Method and Apparatus for Human Interface to a Machine Vision System
AssigneeCognex Technology and Investment Corporation
InventorsWilliam Silver, Robert Shillman, Aaron Wallack
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are disclosed for setting up a vision system having a camera and a vision processor cooperative with the camera. The apparatus includes a gesture recognizer, a key recognizer, a breakout box having at least two signaling elements, and a setup control unit that is cooperative with the gesture recognizer, the key recognizer, and the breakout box. The combination of using a key and a gesture set as herein described is substantially superior, as compared with known user interfaces for setting up a vision system that has been previously been engineered, in terms of low-cost, convenience, ease-of-use, simplicity, and speed.
Claims7
A method for programming a vision system, the method comprising:
- providing a user manual that includes a data symbol alongside a description of the mode of set-up or mode of operation;
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- placing the data symbol from a page in the manual in the field of view so as to cause the vision system to enter the mode or perform the operation described by the text alongside the data symbol.
A method for training a vision system, the method comprising:
- communicating a region of interest to the vision system using a key that graphically indicates the contours of the region of interest to the vision system.
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