Device and process for reading out identification information on reticles
First Claim
1. A plate identification device for identifying a plate, the plate having an indicia pattern disposed on a predetermined region of the plate, the device comprising:
- an image reader;
an image processor connected to the image reader for analysis of an image read by the image reader; and
a mirror connected to the image reader for imaging at least part of the indicia pattern onto the image reader;
wherein the mirror is disposed so that the image formed by the mirror onto the image reader is a composite image of at least two partial images of different sections of the plate.
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Abstract
A device for reading and identifying a plate, with a camera means (100) with an optical device (110; 112, 114)) for digital image recording and an image processing device for the analysis of the image recorded by the camera means (100). In one embodiment, identification codes can be imaged from both sides of the plate (20)* by a mirror means (120; 122, 124, 126) onto the optical device (110; 112, 114) of the camera. The device is designed in such a way that each plate (40) can be recorded with two camera images, wherein a camera image is produced through the arrangement of several mirrors (122, 124, 126) of the mirror means (120) in such a way that one image half represents the right edge and the other image half represents the left edge of the plate (40) over a predetermined length.
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31 Claims
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1. A plate identification device for identifying a plate, the plate having an indicia pattern disposed on a predetermined region of the plate, the device comprising:
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an image reader;
an image processor connected to the image reader for analysis of an image read by the image reader; and
a mirror connected to the image reader for imaging at least part of the indicia pattern onto the image reader;
wherein the mirror is disposed so that the image formed by the mirror onto the image reader is a composite image of at least two partial images of different sections of the plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for identifying a plate having an indicia pattern disposed on a predetermined region of the plate, the method comprising:
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providing a camera with an image reader and optics for imaging the plate;
connecting an image processor to the camera for analyzing images from the camera;
taking with the camera a first image of the predetermined region;
taking with the camera a second image of the predetermined region; and
analyzing with the image processor the first and second images for determining an identification code embodied by the indicia pattern. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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