Method and apparatus for producing graphical machine vision content for distribution via a network
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1. Apparatus comprising:
- a remote device capable of being located remotely from a machine vision device, the remote device including a remote display configured to receive and to display, when the remote device is located remotely from the machine vision device, given machine vision diagnostic data about a given machine vision tool on the machine vision device, the given machine vision diagnostic data, as displayed by the remote device, including plural discrete results of a given machine vision process of the given machine vision tool at respective discrete times within the given machine vision process;
a remote display interface preconfigured to provide the remote display with limited access to display select information from the machine vision device independently of what is being displayed on a screen of the machine vision device, the select information being displayed when the remote device is located remotely from the machine vision device, and the select information including the given machine vision diagnostic data;
a selection interface configured to allow a user to select, for display on the remote display, via a computer screen remote from the machine vision device, from among plural selectable computer screen displayed representations of the plural discrete results, less than all the plural discrete results, in accordance with the selection via the selection interface.
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Abstract
A method and system is provided for viewing machine vision information. The machine vision information includes machine vision data representing a sequence of machine vision processing steps. The machine vision information pertaining to a machine vision process on a given machine vision processor is produced. The machine vision information is displayed at a device remotely located from the given machine vision processor. A selection interface is provided on the device to allow a user to view the machine vision data corresponding to at least one stage of the machine vision processing.
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a remote device capable of being located remotely from a machine vision device, the remote device including a remote display configured to receive and to display, when the remote device is located remotely from the machine vision device, given machine vision diagnostic data about a given machine vision tool on the machine vision device, the given machine vision diagnostic data, as displayed by the remote device, including plural discrete results of a given machine vision process of the given machine vision tool at respective discrete times within the given machine vision process; a remote display interface preconfigured to provide the remote display with limited access to display select information from the machine vision device independently of what is being displayed on a screen of the machine vision device, the select information being displayed when the remote device is located remotely from the machine vision device, and the select information including the given machine vision diagnostic data; a selection interface configured to allow a user to select, for display on the remote display, via a computer screen remote from the machine vision device, from among plural selectable computer screen displayed representations of the plural discrete results, less than all the plural discrete results, in accordance with the selection via the selection interface. - 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)
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24. A method comprising:
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providing a remote device capable of being located remotely from a machine vision device, the remote device including a remote display configured to receive and to display, when the remote device is located remotely from the machine vision device, given machine vision diagnostic data about a given machine vision tool on the machine vision device, the given machine vision diagnostic data, as displayed by the remote device, including plural discrete results of a given machine vision process of the given machine vision tool at respective discrete times within the given machine vision process; providing a remote display interface preconfigured to provide the remote display with limited access to display select information from the machine vision device independently of what is being displayed on a screen local to the machine vision device, the select information being displayed when the remote device is located remotely from the machine vision device, and the select information including the given machines vision diagnostic data; and presenting to a user, via a computer screen remote from the machine vision device, plural selectable computer screen displayed representations of the plural discrete results, and accepting from the user, via the computer screen, a selection for display on the remote display of less than all the plural discrete results in accordance with the selection. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. Apparatus comprising:
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a remote display interface preconfigured to cause a remote display to display, when the remote display is remote from a machine vision device, given machine vision diagnostic data about a given machine vision tool on the machine vision device, the given machine vision diagnostic data, as displayed by the remote device, including plural discrete results of a given machine vision process of the given machine vision tool at respective discrete times within the given machine vision process; the remote display interface being, preconfigured to cause the remote display to have limited access to display select information from the machine vision device independently of what is being, displayed on a screen local to the machine vision device, the select information displayed when the remote display is located remotely from the machine vision device including the given machine vision diagnostic data; and a selection interface configured to allow a user to select, for display on the remote display, via a computer screen remote from the machine vision device, from among plural selectable computer screen displayed representations of the plural discrete results, less than all the plural discrete results in accordance with the selection via the selection interface.
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