Patent Document ID: 10147176
Application ID: 15259007
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A container inspection system comprising: a light source configured to illuminate an exterior surface of a sidewall of a container when the container is in an inspection region of the container inspection system; a camera configured to generate an image of the exterior surface of the sidewall of the container when the exterior surface is illuminated by the light source; and a computing system in communication with the camera, the computing system configured to perform acts comprising: receiving the image generated by the camera; assigning labels to pixels in the image generated by the camera, wherein the labels are assigned based upon a position of the camera relative to the container when the image of the container was generated by the camera, wherein the labels comprise first labels and second labels, wherein the first labels indicate that pixels of the image that have been assigned the first labels are subject to depicting reflections in the exterior surface of the sidewall of the container, and wherein the second labels indicate that pixels of the image that have been assigned the second labels are subject to depicting accentuated abrasions in paint applied to the exterior surface of the sidewall of the container; determining whether or not the container is defective based upon the labels assigned to the pixels; and responsive to determining whether or not the container is defective, outputting an indication as to whether or not the container is defective.