Patent ID: 6529612
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: G01N,G06K,G06T

Abstract:
A system for utilizing a digital computer to evaluate microscopic details of at least one crystal, comprising:a camera which generates an output signal representative of an image positioned in a focal plane of the camera, a tray which positions said at least one crystal in said focal plane, a computer processing unit having a persistent storage device, which computer processing unit acquires said output signal from said camera, said computer processing unit being programmed to evaluate said stored image from said camera and for generating a result signal representative thereof, said computer processing unit being programmed to store said result signals in said persistent storage device and performing at least one function selected from the group consisting of: to count crystals, to generate three-dimensional surface plots of crystals within a database, and to determine crystal size by determination of the length of the perimeter of said crystals.