Wireless image processing method and device therefor

A part-forming machine, comprising:

• a mold;
• means for ejecting at least one of the parts from said mold;
• and
• means for controlling said ejecting means, wherein said means for controlling said ejecting means is a wireless image processing system having at least one sensor and at least one central processing unit.

A machine for forming parts, comprising:

• a mold having an interior and an exterior;
• means for ejecting at least one of the parts from said mold;
• means for controlling said ejecting means;
• means for capturing an image;
• a sensor device in wireless communication with said image capture means;
• and
• means for analyzing the image captured by said sensor device, said analyzing means in wireless communication with said sensor device, said analyzing means generating an indication of the presence, absence or quality of at least one of the parts, said analyzing means in wireless communication with said ejection means, wherein said ejection means is responsive to said indication.

A method of indicating the presence, absence and quality of a part in a part-forming machine, comprising the steps of:

• a. acquiring an image of the part;
• b. transferring said image to an image analyzer via wireless transfer means;
• C. analyzing said image;
• and
• d. sending a signal to a part-forming machine controller, via wireless transfer means, wherein said part-forming machine controller is responsive to said signal from said image analyzer.

A wireless image processing device for use with a machine vision system, comprising:

• at least one sensor, wherein at least one target is imageable by said at least one sensor;
• at least one wireless transmitter for transmitting the image captured by said at least one sensor;
• at least one image analyzer for analyzing the image received from said at least one wireless transmitter for an indication of the status of said at least one target;
• and
• at least one wireless transmitter for transmitting said indication of the status of said at least one target to a controller, wherein said controller wirelessly signals at least one operational direction in response to said indication and said at least one operational direction controls performance of the machine having said machine vision system incorporated therewith.

A wireless communication system for utilization with a machine having a vision system, comprising,

• a sensory device, said sensory device acquiring visual data and wirelessly communicating said visual data to a controller;
• a data analyzer, said data analyzer analyzing said visual data and wirelessly communicating a result to a controller;
• and
• a controller, said controller wirelessly communicating a command signal to said sensory device and to the machine.