COUNTING GEMSTONES USING IMAGE PROCESSING

摘要

Method(s) and apparatus(s) of counting gemstones using image processing is described. A gemstone counting apparatus (100) includes a housing (102). The housing (102) includes a tray (120) for holding a plurality of gemstones. The housing (102) further includes a vibrating mechanism to vibrate the tray (120) after a predefined time period. The vibrating mechanism arranges the plurality of gemstones in one level. Further, the housing (102) includes a middle plate (113) to hold a camera (114). The camera (114) is positioned directly above the tray (120) to capture images of the tray (120) each time the tray (120) is vibrated by the vibrating mechanism. The images are processed by a processing unit to count number of gemstones in the tray (120).