Investigation System and Technique
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1. A method of investigating a glazing panel, comprising:
- capturing a first investigation image of a target zone of the glazing panel;
capturing a second investigation image of the target zone;
combining image data from the first and second investigation images to provide an output representative of a condition of the glazing panel at the target zone.
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Abstract
A method of investigating a glazing panel is disclosed in which a first investigation image of a target zone of the glazing panel is captured and a second investigation image of the target zone is captured. Image data from the first and second investigation images are combined to provide an output representative of the condition of the glazing panel at the target zone. The two investigation images are taken using respectively a black and a white background on the other side of the glazing panel.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of investigating a glazing panel, comprising:
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capturing a first investigation image of a target zone of the glazing panel; capturing a second investigation image of the target zone; combining image data from the first and second investigation images to provide an output representative of a condition of the glazing panel at the target zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 25)
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3. A method of investigating a glazing panel, comprising:
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obtaining a digital investigation image of a target zone of the glazing panel; and deriving a processed value from digital image data associated with the digital investigation image, wherein, the processed value is indicative of a condition of the glazing panel at the target zone relative to at least one of a datum, a scale and a gauge level. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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13. A system for investigating a glazing panel, comprising:
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an investigation apparatus including a digital image capture device and an illumination assembly, said apparatus operable to illuminate a target zone of the glazing panel; a dark background element positioned at the rear of the glazing panel opposite said investigation apparatus; a light background element positioned at the rear of the glazing panel opposite the investigation apparatus, said light background element being reflective. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An optical investigation device comprising:
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an electronic imaging device; a dark space chamber having a first narrow portion extending away from the imaging device toward a distal end of the investigation device where the dark space chamber extends outwardly at a stepped wide chamber portion having a peripheral wall spaced outwardly of a peripheral wall of the narrow chamber portion; and an illumination ring provided at a distal end of the wide chamber portion peripheral wall at the distal end of the device, the illuminating ring directing illumination radiation toward the center of the ring. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of investigating a condition of an object, comprising:
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using an imaging device to capture image data associated with of the object; and processing the image data to obtain an image and a determined outcome value indicating a particular outcome based on a processor output. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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