339 results about "Optical identification" patented technology

A method and apparatus for drug product tracking (or other pharmaceutical, health care or cosmetics products, and/or the packages or containers they are supplied with) using diffraction grating-based encoded optical identification elements 8 includes an optical substrate 10 having at least one diffraction grating 12 disposed therein. The grating 12 has one or more colocated pitches Λ which represent a unique identification digital code that is detected when illuminated by incident light 24. The incident light 24 may be directed transversely from the side of the substrate 10 (or from an end) with a narrow band (single wavelength) or multiple wavelength source, and the code is represented by a spatial distribution of light or a wavelength spectrum, respectively, or a combination thereof. The encoded element 8 may be used to label any desired item, such as drugs or medicines, or other pharmaceutical or health care products or cosmetics. The label may be used for many different purposes, such as for sorting, tracking, identification, verification, authentication, anti-theft/anti-counterfeit, security/anti-terrorism, or for other purposes. In a manufacturing environment, the elements 8 may be used to track inventory for production information or sales of goods/products. Such labeling provides product identification at the pill or liquid medicine level, which provides traceability of these products to their manufacturer, thereby reducing counterfeit products in the marketplace. Also, the elements 8 may be incorporated into a film, liquid, coating or adhesive tape at attached to the product package.

The present invention relates to an optical identification tag, a reader, and a system, and more particularly, to an optical identification tag which transmits its identification information using energy input in an optical form, and an optical identification system and reader using the optical identification tag. The present invention provides an optical identification tag and an optical identification reader. The optical identification tag includes a solar cell for converting incident light into an electrical energy, a circuit for providing a transmitted electrical signal corresponding to identification information, and a light emitter for providing a transmitted optical signal corresponding to the transmitted electrical signal, and the optical identification reader provides the incident light to the optical identification tag, and receives the transmitted optical signal from the optical identification tag.

Optical identification and/or authentication of a document or item with the help of a marking comprising a random distribution of circular polarized light reflecting particles, the marking being applied to the document or item through an ink, and the reading device exploiting circular polarization to discriminate the flakes from the background.

An optical identification element for identifying an item comprises a binder material and one or more materials embedded in the binder material. The one or more materials provide an encoded composite X-ray diffraction pattern when illuminated by an X-ray beam. The encoded composite X-ray diffraction pattern is indicative of the item. The one or more materials are preferably powdered crystal materials. The optical identification element may be shaped as a microbead or a macrobead. Alternatively, the binder material may be in the form of a thread or fiber. The labeled item may be selected from the group, comprising: large or small objects, products, solids, powders, liquids, gases, plants, pharmaceuticals, currency, ID cards, minerals, cells and/or animals. The item may be a chemical or a DNA sequence. The optical identification element may be used for many different purposes, such as for sorting, tracking, identification, verification, authentication, anti-theft/anti-counterfeit, security/anti-terrorism, or for other purposes. In a manufacturing environment, the elements 8 may be used to track inventory for production information or sales of goods/products.

A system and method for optically identifying a product from a reference library of known products based on a reflected spectrum of the product. A broad wavelength light source illuminates the product and a spectrometer receives and forms a plurality of finely spaced wavelengths from the reflected spectrum. A detector optically processes the wavelengths to generate signals proportional to an amount of light received at each of the wavelengths. The signals are normalized and pre-processed to form data sets which relates each of the signals to each of the finely spaced wavelengths. This is performed for all of the different products and compiled. A set of basis functions is then generated for all of the different products and a corresponding set of basis coefficients is generated for each of the different products. This information, along with an electronic label for each product, is stored to form the reference library. When identifying an unknown product, the system generates a set of basis coefficients for the product to be identified. This latter set is statistically compared against the reference library to identify the corresponding set of basis coefficients most closely matching the unknown set of basis coefficients.

A system for identifying medication in the form of pills, capsules or tablets, and communicating medicine dosage and intake instructions to a user, Utilizing Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) and optical recognition technology. The RFID is performed by labeling a medicine container with a tag containing a unique identifier, associating the unique identifier with an audio file comprising instructions related to medicine usage, and delivering the audio file to an electromagnetic wave-enabled device. A wireless device, such as a mobile telephone or PDA, via a service, plays an audio and/or vibrational file associated with the unique identifier when the RFID tag is read by the device. The mobile device has a camera therein and is operable to capture an image of the pill, capsule or tablet and, via execution of optical recognition software, identify the pill, tablet or capsule, and verify the identity thereof.

A system is disclosed capable of automatic and remote identification, tracking, sensing, and characterization of physical entities (objects and subjects) using structural-color tags. Optical encoding is performed in the spectral domain by means of photonic engineering. Several embodiments are provided for the imaging, tagging and processing aspects of the system.

An optical identification element 8 includes an optical substrate 10 having at least one diffraction grating 12 disposed therein. The grating 12 has a one or more of collocated pitches A which represent a unique identification N bit digital code that is detected when illuminated by incident light 24. The incident light 24 may be directed transversely onto the side or onto an end of the substrate 10 with a narrow band (single wavelength) or multiple wavelength source, in which case the code is represented by a spatial distribution of light or a wavelength spectrum, respectively. The element 8 can provide a large number of unique codes, e.g., greater than 67 million codes, and can withstand harsh environments. The element 8 can be used in any application that requires sorting, tagging, tracking or identification, and can be made on a micron scale “microbeads” if desired, or larger “macro-elements” for larger applications. The code may be digital binary or may be other numerical bases.

An identification tag is formed with a single microcircuit. The microcircuit includes an optical transceiver, a radio transceiver, both connected to a memory storing an identification code. At least one of the transceivers operates in receive mode, and at least one of the transceivers operates in transmit mode. The identification code is transmitted by the transceiver operating in the transmit mode in response to receiving a predetermined signal by the transceiver operating in the receive mode.

The invention discloses a quick and effective image enhancing method. The quick and effective image enhancing method comprises the following steps of: firstly, obtaining a grey-scale image, then increasing global contrast ratio of the obtained grey-scale image by utilizing a QDHE algorithm with background compensation brightness preservation so as to obtain a grey-scale image with the increased global contrast ratio, increasing the local contrast ratio of the obtained grey-scale image by utilizing an unsharp masking algorithm with noise suppression to obtain a grey-scale image with the increased local contrast ratio, and finally superposing the grey-scale image with the increased global contrast ratio and the grey-scale image with the increased local contrast ratio to output a grey-scale image of an enhanced image.. According to the quick and effective image enhancing method disclosed by the invention, a dark area is compensated when a high-brightness area is prevented from being excessively enhanced, and a noise point is pressed when marginal information is enhanced, and thus the quality of an image is largely improved and can be processed in real time when an image with lower time complexity. The quick and effective image enhancing method disclosed by the invention is widely applied to the field of optical identification.

The invention relates to a measuring technology, and discloses a building information modeling (BIM) augmented reality lofting system based on an electronic total station and a photogrammetric technology. The BIM augmented reality lofting system comprises an augmented reality device, the electronic total station, a positioning device and a to-be-measured marker, wherein the to-be-measured marker or the augmented reality device is fixed with the positioning device; at least four optical identification points are arranged on on the electronic total station; the positioning device comprises a camera; the camera is used for acquiring images of the optical identification points, arranged on the electronic total station, in the camera, calculating the relative attitudes of the optical identification points and the positioning device, and calculating the attitude of the positioning device in an engineering measurement coordinate system according to the relative attitudes of the optical identification points and the positioning device; the electronic total station is used for acquiring coordinates of the positioning device; the augmented reality device is used for calculating the coordinates, elevation and attitude of the to-be-measured marker or the augmented reality device in the engineering measurement coordinate system according to the relative distance and attitude of the to-be-measured marker or the augmented reality device and the positioning device, thus realizing fusion of coordinates.

The present invention discloses a test strip with optical identification patterns and a test instrument using the same characterized in that the test strip incorporates an identification area. Different combinations of optical identification patterns on the identification area create different digital identification signals. After the test strip is inserted into the test instrument, the test instrument will obtain the digital identification signal and learn the test code, analysis parameters, expiry date and batch number of the test strip. Thereby, the test instrument can verify the batch number and expiry date of the test strip, perform calibration according to the analysis parameters, and provide a correct test result. The present invention can provide many sets of digital identification signals to differentiate test strips. Therefore, the present invention can be operated fast, conveniently and correctly and can prevent a user from forgetting to calibrate the test instrument.

A method for manufacturing a diffusion grating-based optical identification element is provided. The optical identification element includes a known fiber substrate, having a diffraction grating disposed therein the grating being indicative of a code when exposed to incident light. A large number of elements or microbeads all having the same identification codes can be manufactured by cutting the substrate transversely where the grating is located, thereby creating a plurality of elements, at least two of the elements having the grating therein along substantially the entire length of the elements. The elements may be manufactured in many different ways, including winding the fiber onto a basket, forming the gratings in the basket openings or bays, removing the fiber and cutting the fiber to form the elements 8. Each bay may have a set of elements with a unique set of codes therein.

A character reading system efficiently and quickly applies an optical verification process to detect magnetic ink character misreads. In the system, a magnetic ink character reading device reads magnetic ink characters on a processed medium and generates magnetic ink character data, an image reading device scans an image of the processed medium and generates image data, and a position calculator calculates positions of magnetic ink characters on the processed medium and generates magnetic ink character position information. A communication controller sends the magnetic ink character data, image data, and magnetic ink character position information to a host device which includes an optical recognition device that optically recognizes select magnetic ink characters from the image data based on the character position information. By selectively applying optical verification (e.g., only when character misread by the magnetic reading device is high), verification is required less frequently and high speed processing is enabled.

The invention relates to an automatic page turning machine. The automatic page turning machine comprises a bottom plate, page rubbing mechanisms, a page supporting mechanism, a page turning mechanism, a page down-pressing mechanism and a page up-pressing mechanism. The connecting method is as follows: the page supporting mechanism is fixed at the center of the bottom plate; the page turning mechanism is positioned at the middle part of the lower side of the page supporting mechanism and just connected with the bottom plate; the page rubbing mechanisms are positioned on the two sides of the lower side of the page supporting mechanism; the page down-pressing mechanism is just connected with the bottom plate and positioned between the two groups of page rubbing mechanisms; and the page up-pressing mechanism is positioned on the upper side of the page supporting mechanism and penetrates through a rectangular groove of a page supporting plate. The automatic page turning machine provided by the invention has the advantages of good adjustability, strong adaptability, capability of conveniently turning pages forward and backward as well as capability of guaranteeing flatness of the page, can be used for character scanning and character optical identification equipment, so that these equipments have automatic page turning functions, and can be also used as assisting equipment for disabled so as to help the disabled with inconvenient hand movements in reading; and by using rubbing heads, the pages can be turned.

The invention relates to a constitution detecting method and a constitution detecting system based on optical identification. The constitution detecting method based on the optical identification comprises the steps of obtaining depth images of sporters, obtaining sporter body data, obtaining feature point coordinates matched with sport events of the sporters within a start-stop period of sports, and calculating sport data. The constitution detecting system based on the optical identification comprises an optical identification system and a data processing system, wherein the optical identification system adopts a depth vidicon to identify the sports of the spotters and forms depth image data, and the data processing system is connected with the optical identification system, processes the depth image data according to received sports type data and forms sports data. The constitution detecting method and the constitution detecting system based on the optical identification are high in constitution detecting speed.

An optical system and apparatus for the diagnosis of a biological sample is disclosed. An embodiment of the apparatus includes an optical probe, a probe head distally connectable to the optical probe, the optical probe further comprising at least one optical element for applying an electromagnetic radiation of a first wavelength to the biological sample, and one or more collection elements positioned proximate the at least one optical element; and an analyzer for analyzing a signal received from the biological sample by the one or more collection elements.

The invention discloses an image touch and talk playing system and an image touch and talk playing method. The image touch and talk playing system comprises a touch and talk pen and an intelligent processing terminal, wherein the touch and talk pen is used for collecting optical images from images where optical identification codes are printed, and transmitting the optical images in a wireless mode, and the intelligent processing terminal is used for data processing, audio playing, video playing and wireless communications. The touch and talk pen is used for collecting the optical images from the images where the optical identification codes are printed, processing the optical images, obtaining transmission data, and transmitting the transmission data to the intelligent processing terminal in a wireless communication mode. The intelligent processing terminal processes the transmission data after receiving the transmission data, and plays audio and video signals corresponding to the transmission data in a synchronous mode. The image touch and talk playing system and the image touch and talk playing method can be used in children teaching, after the images provided with the optical identification codes are touched and read, the audio and video signals corresponding to the images are played in the intelligent processing terminal, a better teaching effect can be obtained, user experience is good, and the image touch and talk playing system and the image touch and talk playing method can be widely used in the field of the children teaching.

The invention relates to an alignment method for preparing a membrane electrode sealing border of a fuel cell. The membrane electrode sealing border is prepared by the following steps of: applying a negative electrode alignment mark to a negative electrode sealing border, and applying a positive electrode alignment mark to a positive electrode sealing border; judging the alignment deviation between the active area of the negative electrode sealing border and the active area of the positive electrode sealing border through human eyes identification or optical identification or CCD (charge coupled device) identification according to a pattern formed by the negative electrode alignment mark and the positive electrode alignment mark in the plane direction vertical to the sealing border; adjusting the relative positions of the negative electrode sealing border and the positive electrode sealing border according to the alignment deviation, and performing alignment coverage of the negative electrode sealing border, a polymer ion exchange membrane and the positive electrode sealing border in a certain precision range so that the active area of the prepared membrane electrode sealing border has relatively high alignment precision and the active area of the membrane electrode can be accurately controlled. The method is suitable for the alignment precision control in the batch production of the membrane electrode sealing border.

The invention discloses an imaging box chip, an imaging box and an identification method for the imaging box. The imaging box chip comprises a state acquiring module and a control module, wherein the state acquiring module is used for acquiring the use state information of the imaging box, and the control module is used for generating an optical control signal corresponding to the use state information according to an optical identification rule of an imaging device, so as to control a light-emitting module arranged on the imaging box or the imaging box chip to emit lights towards a light-receiving part arranged on the imaging device. The imaging box chip provided by the invention can be used for controlling the light emission according to the use state information, without the light reflection and transmission of an optical additional part arranged in the imaging box, thereby avoiding the high-precision demand on optical elements and simplifying the structure of a product at the sideof the imaging box. The imaging box chip can imitate the light reflecting the use state information, thereby promoting the reliability of the imaging device for identifying the imaging box.

The invention provides a fault detection method and an apparatus of an optical distribution network and an opticla network system. At least one optical identification device is respectively arranged on a main opticla fiber and branch opticla fibers; the optical identification device carries out unique identfification on the main optical fiber and the branch optical fibers through address codes; after an optical signal for detection use is sent to the optical distribution network, the optical signal returned by the optical identification devices in the optical distribution network is received, analyzed and processed; the address codes of the optical identification devices are obtained; according to the obtained address codes of the optical identification devices, faults of the optical fibers corresponding to the address codes are detected; the problem that OTDR can not precisely detect whether the branch optical fibers behind an opticla splitter have faults in the prior arts is solved; rapid and accurate detection and location of the fault of the optical distribution network are realized; and the stability of a passive optical network PON system is increased.

This invention provides a loading, testing and monitoring method for optical associated signals and its device, in which, the loading method includes: A1, distributing different time slots for loaded points, A2, each loaded point sends optical identification signals at the corresponding distribution time slot, the test method includes: B1, splitting the optical signals into two paths of signals, B2, converting a path of optical signals to corresponding electric signals, B3, separating the electric signals and picking up the identification signals from them.