Circuit board processing system using fragmented search region image analysis

A packaged module processing system comprising:

• a circuit board processing system configured to process a panel having an array of units that are joined together;
• a module processing system configured to produce a number of packaged modules from the array of units, such that each packaged module includes a surface;
• and
• a character recognition system configured to obtain a digital image of a character imprinted on a surface of the panel, the character recognition system being further configured to
• determine a fragmented search region based on an analysis of damage to the character;
• apply the fragmented search region to the digital image, the fragmented search region excluding at least some of the damage to the character based on the analysis of damage to the character, to obtain less than a whole of the character,
• apply image analysis to the less than a whole of the character, and
• classify the character based on the image analysis.

A method for fabricating packaged modules, the method comprising:

• forming or providing a panel having an array of units that are joined together, each unit including a surface, the panel including a surface outside of the array of units;
• producing a number of packaged modules from the array of units, such that each packaged module includes a surface;
• and
• performing a character recognition process to obtain a digital image of a character imprinted on each of some or all of the surface of the panel, the surface of each unit, and the surface of each packaged module, the character recognition process including determining a fragmented search region based on an analysis of damage to the character;
• applying the fragmented search region to the digital image, the fragmented search region excluding at least some of the damage to the character based on the analysis of damage to the character, to obtain less than a whole of the character, applying image analysis to the less than a whole of the character, and classifying the character based on the image analysis.