Patent ID: 11875501
Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G  B  C | IPC B  C  G

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
obtaining a first image of a first subset of units of a dendritic structure, wherein the dendritic structure is a fractal dendritic structure;
analyzing, using an electronic processor, the first image to identify a first set of one or more features associated with the first subset of units of the dendritic structure;
determining a first numerical value associated with the first subset of units of the dendritic structure based on the first set of one or more features;
obtaining a second image of a second subset of units of the dendritic structure;
analyzing, using an electronic processor, the second image to identify a second set of one or more features associated with the second subset of units of the dendritic structure;
determining a second numerical value associated with the second subset of units of the dendritic structure based on the second set of one or more features;
comparing, using an electronic processor, at least one of the first and second numerical values associated with the first and second subset of units of the dendritic structure, respectively, with stored information comprising reference numerical values associated with known dendritic structures; and
based on the comparing, assessing whether the dendritic structure corresponds to one of the known dendritic structures,
wherein:
determining the first numerical value comprises determining a base n-digit associated with each of at least some of the one or more features associated with the first subset of units of the dendritic structure, wherein n is, independently for each subset of units, greater than 2, or
determining the second numerical value comprises determining a base n-digit associated with each of at least some of the one or more features associated with the second subset of units of the dendritic structure, wherein n is, independently for each subset of units, greater than 2.