accumulators manufactureActive layerParticle-size distribution
The present application relates to a method for determining the particle size distribution of primary particles of an electrode active material and the application thereof. The determination method comprises the following steps: photographing a cross section or surface of an active layer of an electrode sheet, so as to obtain a plurality of images, wherein the active layer contains an electrode active material; measuring the particle sizes of primary particles of the electrode active material in the plurality of images; on the basis of the particle sizes of the primary particles of the electrode active material, calculating the number statistical value of primary particles in the entire particle size range; and calculating the number and proportion statistical values of primary particles in different particle size ranges, so as to obtain the particle size distribution of the primary particles of the electrode active material. The test error of the determination method is small, and the accuracy of the obtained particle size distribution of primary particles of an electrode active material is higher.
Owner:CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

A counting device for abalone production

The present application relates to the technical field of abalone production counting, and in particular to a counting device for abalone production, comprising a feeding device for feeding abalone, a feeding device for holding abalone, a dividing device for dividing large and small abalone, and a counting control body, wherein a feeding device is arranged in the feeding device, a connecting shell is fixedly connected to the bottom of the feeding device, a feeding conveyor belt is arranged at the bottom of the connecting shell, and two baffles arranged on both sides of the feeding conveyor belt and arranged longitudinally are fixedly connected on the left and right sides of the bottom of the connecting shell. In the present application, abalones can be directly placed in the feeding device through the provided feeding device, the feeding device, the connecting shell, the baffles, the feeding conveyor belt, the dividing device, the counting control body and the camera counting body, and the number of abalones can be detected under the action of the camera counting body after the dividing device divides the abalones, so that the abalones can be classified and automatically counted according to their sizes, thereby improving production efficiency.
Owner:DONGSHAN QICHANG FREEZING PROCESS CO LTD

Quantitative stacking device for disposable paper cup production and stacking process

The invention relates to the technical field of disposable paper cup production, and discloses a quantitative stacking device for disposable paper cup production and a stacking technology.The quantitative stacking device for disposable paper cup production comprises a rotating rod, a plurality of through holes are longitudinally formed in a guide cylinder, and the rotating rod is sleeved with the through holes; the spiral strip is mounted on the periphery of the rotating rod; a pulling member; the connecting ring is located on the periphery of the rotating rods and connected with the rotating rods, and the pulling piece is connected with the connecting ring; and a plurality of groups of guide pieces are mounted on the periphery of the guide cylinder. By arranging the rotating rod and the spiral strip which can ascend and rotate synchronously, the paper cups fall down one by one after the spiral strip rotates by one circle, the stacking distance and the relative speed of the adjacent paper cups are greatly shortened, the negative pressure adsorption phenomenon caused by rapid air exhaust is effectively avoided, the connection strength between the paper cups is fundamentally reduced, and the service life of the paper cups is prolonged. The flexibility of the whole paper cup is improved, the paper cup can slide down smoothly along with the arc-shaped guide rail, and deformation and damage of the bottom paper cup caused by hard contact are avoided.
Owner:ANQING JIERUN PLASTIC&PAPER CO LTD

Counting device, counting method and program

ActiveJP7665905B2Counting objects in stack
To provide a technique for more accurate counting when counting using a captured image of an edge of a counting object.SOLUTION: A counting apparatus includes a processing unit that processes a captured image captured from a side of an end of each of a plurality of counting objects which are aligned such that each of the end extends in a first direction and are arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction and counts the number of the counting objects. The processing unit performs averaging processing that calculates an average value of image pixel values in a region extending in the first direction and the second direction in the captured image while moving in the region over the second direction, and counting processing that counts the number of the counting objects using the average value.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Owner:DAIO PAPER CORP

Method and apparatus for capturing a number of corrugated cardboard sheets

Method for detecting a number of corrugated cardboard sheets in a stack, comprising: - Sensory detection of surface modulation of a scale stream, - Determining the number of corrugated cardboard sheets based on the measured surface modulation, and - Output of the number of corrugated cardboard sheets. The proposed solution also includes a device for capturing a number of corrugated cardboard sheets in a stack, a computer program product, and a corrugated cardboard plant.
Owner:BHS CORRUGATED MACHINEN UND ANLANGENBAU GMBH

Method for measuring particle size distribution of primary particles of electrode active material and application

The invention relates to a method for measuring the particle size distribution of primary particles of an electrode active material and application, and the method comprises the following steps: shooting the section or surface of an active layer of a pole piece to obtain a plurality of pictures; the active layer comprises an electrode active material; measuring the particle sizes of primary particles of the electrode active material in the plurality of pictures; according to the particle size of the primary particles of the electrode active material, calculating a number statistical value of the primary particles in a full particle size range; and calculating the quantity and proportion statistical values of the primary particles in different particle size ranges to obtain the particle size distribution of the primary particles of the electrode active material. The determination method is small in test error, and the accuracy of the obtained primary particle size distribution of the electrode active material is higher.
Owner:CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Object information acquisition device and object counting device

To provide a shape information output device that is hard to be affected by an impact of an external environment, and excellent in energy efficiency, and can acquire shape information on an object accurately.SOLUTION: An infrared ray is radiated to an object from a heating element. The object reflects the radiated infrared ray. The infrared radiated from the heating element is reflected toward the object by a reflector arranged in the vicinity of the heating element. An infrared thermographic camera images the object. In other words, in addition to an infrared ray radiated by itself, the object reflects the infrared ray from the heating element and an infrared ray from the reflector. The infrared thermographic camera images an infrared ray in which the infrared ray to be radiated from the object, the infrared ray radiated from the heating element and reflected upon the reflector, and the infrared ray radiated from the heating element, reflected by the reflector after being reflected by the object, and further reflected by the object are overlapped on each other. With the imaged infrared ray, a shape of the object can be acquired highly accurately.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Owner:TAMADIC CO LTD

Bulk component counting method and system based on visual morphological feature correction and dynamic weighing fusion

The invention discloses a bulk component counting method and system based on visual morphological feature correction and dynamic weighing fusion, and belongs to the technical field of measurement and detection. The method comprises the steps of image acquisition and preprocessing, model matching and scene judgment, counting mode selection, vision-weight dynamic correction counting, small sample vision anchoring increment counting and anomaly detection and result output. In the stacking state, surface samples are screened from the images, the average projection area is calculated, and fusion counting is executed after standard pieces are dynamically corrected based on the projection area ratio. When no standard piece weight data exists, the reference number is obtained through visual counting, the weight of a piece is calculated in combination with a weighing value, and then the total number is calculated according to the incremental weight. The system comprises a material loading mechanism, double light sources, an industrial camera, a weight sensor, a processing unit, a database and a display unit. According to the invention, the problem of counting error accumulation caused by batch difference is solved, and the counting accuracy and intelligent degree of bulk components are improved.
Owner:QINGDAO HAIYITONG ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Logistics sorting identification equipment

ActiveCN223775443UAlarmsCounting objects in stackLogistics managementAgricultural engineering
The utility model discloses logistics sorting identification equipment, which relates to the technical field of logistics sorting equipment, and comprises a conveying table, one side of the conveying table is fixedly connected with a linear guide rail motor, the outer side wall of the linear guide rail motor is slidably connected with a plurality of sliding blocks, and one side of each sliding block far away from the linear guide rail motor is in threaded connection with a collecting box. A base is connected to the bottom of the collecting box, an infrared emitter and a receiver are arranged on the two sides of the top of the collecting box respectively, and fixing rods are fixedly connected to the bottoms of the infrared emitter and the receiver; the filling state of the collecting box is monitored in real time through the infrared emitter and the receiver, the collecting box filled with articles is moved away in time in combination with cooperative work of the first controller and the linear guide rail motor, the situation that the articles are damaged or overflow due to excessive filling of the collecting box is avoided, the empty collecting box enters a receiving position, and the collecting box is prevented from being damaged. And the continuity and efficiency of logistics sorting are improved.
Owner:SHENZHEN JIWEI NEW TECH CO LTD

Defective product sorting equipment

The utility model provides defective product sorting equipment. The defective product sorting equipment comprises a material conveying mechanism, a sorting mechanism and a control mechanism. The material conveying mechanism comprises a material conveying assembly and a positioning assembly, and the positioning assembly is arranged at the discharging end of the material conveying assembly. The sorting mechanism comprises a sorting assembly and a collecting assembly, the collecting assembly is provided with a plurality of collecting positions, and the sorting end of the sorting assembly moves between the discharging end of the material conveying assembly and the collecting positions; the control mechanism comprises a control assembly and a scanning assembly, the scanning end face of the scanning assembly faces the material conveying assembly, and the control assembly is electrically connected with the sorting assembly and the scanning assembly. Through the arrangement of the control assembly and the scanning assembly, defective products can be accurately recognized, it is ensured that the defective products can be accurately sorted, the sorting accuracy is improved, mistakes, omission and mixing of the defective products caused by wrong sorting are avoided, automatic sorting of the defective products is achieved, the labor cost is reduced, and the sorting efficiency is improved.
Owner:HUIZHOU LIWINON NEW ENERGY TECH CO LTD

Bar counting method

PendingJP2025150245AImage analysisCounting objects in stackPattern recognitionInformation visualization
To provide a bar counting method that can reliably count the number of bundled bars.SOLUTION: A bar counting method includes: picking up an image of a plurality of bundled bars 1 with the same diameter with a TOF camera 2 to acquire a depth image Fd imaging information on the distance to ends faces 11; in a processing apparatus 3, in the depth image Fd, scanning areas C, Cre corresponding to the known size of the end face 11 of the bars 1 in the depth image Fd, determining areas in the areas C, Cre in which variations of depth values become minimum as image areas Co, Cne of the end face of the bar 1, and calculating the number of image areas Co, Cne to obtain the number of bundled bars 1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Owner:DAIDO STEEL CO LTD

Document management device and document management method

PendingJP2025029638ACoin/currency accepting devicesCounting objects in stackMoving averagePassbook
To provide a document management device and a document management method for accurately counting documents by optically detecting the binding area of a document without being affected by dirt or scratches in the document reading area.SOLUTION: In a document management device 100, when processing the sensor value corresponding to the detection of reflected light by a sensor 30 and calculating the count value of a passbook 1, a calculation unit 105 calculates the moving average value of the sensor value, sets the moving average value as a first threshold value, sets a second threshold value which is proportional to the moving average value and less than the first threshold value, calculates an integral value by adding a difference value obtained by subtracting the first threshold value from the sensor value during the period in which the sensor value exceeds the first threshold value, and if the sensor value changes to below the first threshold value after the integral value exceeds the second threshold value, adds 1 to the count value and clears the integral value.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Owner:MUSASHI ENG INC

Pallet rack inventory method and system with multi-sensor mutual complementary error correction function

PendingJP2026517033AConveyorsCounting objects in stackAlgorithmMultiple sensor
The present invention discloses a pallet rack inventory method and system equipped with a multi-sensor mutual complementary error correction function. The method includes the steps of: positioning an inventory device at a designated position; using a camera to photograph the pallet position to be inventoryed, detecting the image to calculate the quantity data T1 of cigarette cases at the pallet position; using ultrasonic distance measuring devices installed at different heights to irradiate the pallet position with ultrasonic waves to calculate the quantity T2 of cigarette cases at the pallet position; and comparing quantities T1 and T2 with the inventory quantity T3. If both match, the quantity detection is considered successful; if they do not match, a corresponding command is output according to the comparison result. The present invention improves the accuracy of inventory by detecting quantity data of cigarette cases using a two-dimensional method of image detection and ultrasonic distance measurement, obtaining the quantity of cigarette cases at the pallet position through logical calculations, and comparing the detection results using a two-dimensional method of image and sound with inventory data. Even if one data recognition method is unavailable, the inventory work can be continued by adopting the other recognition method.
Owner:HANSHAN NORMAL UNIV +1

Counting machine and method for counting objects

ActiveCN115136166BCounting objects in stackLogisticsComputer hardwareMechanical engineering
In some embodiments, a counting machine can include a counting region configured to count a plurality of articles. The counting region can include a fixed pressure plate; a movable pressure plate; one or more sensors configured to measure a distance between the fixed pressure plate and the movable pressure plate; and a processor configured to determine a number of articles in the counting region by comparing a sampling thickness value to a thickness of an article positioned between the fixed pressure plate and the movable pressure plate.
Owner:AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES LLC

Cigarette filter stick metering tool

ActiveCN222801181UTobacco smoke filtersCounting objects in stack
The utility model discloses a cigarette filter rod metering tool which comprises a supporting plate, a positioning side face is formed on the supporting plate, a plurality of sets of first installation parts and a plurality of sets of second installation parts are connected to the positioning side face, and a datum plane is formed on the top face, perpendicular to the positioning side face, of the supporting plate. A bearing surface is formed on the supporting plate, a plurality of groups of third mounting parts are connected to the bearing surface, a first connecting part is connected to the side surface, perpendicular to the bearing surface, of the supporting plate, the first connecting part is connected with the first mounting part, and a limiting plane is formed on the limiting side plate; the first side face, perpendicular to the limiting plane, of the limiting side plate is connected with a second connecting part, the second connecting part is connected with the second mounting part, the second side face, perpendicular to the limiting plane, of the limiting side plate is connected with a third connecting part, and the third connecting part is connected with the third mounting part; the two limiting side plates are arranged on the supporting plate, and a metering cavity used for containing cigarette filter sticks is formed among the limiting planes of the two limiting side plates, the positioning side faces and the bearing face.
Owner:CHINA TOBACCO GUANGXI IND

Counting machine and methods of counting items

In some embodiments, a counting machine may include a counting area configured to count a plurality of items. The counting area may include a fixed pressure plate, a movable pressure plate, and one or more sensors configured to measure the distance between the fixed pressure plate and the movable pressure plate, and a processor configured to determine the number of items in the counting area by comparing a sampled thickness value to the thickness of the items located between the fixed pressure plate and the movable pressure plate.
Owner:AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES LLC

Counting of Gaming Chips

To determine the number of gaming chips.SOLUTION: An image can be captured from an imaging device. A gaming chip tube can be identified in a gaming chip tray. A first position can be determined that corresponds to a bottom of the gaming chip tube. A spacer can be identified by recognizing a predefined pattern on the spacer. A second position can be determined that corresponds to the spacer. The number of gaming chips can be determined on the basis of at least a part of the first and second positions.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Owner:ANGEL GRP CO LTD