Image analysis – Applications
Reexamination Certificate
2004-11-12
2009-12-22
Kassa, Yosef (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
C382S141000, C382S145000, C382S152000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07636449
ABSTRACT:
This invention provides a system and method for automating the setup of Locators and Detectors within an image view of an object on the HMI of a vision detector by determining detectable edges and best fitting the Locators and Detectors to a location on the object image view following the establishment of an user selected operating point on the image view, such as by clicking a GUI cursor. In this manner, the initial placement and sizing of the graphical elements for Locator and Detector ROIs are relatively optimized without excessive adjustment by the user. Locators can be selected for direction, including machine or line-movement direction, cross direction or angled direction transverse to cross direction and movement direction. Detectors can be selected based upon particular analysis tools, including brightness tools, contrast tools and trained templates. The Locators and detectors are each associated with a particular set of operating parameters, such as activation threshold, which are displayed in a control box within the GUI (and can be accessed by clicking on the specific Locator or Detector. A parameter bar can also be provided adjacent to the depiction of the Detector on the image view for easy reference. Both Locators and Detectors may be manually readjusted once automatically placed and sized by drag and drop techniques.
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Eames Andrew
Keating John F.
Mirtich Brian V.
Phillips Brian S.
Tremblay, II Robert J.
Cognex Technology and Investment Corporation
Kassa Yosef
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