Method for intelligently controlling the illumination and imagine of objects as they are moved through the 3D imaging volume of a digital image capturing and processing system
First Claim
1. A method for intelligently controlling the illumination and imaging of objects while being moved through a 3D imaging volume of a digital image capturing and processing system projecting a plurality of field of views (FOVs) through said 3D imaging volume during system operation, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) as an object is being moved within said 3D imaging volume, and prior to illumination and imaging, determining an initial position for the object specifying the beginning of a projected trajectory which the object is likely to follow as the object is moved through said 3D imaging volume;
(b) using said initial position to determine said projected trajectory of the object through said 3D imaging volume;
(c) determining which said FOVs intersect with the determined projected trajectory of the object, passing through said 3D imaging volume; and
(d) selectively illuminating only said FOVs determined in step (c) as the object is moved along its projected trajectory through said FOVs, and forming and detecting digital linear images of the object, for subsequent processing of information graphically represented in said digital linear images.
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Abstract
A method for intelligently controlling the illumination and imaging of objects while being moved through a 3D imaging volume of a digital image capturing and processing system projecting a plurality of field of views (FOVs) through said 3D imaging volume during system operation. As an object is being moved within the 3D imaging volume, and prior to illumination and imaging, an initial position is determined for the object specifying the beginning of a projected trajectory which the object is likely to follow as the object is moved through the 3D imaging volume. The initial position is used to determine a projected trajectory of the object through the 3D imaging volume. The FOVs which intersect with the projected trajectory of the object, passing through said 3D imaging volume, are determined. Only the determined FOVs are selectively illuminated as the object is moved along its projected trajectory through the FOVs, while digital linear images of the object are formed and detected, for storage and subsequent processing of information graphically represented in the digital linear images.
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1. A method for intelligently controlling the illumination and imaging of objects while being moved through a 3D imaging volume of a digital image capturing and processing system projecting a plurality of field of views (FOVs) through said 3D imaging volume during system operation, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) as an object is being moved within said 3D imaging volume, and prior to illumination and imaging, determining an initial position for the object specifying the beginning of a projected trajectory which the object is likely to follow as the object is moved through said 3D imaging volume;
(b) using said initial position to determine said projected trajectory of the object through said 3D imaging volume;
(c) determining which said FOVs intersect with the determined projected trajectory of the object, passing through said 3D imaging volume; and
(d) selectively illuminating only said FOVs determined in step (c) as the object is moved along its projected trajectory through said FOVs, and forming and detecting digital linear images of the object, for subsequent processing of information graphically represented in said digital linear images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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