Method and device for providing a multiple source display and a remote visual inspection system specially adapted for use with the device
First Claim
1. A method for processingvideo data which includes an image of a sensor, anddata output by the sensor, the method comprising steps of:
- a) accepting analog video data;
b) converting the analog video data to frames, each frame including data corresponding to an array of pixels;
c) locating the image of the sensor in one of the frames to define an anchor location;
d) accepting the data output by the sensor;
e) digitizing the data output by the sensor to form digitized sensor data;
f) converting the digitized sensor data to one of a numeric value and a graphical representation; and
g) in the one of the frames, modifying pixels in a vicinity of the anchor location based on the one of numeric value and graphical representation to form a modified frame.
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Abstract
A method and device for displaying information from multiple sources, in a way that permits rapid assimilation and interpretation of the information. The information may originate from the inspection, e.g., via a remote visual inspection system, of a work piece. The method and device processes (i) frames of video data, each frame including data corresponding to an array of pixels, including video of a sensor, and (ii) data output by the sensor by (a) locating the sensor in one of the frames of video data to define an anchor location, (b) accepting the data output by the sensor, (c) converting the data output by the sensor to either a numeric value or a graphical representation, and (d) in the one of the frames, modifying pixels data in a vicinity of the anchor location based on the numeric value or graphical representation to form a modified frame.
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1. A method for processing
video data which includes an image of a sensor, and data output by the sensor, the method comprising steps of: -
a) accepting analog video data; b) converting the analog video data to frames, each frame including data corresponding to an array of pixels; c) locating the image of the sensor in one of the frames to define an anchor location; d) accepting the data output by the sensor; e) digitizing the data output by the sensor to form digitized sensor data; f) converting the digitized sensor data to one of a numeric value and a graphical representation; and g) in the one of the frames, modifying pixels in a vicinity of the anchor location based on the one of numeric value and graphical representation to form a modified frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 35, 36)
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14. A method for processing
frames of video data, each frame including data corresponding to an array of pixels, including an image of a sensor, and data output by the sensor, the method comprising steps of: -
a) locating the image of the sensor in one of the frames of video data to define an anchor location; b) accepting the data output by the sensor; c) converting the data output by the sensor to one of a numeric value and a graphical representation; and d) in the one of the frames, modifying pixels data in a vicinity of the anchor location based on the one of numeric value and graphical representation to form a modified frame. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 37, 38)
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28. A device for inspecting an object, the device comprising:
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a) a video generation device, having a field of view, for generating video frames of the object, each video frame including data corresponding to an array of pixels; b) a sensor, located within the field of view of the video generation device, for detecting a physical phenomenon related to an attribute of the object; c) a signal generation device, for generating a signal based on the physical phenomenon detected by the sensor; d) a converter, receiving the signal from the signal generation device, for converting the signal to one of a numeric value and graphical representation; e) an anchor generation device, receiving frames from the video generation device, for determining the location of an image of the sensor within a frame and generating an anchor at the location; and f) a video processing device, receiving the anchor from the anchor generation device, the frames from the video frame generation device, and the one of the numeric representation and graphical representation from the converter, for modifying pixels in a vicinity of the anchor in at least one of the frames, based on the one of the numeric value and graphical representation. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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