VISUAL INSPECTION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A visual inspection system, comprising:
- an image interface unit having at least one PCI expansion unit, the at least one PCI expansion unit have at least one frame grabber;
an image processing unit having at least one co-processor, the image interface unit being coupled to the image processing unit to provide a direct connection between the at least one image grabber and the at least one co-processor.
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Abstract
This solution relates to machine vision computing environments, and more specifically relates to a system and method for selectively accelerating the execution of image processing applications using a cell computing system. The invention provides a high performance machine vision system over the prior art and provides a method for executing image processing applications on a Cell and BPE3 image processing system. Moreover, implementations of the invention provide a machine vision system and method for distributing and managing the execution of image processing applications at a fine-grained level via a PCIe connected system. The hybrid system is replaced with the BPE3 and the switch is also eliminated from the prior in order to meet over 1 GB processing requirement.
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23 Claims
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1. A visual inspection system, comprising:
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an image interface unit having at least one PCI expansion unit, the at least one PCI expansion unit have at least one frame grabber; an image processing unit having at least one co-processor, the image interface unit being coupled to the image processing unit to provide a direct connection between the at least one image grabber and the at least one co-processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for processing images, comprising:
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receiving image data on a set of PCI expansion units from a set of image capture devices; sending the image data to a set of image co-processors that are directly coupled to the set of PCI expansion units for processing; processing the image data using the set of image co-processors; and storing the processed image data in a drive. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. At least one computer readable medium containing at least one program product for processing image data, the computer readable medium comprising program code for causing at least one computer system to:
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receive image data on a set of PCI expansion units from a set of image capture devices; send the image data to a set of image co-processors that are directly coupled to the set of PCI expansion units for processing; process the image data using the set of image co-processors; and store the processed image data in a drive. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for deploying at least one application for processing image data, comprising:
deploying a computer infrastructure being operable to; receive image data on a set of PCI expansion units from a set of image capture devices; send the image data to a set of image co-processors that are directly coupled to the set of PCI expansion units for processing; process the image data using the set of image co-processors; and store the processed image data in a drive. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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