Patent ID: 11921493
Assignee: AGZEN INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  A  B | IPC A  B  G

Claim 14:
15. A method for automatically quantifying liquid coverage on plant surfaces, the method comprising:
receiving, by a processor of a computing device, an image comprising a region of interest corresponding to one or more plant surfaces;
automatically identifying, by the processor, one or more portions of the region of interest corresponding to liquid; and
automatically determining, by the processor, a liquid coverage value for the region of interest in the image, wherein the liquid coverage value quantifies an area of the plant surfaces depicted in the region of interest that is covered by liquid,
wherein the method further comprises:
obtaining from a first camera a first image corresponding to a field of view comprising the one or more plant surfaces;
obtaining from a second camera a second image corresponding to the field of view of the first image;
automatically identifying, by the processor, a background mask from the first image, said background mask corresponding to non-plant-surface portions of the first image;
applying the background mask to the second image, thereby eliminating non-plant surface portions from the second image; and
automatically identifying, by the processor, the liquid coverage value for the plant surfaces depicted in the background-eliminated second image.