Human-machine-interface and method for manipulating data in a machine vision system
First Claim
1. A non-transitory graphical user interface (GUI) display for setup and testing of machine vision systems comprising:
- an image frame pane in which recorded and real time images of an object acquired by an interconnected vision system are displayed as discrete frames;
at least one box in which the user performs interface functions in connection with each of a plurality of different and discrete procedures to set up and run a machine vision job using the interconnected vision system; and
a plurality of buttons, arranged in a sequential order across a portion of the GUI, the buttons defining each of the plurality of different and discrete procedures, the sequential order corresponding to a predetermined order in which the procedures occur to set up and run a machine vision job, wherein at least one of the plurality of buttons provide interface functions so that the user can configure rungs of ladder logic that uses results provided by the vision system.
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Abstract
This invention provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that operates in connection with a machine vision detector or other machine vision system, which provides a highly intuitive and industrial machine-like appearance and layout. The GUI includes a centralized image frame window surrounded by panes having buttons and specific interface components that the user employs in each step of a machine vision system set up and run procedure. One pane allows the user to view and manipulate a recorded filmstrip of image thumbnails taken in a sequence, and provides the filmstrip with specialized highlighting (colors or patterns) that indicate useful information about the underlying images. The programming of logic is performed using a programming window that includes a ladder logic arrangement.
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23 Claims
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1. A non-transitory graphical user interface (GUI) display for setup and testing of machine vision systems comprising:
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an image frame pane in which recorded and real time images of an object acquired by an interconnected vision system are displayed as discrete frames; at least one box in which the user performs interface functions in connection with each of a plurality of different and discrete procedures to set up and run a machine vision job using the interconnected vision system; and a plurality of buttons, arranged in a sequential order across a portion of the GUI, the buttons defining each of the plurality of different and discrete procedures, the sequential order corresponding to a predetermined order in which the procedures occur to set up and run a machine vision job, wherein at least one of the plurality of buttons provide interface functions so that the user can configure rungs of ladder logic that uses results provided by the vision system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for setting up and testing a machine vision system using graphical user interface (GUI) display comprising the steps of:
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displaying, in an image frame pane, recorded and real time images of an object acquired by an interconnected vision system as discrete frames; performing interface functions in connection with each of a plurality of different and discrete procedures to set up and run a machine vision job using the interconnected vision system; and activating a plurality of buttons, arranged in a sequential order across a portion of the GUI, the buttons defining each of the plurality of different and discrete procedures, the sequential order corresponding to a predetermined order in which the procedures occur to set up and run a machine vision job, wherein at least one of the plurality of buttons provide interface functions so that the user can configure rungs of ladder logic that uses results provided by the vision system.
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18. A non-transitory graphical user interface (GUI) display for setup and testing of machine vision systems comprising:
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an image frame pane in which recorded and real time images of an object acquired by an interconnected vision system are displayed as discrete frames; a filmstrip window that displays individual thumbnail images of a series of time-based sequential image frames of the recorded images acquired by the interconnected vision system; wherein a first group of the thumbnail images are highlighted in a first discrete color or pattern so as to identify a first predetermined detected feature on the object in connection with the recorded images associated with the thumbnail images; and a plurality of buttons, arranged in a sequential order across a portion of the GUI, the buttons defining each of the plurality of different and discrete procedures, the sequential order corresponding to a predetermined order in which the procedures occur to set up and run a machine vision job, wherein at least one of the plurality of buttons provide interface functions so that the user can configure rungs of ladder logic that uses results provided by the vision system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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