Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors:“Anomaly detection can be useful in a wide range of applicatio ns, such as product quality control. Forexample, products can be evaluated for anomalies before being forwarded down a supply chain and/orprovided to consumer s. Automated anomaly detection systems have been developed in industry, in whichmachines make determinations of presence or absence of anomalies by processing object images acquiredthrough digital cameras or sensors. Anomaly detection mak es it possible to prevent deficient products frommoving along supply chains, im prove product quality control, increase economic efficiency, and optimizemanufa cturing process, among other uses.”