Method And Apparatus For Rapid Image Capture In An Image System
US Patent:
7341190, Mar 11, 2008
Filed:
Sep 28, 2006
Appl. No.:
11/541317
Inventors:
James W. Moore - Renton WA, US Danny S. Barnes - Maple Valley WA, US Matthew E. Allen - Maple Valley WA, US
Assignee:
Microscan Systems Incorporated - Renton WA
International Classification:
G06K 7/10
US Classification:
235454, 23546248, 23546241, 23547201
Abstract:
Embodiments of a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for rapidly capturing images in an automated identification system to effectively extend one dimension of a field of view of an image system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the image system captures and processes multiple images of at least a portion of a surface of a component in the automated identification system in response to a trigger signal communicated from a triggering device configured to sense a location of the component. Various embodiments of the invention include multiple sources for capturing images, and/or multiple user-specified schemas for effectively extending the field of view of the image system along the axis of component travel in the automated identification system.
Danny Barnes - Maple Valley WA, US Matthew Allen - Maple Valley WA, US James Moore - Renton WA, US
International Classification:
H04N005/228, H04N005/225
US Classification:
348/222100, 348/218100
Abstract:
An apparatus is disclosed which includes a machine-vision system comprising an internal camera operatively connected to an image capture unit, and a digital signal processing unit, and a camera port connected to the image capture unit, wherein the port is adapted to allow an external camera to be connected to the machine vision system so that the image capture unit can capture images from both the internal camera and the external camera. Also disclosed is a process, which comprises capturing a first image using a machine vision system comprising an internal camera, an image capture unit, and a digital signal processing unit, storing or processing the first image; capturing a second image using an external camera connected to the image capture unit, and storing or processing the second image.