Component position verification using a probe apparatus
First Claim
1. A method for providing verification information about physical components of an object, the method comprising:
- receiving position information from a probe apparatus manually positioned by a user, said position information describing a particular location on an object placed in a workspace volume of said probe apparatus, wherein a particular one of said physical components is positioned at said particular location on said object, and wherein said object includes a plurality of said physical components, each positioned at a different location on said object;
accessing reference data for a desired component layout of said object, said reference data including descriptive information about a desired component desired to be provided at said particular location described by said position information received from said probe apparatus, said descriptive information including a description of a type of said desired component to be positioned at said particular location; and
providing said descriptive information about said desired component to allow a comparison between said type of said desired component and a type of said particular physical component positioned at said particular location on said object.
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Abstract
Method and system for checking and verifying the positions of components on an object such as a circuit board using a probe apparatus. A component of the object, positioned at a particular location on the object, is selected by the user using the probe apparatus. Reference information about a correct component positioned at the location of the selected component is displayed or otherwise provided, and the displayed reference information is compared with the selected component to determine if the selected component is of the correct type and value. Preferably, the selecting is accomplished by moving a probe tip of the probe apparatus within a predetermined distance of the selected component and activating a control, such as a button. The user can initiate a verify signal or a failure signal depending on whether the selected component matches the reference information.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for providing verification information about physical components of an object, the method comprising:
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receiving position information from a probe apparatus manually positioned by a user, said position information describing a particular location on an object placed in a workspace volume of said probe apparatus, wherein a particular one of said physical components is positioned at said particular location on said object, and wherein said object includes a plurality of said physical components, each positioned at a different location on said object;
accessing reference data for a desired component layout of said object, said reference data including descriptive information about a desired component desired to be provided at said particular location described by said position information received from said probe apparatus, said descriptive information including a description of a type of said desired component to be positioned at said particular location; and
providing said descriptive information about said desired component to allow a comparison between said type of said desired component and a type of said particular physical component positioned at said particular location on said object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for checking components of an object, the method comprising:
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placing said object in a workspace volume of a probe apparatus, said probe apparatus operative to provide three-dimensional position information to a computer coupled to said probe apparatus;
selecting one of said components of said object using said probe apparatus, said selected component being positioned at a particular location on said object; and
comparing at least one characteristic of said selected component with reference information about a correct component displayed from information provided by said computer, said correct component being desired to be positioned at said particular location of said selected component, wherein said reference information includes a description of a desired type of said correct component to be positioned at said particular location of said selected component. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for providing verification information about components of an object, the method comprising:
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receiving position information from a probe apparatus manually positioned by a user, said position information describing a particular location on an object placed in a workspace volume of said probe apparatus, wherein a physical component is positioned at said particular location on said object;
accessing reference data for a desired component layout of said object, said reference data including descriptive information about a desired component desired to be provided at said particular location described by said position information received from said probe apparatus, wherein said descriptive information describes at least one characteristic of said desired component, said at least one characteristic including a type of said desired component; and
outputting said descriptive information about said desired component to allow a user to compare said at least one characteristic of said desired component with a corresponding at least one characteristic of said physical component positioned at said particular location on said object. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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