Method and apparatus for human interface to a machine vision system
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1. A method for training a vision system, the method comprising:
- instructing the vision system to enter a region of interest training mode by showing a region of interest training mode key to the vision system, the vision system entering the region of interest training mode based on the showing the region of interest training mode key;
indicating a contour of a region of interest to the vision system by showing the region of interest to the vision system using a training key, the training key graphically indicating the contour of the region of interest; and
instructing the vision system to enter a run mode by showing a run mode key to the vision system, the vision system entering the run mode based on the showing the run mode key.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are disclosed for setting up a vision system having a camera and a vision processor cooperative with the camera. The apparatus includes a gesture recognizer, a key recognizer, a breakout box having at least two signaling elements, and a setup control unit that is cooperative with the gesture recognizer, the key recognizer, and the breakout box. The combination of using a key and a gesture set as herein described is substantially superior, as compared with known user interfaces for setting up a vision system that has been previously been engineered, in terms of low-cost, convenience, ease-of-use, simplicity, and speed.
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1. A method for training a vision system, the method comprising:
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instructing the vision system to enter a region of interest training mode by showing a region of interest training mode key to the vision system, the vision system entering the region of interest training mode based on the showing the region of interest training mode key; indicating a contour of a region of interest to the vision system by showing the region of interest to the vision system using a training key, the training key graphically indicating the contour of the region of interest; and instructing the vision system to enter a run mode by showing a run mode key to the vision system, the vision system entering the run mode based on the showing the run mode key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for identifying a region of interest within a field of view of a camera during a training mode, the region of interest to be used in a subsequent analysis of an image of an object placed within the field of view during a run mode, the system comprising:
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a region of interest key to be viewed within the field of view of the camera, the region of interest key having at least a contour of the region of interest graphically indicated by the region of interest key; an image of the region of interest key; and a processor configured to analyze the image of the region of interest key so as to identify parameters of the region of interest and use the parameters of the region of interest as input for the subsequent analysis of the image of the object. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions being operable to cause a data processing apparatus to:
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analyze a region of interest training mode key to place a vision system into a region of interest training mode; calculate a region of interest from an image of a training key, the training key graphically indicating contours of the region of interest; and analyze a subsequent image of an object without the training key using at least one parameter of the calculated region of interest. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for training a vision system, the method comprising:
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recognizing, by the vision system, a region of interest training mode key to initiate a region of interest training mode; identifying, by the vision system, contours of a region of interest based on a region of interest key that graphically indicates the contours of the region of interest during the region of interest training mode; and recognizing, by the vision system, a run mode key to initiate a run mode of the vision system. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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