Method and apparatus for rapid image capture in an image system
First Claim
1. An article of manufacture comprising:
- a machine-readable medium that provides instructions, including instructions to;
process a single received trigger signal communicated from a triggering device in response to a location of a component in an automated identification system;
capture multiple images of at least a portion of a first surface of the component in response to the received trigger signal, the multiple images comprising a series of images including a first two-dimensional image and at least one subsequent two-dimensional image;
capture multiple images of at least a portion of a second surface of the component in response to the received trigger signal, the multiple images comprising a series of images including a first two-dimensional image and at least one subsequent two-dimensional image;
store the multiple images in a memory; and
process the images of one or both of the first surface and the second surface to identify and read a symbol code, if any, contained within at least one or a combination of two or more of the images.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for rapidly capturing images in an automated identification system to effectively extend one dimension of a field of view of an image system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the image system captures and processes multiple images of at least a portion of a surface of a component in the automated identification system in response to a trigger signal communicated from a triggering device configured to sense a location of the component. Various embodiments of the invention include multiple sources for capturing images, and/or multiple user-specified schemas for effectively extending the field of view of the image system along the axis of component travel in the automated identification system.
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47 Claims
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1. An article of manufacture comprising:
a machine-readable medium that provides instructions, including instructions to; process a single received trigger signal communicated from a triggering device in response to a location of a component in an automated identification system; capture multiple images of at least a portion of a first surface of the component in response to the received trigger signal, the multiple images comprising a series of images including a first two-dimensional image and at least one subsequent two-dimensional image; capture multiple images of at least a portion of a second surface of the component in response to the received trigger signal, the multiple images comprising a series of images including a first two-dimensional image and at least one subsequent two-dimensional image; store the multiple images in a memory; and process the images of one or both of the first surface and the second surface to identify and read a symbol code, if any, contained within at least one or a combination of two or more of the images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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receiving a single trigger signal communicated from a triggering device in response to a location of a component in an automated identification system; using an image system to capture multiple images of at least a portion of a first surface of the component in response to the trigger signal, the multiple images comprising a series of images including a first two-dimensional image and at least one subsequent two-dimensional image; using an external camera coupled to the image system to capture multiple images of at least a portion of a second surface of the component in response to the trigger signal; and processing the images of one or both of the first surface and the second surface to identify and read a symbol code, if any, contained within at least one or a combination of two or more of the images. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; an image sensor configured to capture multiple images of at least a portion of a first surface of a component in response to a single trigger signal in an automated identification system, the multiple images comprising a series of images including a first two-dimensional image and at least one subsequent two-dimensional image; a memory, coupled to the processor and to the image sensor, to store the multiple images; an input/output interface coupled to the processor to receive the trigger signal, wherein the input/output interface is configured to; communicate with an external camera, the external camera capable to capture at least one image of at least a portion of a second surface of the component, and receive a signal corresponding to the at least one image from the external camera; wherein the processor can process the images of one or both of the first surface and the second surface to identify and read a symbol code, if any, contained within at least one or a combination of two or more of the images. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. An article of manufacture comprising:
a machine-readable medium that provides instructions to an imaging system, including instructions to; process a single received trigger signal communicated from a triggering device in response to a location of a component in an automated identification system; capture multiple images of at least a portion of a surface of the component in response to the received trigger signal, the multiple images comprising a series of images including a first two-dimensional image and at least one subsequent two-dimensional image, and implement an internal user-specified delay with a defined duration prior to capture of the first two-dimensional image; store the multiple images in a memory; and process the multiple images to identify and read a symbol code, if any, contained within at least one or a combination of two or more of the multiple images. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method, comprising:
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receiving a single trigger signal communicated from a triggering device in response to a location of a component in an automated identification system; capturing multiple images of at least a portion of a surface of the component in response to the received trigger signal, the multiple images comprising a series of images including a first two-dimensional image and at least one subsequent two-dimensional image, wherein an internal user-specified delay with a defined duration precedes capture of the first image; and processing the multiple images to identify and read a symbol code, if any, contained within at least one or a combination of two or more of the multiple images. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An apparatus, comprising:
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an image sensor configured to capture multiple images of at least a portion of a surface of a component in response to a single trigger signal in an automated identification system, the multiple images comprising a series of images including a first two-dimensional image and at least one subsequent two-dimensional image, wherein an internal user-specified delay with a defined duration precedes capture of the first image; a memory, coupled to the image sensor, to store the multiple images; a processor, coupled to the memory, to process the multiple images to identify and read a symbol code, if any, contained within at least one or a combination of two or more of the multiple images; and an input/output interface, coupled to the processor, to receive the trigger signal. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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