Multi-unit process spatial synchronization of image inspection systems
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- performing a plurality of operations on a web at a plurality of manufacturing process lines;
imaging a sequential portion of the web to provide digital information at each of the manufacturing process lines;
processing the digital information to produce local anomaly information for each of the manufacturing process lines, wherein the local anomaly information for each of the manufacturing process lines includes position data for a set of regions on the web containing anomalies;
registering the position data of the local anomaly information for the plurality of manufacturing process lines to produce aggregate anomaly information;
analyzing at least a portion of the aggregate anomaly information to determine which of the anomalies represent actual defects in the web; and
outputting a conversion control plan.
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Abstract
A conversion control system is described that includes a database to store data defining a set of rules and an interface to receive local anomaly information from a plurality of different analysis machines associated with a plurality of manufacturing process lines that perform a plurality of operations on a web of material, and each of the manufacturing process lines includes position data for a set of regions on the web containing anomalies. The system also includes a computer that registers the position data of the local anomaly information for the plurality of manufacturing process lines to produce aggregate anomaly information. The system further includes a conversion control engine that applies the rules to the aggregate anomaly information to determine which anomalies represent actual defects in the web for a plurality of different products.
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46 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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performing a plurality of operations on a web at a plurality of manufacturing process lines; imaging a sequential portion of the web to provide digital information at each of the manufacturing process lines; processing the digital information to produce local anomaly information for each of the manufacturing process lines, wherein the local anomaly information for each of the manufacturing process lines includes position data for a set of regions on the web containing anomalies; registering the position data of the local anomaly information for the plurality of manufacturing process lines to produce aggregate anomaly information; analyzing at least a portion of the aggregate anomaly information to determine which of the anomalies represent actual defects in the web; and outputting a conversion control plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system comprising:
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a plurality of manufacturing process lines that perform a plurality of operations on a web; a plurality of imaging devices positioned within a plurality of manufacturing process lines, wherein each of the imaging devices sequentially images at least a portion of the web to provide digital information; one or more analysis computers to process the digital information to produce local anomaly information for each of the manufacturing process lines, wherein the local anomaly information for each of the manufacturing processes includes position data for a set of regions on the web containing anomalies; a computer that registers the position data of the local anomaly information for the plurality of manufacturing process lines to produce aggregate anomaly information; and a conversion control system that analyzes at least a portion of the aggregate anomaly information to determine which anomalies represent actual defects in the web for a plurality of different products. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A conversion control system comprising:
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a database storing data defining a set of rules; an interface to receive local anomaly information from a plurality of different analysis machines associated with a plurality of manufacturing process lines that perform a plurality of operations on a web of material, wherein each of the manufacturing process lines includes position data for a set of regions on the web containing anomalies; a computer that registers the position data of the local anomaly information for the plurality of manufacturing process lines to produce aggregate anomaly information; a conversion control engine that applies the rules to the aggregate anomaly information to determine which anomalies represent actual defects in the web for a plurality of different products. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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