Patent ID: 11935222
Assignee: UVEYE LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. A computerized system for automatic tire inspection, the system comprising a processor and memory circuitry (PMC) configured to:
obtain at least one image acquired by an image acquisition device, the at least one image capturing a wheel of a vehicle;
segment the at least one image into one or more image segments corresponding to one or more mechanical components of the wheel, wherein the one or more image segments include a tire image segment corresponding to a tire of the wheel, the tire image segment characterized by a curved shape;
straighten the tire image segment from the curved shape to a straight shape, giving rise to a straight tire segment;
identify text marked on the tire from the straight tire segment, the identifying comprising:
detecting locations of a plurality of text portions on the straight tire segment using a text detection module, and
recognizing text content for each of the text portions using a text recognition module operatively connected to the text detection module; and
analyze the recognized text content based on one or more predefined rules indicative of association between text content of different text portions at given relative locations, giving rise to a text analysis result indicative of condition of the tire.