Graphical re-inspection user setup interface
First Claim
1. A system for use with a machine vision inspection system, the system comprising:
- a graphical display device operative to provide a visualization of selected historical data on results of a machine vision inspection process, the selected historical data being stored in a storage device and including image data including images obtained and stored during the inspection process, wherein the visualization comprises a representation of a population of selected images, an indicator value of a measure of acceptability for each respective image and a corresponding element providing for selection and viewing of an inspected image of each respective sample; and
,a controller for the inspection process having at least one threshold setting for a parameter of the inspection process, wherein an adjustment thereof comprises user manipulation of a graphical element and triggers re-inspection of the stored images within the selected historical data and changes the visualization of the results to indicate differing results of the inspection process based on the adjustment of the setting.
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Abstract
The invention provides for a graphical user interface which provides for very simple and intuitive ways of changing single or multiple inspection parameters. The graphical display immediately shows what the monitoring or inspection result would have been if the effected change had been in place during the inspection of the last “N” parts. This retrospective graphical “look-back” invokes immediate re-inspection facilitating an estimation of what the future inspection or process monitoring results will be if future production looks similar to the recent past production. The re-inspection results are immediately shown with a combination of visualization for ease of understanding and settings optimization. The visualization also shows selected other associated data to each specific inspection for ease of tracking and optimizing production processes.
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45 Claims
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1. A system for use with a machine vision inspection system, the system comprising:
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a graphical display device operative to provide a visualization of selected historical data on results of a machine vision inspection process, the selected historical data being stored in a storage device and including image data including images obtained and stored during the inspection process, wherein the visualization comprises a representation of a population of selected images, an indicator value of a measure of acceptability for each respective image and a corresponding element providing for selection and viewing of an inspected image of each respective sample; and
,a controller for the inspection process having at least one threshold setting for a parameter of the inspection process, wherein an adjustment thereof comprises user manipulation of a graphical element and triggers re-inspection of the stored images within the selected historical data and changes the visualization of the results to indicate differing results of the inspection process based on the adjustment of the setting. - 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, 38, 39)
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40. A system comprising:
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a graphical display device operative to provide a visualization of historical data on results of a machine vision inspection process, the historical data being stored in a storage device and including image data including images obtained and stored during the inspection process, wherein the visualization comprises a bar graph representing a population of selected images, wherein a height of each respective bar is an indicator value of a measure of goodness or badness computed for each image and wherein each respective bar is selectable to view an inspected image; and
,a controller for the inspection process having at least one threshold setting for a parameter of the inspection process wherein an adjustment thereof comprises user manipulation of a graphical threshold on the graphical display device and triggers re-inspection of the stored images of the historical data, changes the visualization to indicate differing results of the inspection process to reflect the adjustment, and selectively changes parameters of the inspection or monitoring process.
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41. A method comprising:
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displaying historical data in a graphical user interface on a graphical display device to provide a visualization of results of an inspection process, wherein the visualization comprises a representation of a population of selected images obtained and stored during the inspection process, an indicator value of a measure of acceptability for each image and a corresponding element providing for selection and viewing of an inspected image; and
,changing, by a controller, the visualization to indicate differing results of the inspection process to reflect a re-inspection of the images obtained during the inspection process, triggered by an adjustment of at least one threshold setting for a parameter of the inspection process through user manipulation of a graphical element of the graphical user interface on the graphical display device.
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42. A method used in a process or monitoring system, the method comprising:
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displaying selected historical data in a graphical user interface on a graphical display device to provide a visualization of results of an inspection process, wherein the visualization comprises a bar graph representing a population of selected images, wherein a height of each respective bar is an indicator value of a measure of goodness or badness computed for each image and wherein each respective bar is selectable to view an inspected image; and
,changing, by a controller, the visualization to indicate differing results of the inspection or monitoring process to reflect a re-inspection of the images obtained during the inspection process, triggered by an adjustment of at least one threshold setting for a parameter of the inspection process through user manipulation of a graphical element of the graphical user interface on the graphical display device.
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43. A system for use in a machine vision inspection system, the system comprising:
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a display device operative to provide a single screen visualization of selected historical data on results of an on-line machine vision inspection process stored in a storage device, the selected historical data representing a population of inspected parts, and the selected historical data comprising images of selected regions of interest of the inspected parts obtained and stored during the inspection process, wherein the visualization comprises a bar graph representing a population of selected images, wherein a height of each respective bar is an indicator value of a measure of goodness or badness computed for each image and wherein each respective bar is selectable to view an inspected image; and
,a controller for the on-line machine vision inspection process having at least one threshold setting for a parameter of the inspection process wherein an adjustment thereof comprises manipulation of a graphical threshold line or graphical element on the graphical display device and triggers re-inspection of the images and changes the single screen visualization and indicates differing results of the process to reflect the adjustment. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45)
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