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SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETECTION OF DEFECTS WITHIN INSPECTION IMAGES

  • US 20130336575A1
  • Filed: 06/13/2012
  • Published: 12/19/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An analysis system for detection of defects within an inspection image of an inspected object, the inspection image comprising a plurality of pixels, the system comprising:

  • a computerized anchor processing module configured to obtain multiple anchor locations with respect to the inspection image;

    a computerized segmentation module operatively coupled to the computerized anchor processing module, configured to segmentize the inspection image based on the multiple anchor locations and on a mask which defines multiple mask-segments, by assigning each part out of multiple parts of the inspection image to a respective image-segment selected out of a multiple image segments, wherein the multiple image segments correspond to at least one mask-segment of said multiple mask-segments; and

    a defect detection processor operatively coupled to the computerized segmentation module, configured to determine a presence of a defect in the inspection image based on the segmentation at least by assessing each pixel out of a plurality of pixels of the inspection image based on;

    (a) a result of a comparison of the pixel to correlative data of a reference image, and (b) a decision rule which depends on the image-segment selected for the pixel.

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