IP Library Granted Patent US 11,682,123
Granted Patent B2
US 11,682,123 · App. 17/898,954 · Granted Jun 20, 2023

Method for measuring humidity and electronic device using same

Inventor: Ju-Lan Lu (Nanning, CN)
Assignee: Nanning FuLian FuGui Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.
G06T7/246G06T7/11G06T7/70G06V10/40G06T2207/20021
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Patent No.
US 11,682,123
App. No.
17/898,954
Granted
Jun 20, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for measuring humidity at long range using simplified equipment includes creating a formula according to a relationship between multiple sets of known optical flow feature vectors and a known humidity. First and second images are obtained, wherein the first image and the second image are captured as being in the same range of capture. A plurality of feature points in the first image is obtained and an optical flow feature vector for each of the feature points according to apparent changes in position of each feature point according to the second image are calculated. The degree of current humidity according to the optical flow feature vectors and the formula is thus obtained.

Claims (23)

1. A method for measuring humidity, the method comprising:

obtaining a first image by a camera, and obtaining a second image after a predetermined time, wherein the first image and the second image have the same range of capture;

obtaining a plurality of feature points in the first image;

calculating an optical flow feature vector for each of the feature points according to a position of each of the feature points in the second image; and

obtaining a current humidity according to the optical flow feature vectors and a relative relationship between multiple sets of known optical flow feature vectors and known humidity.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein obtaining a current humidity according to the optical flow feature vectors and a relative relationship between multiple sets of known optical flow feature vectors and known humidity further comprises:

creating a formula by a least square method according the relative relationship.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein obtaining the plurality of feature points in the first image further comprises:

cutting the first image into multiple grids, and taking an intersection of every two grids as the plurality of feature points.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein cutting the first image into multiple grids further comprises:

cutting the first image into multiple grids according to radians corresponding to latitude and longitude.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein obtaining a current humidity according to the optical flow feature vectors and a relative relationship between multiple sets of known optical flow feature vectors and known humidity further comprises:

deleting the optical flow feature vectors smaller than an jitter threshold;

dividing a two-dimensional coordinate system into multiple sectors of same size of area; and

adding up the optical flow feature vectors located in same sector to obtain a total feature vector corresponding to each sector, and obtaining the current humidity according to the total feature vector in a plurality of the sectors and the relative relationship between multiple sets of known optical flow feature vectors and known humidity.

6. An electronic device comprising:

a camera, adapt for obtaining a first image and a second image after a predetermined time, wherein the first image and the second image have the same range of capture;

a processing module adapt for obtaining a plurality of feature points in the first image, calculating an optical flow feature vector for each of the feature points according to a position of each of the feature points in the second image, and obtaining a current humidity according to the optical flow feature vectors and a relative relationship between multiple sets of known optical flow feature vectors and known humidity; and

a storage module adapt for storing the relative relationship between multiple sets of known optical flow feature vectors and known humidity.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the processing module further creating a formula by a least square method according the relative relationship.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the processing module further cuts the first image into multiple grids, and takes an intersection of every two grids as the feature points.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the processing module further cuts the first image into multiple grids according to radians corresponding to latitude and longitude.

10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the processing module further deletes the optical flow feature vectors smaller than an jitter threshold, divides a two-dimensional coordinate system into multiple sectors of the same size of area, adds up the optical flow feature vectors located in the same sector to obtain a total feature vector corresponding to each sector, and obtains the current humidity according to the total feature vector in a plurality of the sectors and the relative relationship between multiple sets of known optical flow feature vectors and known humidity.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2022
From: LU, JU-LAN
To: NANNING FULIAN FUGUI PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060952/0182 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17186891 · Feb 26, 2021
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