Patent ID: 9676004
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B07C,G01N

Claim:
1. A method of classifying an object comprising the steps of: (a) sensing a multiple color image of at least a portion of said object while said object is moving; (b) producing color signals from said multiple color image indicative of a plurality of colors in response to sensing said multiple color image; (c) transforming said color signals from said multiple color image sensed while said object is moving to (i) a range of hue colors, (ii) a range of saturation colors, (iii) and a monochromatic color signal characterized as all the colors of a single hue; and (d) variably classifying said object depending upon a combination of (i) a monochromatic threshold related to said monochromatic color signal, (ii) a hue threshold related to said range of hues colors, and (iii) a saturation threshold related to said range of saturation colors.