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US 11,231,571 B2Granted
Determining an erroneous movement of a microscope
AssigneeViavi Solutions Inc.
InventorsJay Brace, Gordon Mackay, Andre Lavrentyev
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Abstract
A device may capture, using a camera associated with a microscope, a first image of interstitial material associated with a first set of optical fibers in a field of view of the camera. The device may perform a comparison of the first image of interstitial material and a second image of interstitial material associated with a second set of optical fibers. The device may determine that the first set of optical fibers does not include an expected set of optical fibers based on a result of performing the comparison. The device may determine an amount by which to adjust the field of view of the camera based on the result of performing the comparison. The device may perform one or more actions.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- capturing, using a single camera associated with a microscope, a first image of interstitial material associated with a first set of optical fibers in a first field of view of the single camera;
- capturing, using the single camera, a second image of interstitial material associated with a second set of optical fibers in a second field of view of the single camera;
- performing, by the microscope, a comparison of the first image of interstitial material and the second image of interstitial material;
- determining, by the microscope, that the second set of optical fibers does not include an expected set of optical fibers based on a result of performing the comparison;
- determining, by the microscope and based on determining that the second set of optical fibers does not include the expected set of optical fibers, that an error has occurred with respect to movement of the single camera;
- determining, by the microscope and based on determining that the error has occurred, an amount of distance by which to adjust the second field of view of the single camera to correct the error;
- and
- performing, by the microscope, one or more actions after determining the amount by which to adjust the second field of view of the single camera.
5 more elements
A device, comprising:
- one or more memories;
- and
- one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
- capture, using a single camera associated with the device, a first image of interstitial material associated with a first set of optical fibers within a first field of view of the single camera;
- capture, using the single camera, a second image of interstitial material associated with a second set of optical fibers within a second field of view of the single camera;
- perform a comparison of the first image of interstitial material and the second image of interstitial material to determine whether there is a match between the first image of interstitial material and the second image of interstitial material;
- determine that the second set of optical fibers does not include an expected set of optical fibers based on a result of performing the comparison;
- determine, based on determining that the second set of optical fibers does not include the expected set of optical fibers, that an error has occurred with respect to movement of the single camera;
- determine, based on determining that the error has occurred, to adjust the second field of view of the single camera to correct the error;
- and
- perform one or more actions after determining that the second field of view of the single camera is to be adjusted.
8 more elements
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
- one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- capture, using a single camera associated with a microscope, a first image of interstitial material associated with a first set of optical fibers within a first field of view of the single camera;
- capture, using the single camera, a second image of interstitial material associated with a second set of optical fibers within a second field of view of the single camera;
- perform a comparison of the first image of interstitial material and the second image of interstitial material;
- determine that there is an overlap in a portion of the first image and a portion of the second image based on a result of performing the comparison,
- wherein the overlap indicates an error in a relative movement of the single camera and an optical connector,
- wherein the optical connector is associated with the first set of optical fibers and the second set of optical fibers;
- determine that the second set of optical fibers does not include an expected set of optical fibers after determining that there is the overlap in the portion of the first image and the portion of the second image;
- determine, based on determining that the second set of optical fibers does not include the expected set of optical fibers, to adjust the second field of view of the single camera to correct the error;
- and
- perform one or more actions after determining that the second field of view of the single camera is to be adjusted.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.