Patent ID: 6418234
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: A01K,G06K,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for storage, retrieval, and display of information relating to specimens in marine environments comprising:means for determining the location of a specimen under investigation (SUI) in the marine environment; means for indicating the location of the SUI within a field of view; means for optically scanning a restricted area around said location; means for storing a database of specimens comprising identification information and demographic information; means for bulk-shape-comparing of the images; means for comparing color filtered images; means for comparing aspect-ratio filtered images; means for recording control fields of view without specimens; means for comparing fields of view with the control fields of view; means for spectral analysis of images; means for selecting a specimen of the database as a result of said comparison; and means for outputting the demographic information corresponding of the specimen.