HUMAN-MACHINE-INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING DATA IN A MACHINE VISION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A graphical user interface (GUI) for setup and testing of machine vision systems comprising:
- an image frame pane in which recorded and real time images of an object acquired by an interconnected vision system are displayed as discrete frames;
at least one box in which the user performs interface functions in connection with each of a plurality of different and discrete procedures to set up and run a machine vision job using the interconnected vision system; and
a plurality of buttons, arranged in a sequential order across a portion of the GUI, the buttons defining each of the plurality of different and discrete procedures, the sequential order corresponding to a predetermined order in which the procedures occur to set up and run a machine vision job.
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Abstract
This invention provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that operates in connection with a machine vision detector or other machine vision system, which provides a highly intuitive and industrial machine-like appearance and layout. The GUI includes a centralized image frame window surrounded by panes having buttons and specific interface components that the user employs in each step of a machine vision system set up and run procedure. One pane allows the user to view and manipulate a recorded filmstrip of image thumbnails taken in a sequence, and provides the filmstrip with specialized highlighting (colors or patterns) that indicate useful information about the underlying images. The programming of logic is performed using a programming window that includes a ladder logic arrangement.
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22 Claims
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1. A graphical user interface (GUI) for setup and testing of machine vision systems comprising:
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an image frame pane in which recorded and real time images of an object acquired by an interconnected vision system are displayed as discrete frames; at least one box in which the user performs interface functions in connection with each of a plurality of different and discrete procedures to set up and run a machine vision job using the interconnected vision system; and a plurality of buttons, arranged in a sequential order across a portion of the GUI, the buttons defining each of the plurality of different and discrete procedures, the sequential order corresponding to a predetermined order in which the procedures occur to set up and run a machine vision job. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for setting up and testing a machine vision system using graphical user interface (GUI) comprising the steps of:
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displaying, in an image frame pane, recorded and real time images of an object acquired by an interconnected vision system as discrete frames; performing interface functions in connection with each of a plurality of different and discrete procedures to set up and run a machine vision job using the interconnected vision system; and activating a plurality of buttons, arranged in a sequential order across a portion of the GUI, the buttons defining each of the plurality of different and discrete procedures, the sequential order corresponding to a predetermined order in which the procedures occur to set up and run a machine vision job.
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17. A graphical user interface (GUI) for setup and testing of machine vision systems comprising:
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an image frame pane in which recorded and real time images of an object acquired by an interconnected vision system are displayed as discrete frames; a filmstrip window that displays individual thumbnail images of a series of time-based sequential image frames of the recorded images acquired by the interconnected vision system; wherein a first group of the thumbnail images are highlighted in a first discrete color or pattern so as to identify a first predetermined detected feature on the object in connection with the recorded images associated with the thumbnail images. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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