Gem identification method and apparatus using digital imaging viewer

摘要

A system and an apparatus for capturing a digital image of a particular gemstone from which specific and unique data can be extracted using digital image processing analysis, which data is used to positively identify a single gemstone from a database of gemstone images.

主权项

1. A system for positively identifying a gemstone using an electronic communication device having a camera, the system comprising:
a gemstone viewer removably attached to the electronic communication device; the gemstone viewer having a bottom plane and a viewer body coaxially aligned with the camera and extending from the bottom plane and terminating at a focusing plane; a focusing glass attached to the viewer body at the focusing plane; and a software application running on the electronic communication device facilitating capture of image data regarding the gemstone and thereafter processing the image data into comparative criteria and comparing the data of the gemstone against a database of previously collected data to determine whether a match exists between the image data and a gemstone data file residing in the database.