Image analysis – Applications – Manufacturing or product inspection
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-09
2006-05-09
Bali, Vikkram (Department: 2623)
Image analysis
Applications
Manufacturing or product inspection
Reexamination Certificate
active
07043072
ABSTRACT:
Provided herein are a method and an apparatus for examining foreign matters in through holes, which can quickly conduct an examination of foreign matter in through holes with low costs and high accuracy. Light passing through a plurality of through holes having a uniform size is simultaneously taken as image data, the number of areas of the imaged masses corresponding to the plurality of the respective through holes is initially counted, and a process to determine presence or absence of foreign matters is conducted by mutually comparing areas of adjacent masses for only a work piece with a counted value of the masses being concurred with a specified value.
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Goto Noboru
Saito Mikio
Bali Vikkram
Seiko Epson Corporation
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