Patent ID: 9129350
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: G01N,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method of analyzing a test strip comb member having a plurality of spaced-apart fingers, each of the fingers having been exposed to a respective plant material and each of the fingers being configured to indicate the presence of one or more plant analytes in the respective plant material, the method comprising: capturing an electronic image of the plurality of fingers of the test strip comb member; and analyzing the electronic image with an electronic controller to determine if for a first finger of the test strip comb member a first plant analyte is present and for a second finger of the test strip comb member if a second plant analyte is present, wherein the electronic image is a color image, each pixel of the color image having a plurality of color values, and the step of analyzing includes the steps of: analyzing a first portion of the electronic image corresponding to the first finger; determining based on at least one color value of the first portion whether the first plant analyte is bound to the first finger; analyzing a second portion of the electronic image corresponding to the second finger; and determining based on at least one color value of the second portion whether the second plant analyte is bound to the second finger.