Global Patent Index - EP 2195640 A4

EP 2195640 A4 20131009 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIYING THE MATERIAL TYPE OF A SURFACE

Title (en)

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIYING THE MATERIAL TYPE OF A SURFACE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME ZUR IDENTIFIZIERUNG DES MATERIALTYPS EINER OBERFLÄCHE

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉS ET SYSTÈMES POUR IDENTIFIER LE TYPE DE MATÉRIAU COMPOSANT UNE SURFACE

Publication

EP 2195640 A4 20131009 (EN)

Application

EP 08799991 A 20080910

Priority

  • AU 2008001346 W 20080910
  • AU 2007904898 A 20070910

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2009033220A1] A method of identifying a material type of a surface includes directing a beam of light at the surface. A beam of light reflected from the surface is received and the intensity of the reflected beam measured to derive intensity data. An identification of the material is made based on the intensity data.

IPC 8 full level

G01N 21/55 (2006.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01N 21/47 (2013.01); G01N 21/55 (2013.01); G01S 7/4802 (2013.01); G01N 21/4785 (2013.01); G01N 2021/4711 (2013.01); G01N 2021/4733 (2013.01); G01N 2021/4783 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [XI] US 5252836 A 19931012 - MATTHEWS PETER C [GB], et al
  • [X] EP 0612996 A2 19940831 - BLACK & DECKER INC [US]
  • [X] EP 1790972 A1 20070530 - SCHREDER [BE]
  • [X] WOLFF L B: "POLARIZATION-BASED MATERIAL CLASSIFICATION FROM SPECULAR REFLECTION", TRANSACTIONS ON PATTERN ANALYSIS AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE, IEEE, PISCATAWAY, USA, vol. 12, no. 11, 1 November 1990 (1990-11-01), pages 1059 - 1071, XP000168469, ISSN: 0162-8828, DOI: 10.1109/34.61705
  • See references of WO 2009033220A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2009033220 A1 20090319; EP 2195640 A1 20100616; EP 2195640 A4 20131009

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2008001346 W 20080910; EP 08799991 A 20080910