System and method for assessing environmental load

A method of assessing an environmental load, comprising the steps of:

• acquiring image data of an image of a component-implemented circuit board subjected to assessment;
• referring to a component database that includes matching-purpose data and environmental load data with respect to a plurality of components, so as to perform a first matching process that matches the image data with the matching-purpose data of the component database for identifying individual components on the component-implemented circuit board subjected to assessment;
• and
• extracting the environmental load data belonging to the identified individual components from the component database, thereby generating a table sheet regarding the environmental load of the component-implemented circuit board subjected to assessment.

A system for assessing an environmental load, comprising:

• an image acquisition unit which acquires image data of an image of a component-implemented circuit board subjected to assessment;
• a component database which includes matching-purpose data and environmental load data with respect to a plurality of components;
• a matching unit which matches the image data with the matching-purpose data of the component database to identify individual components on the component-implemented circuit board subjected to assessment;
• a matching rate calculating unit which calculates matching rates between prepared components and a given component if said matching unit fails to identify said given component on the component-implemented circuit board subjected to assessment;
• and
• an environmental load calculating unit which identifies said given component as being a component giving a highest matching rate among said prepared components, and extracts the environmental load data belonging to the identified individual components inclusive of the given identified component from the component database, thereby obtaining the environmental load of the component-implemented circuit board subjected to assessment.

A system for assessing an environmental load, comprising:

• an image acquisition unit which acquires image data of an image of a component-implemented circuit board subjected to assessment;
• a component database which includes matching-purpose data and environmental load data with respect to a plurality of components;
• a matching unit which matches the image data with the matching-purpose data of the component database to identify individual components on the component-implemented circuit board subjected to assessment;
• and
• a retrieval unit which obtains information about a given component from an information source other than said component database if said matching unit fails to identify said given component.

A method of assessing an environmental load, comprising the steps of:

• providing a component database which includes matching-purpose data and environmental load data with respect to a plurality of components;
• acquiring image data of an image of a component-implemented circuit board subjected to assessment;
• matching the image data with the matching-purpose data of the component database to identify individual components on the component-implemented circuit board subjected to assessment;
• calculating matching rates between prepared components and a given component if said step of matching the image data fails to identify said given component on the component-implemented circuit board subjected to assessment;
• identifying said given component as being a component giving a highest matching rate among said prepared components;
• and
• extracting the environmental load data belonging to the identified individual components inclusive of the given identified component from the component database, thereby obtaining the environmental load of the component-implemented circuit board subjected to assessment.

A method of assessing an environmental load, comprising the steps of:

• providing a component database which includes matching-purpose data and environmental load data with respect to a plurality of components;
• acquiring image data of an image of a component-implemented circuit board subjected to assessment;
• matching the image data with the matching-purpose data of the component database to identify individual components on the component-implemented circuit board subjected to assessment;
• and
• obtaining information about a given component from an information source other than said component database if said step of matching the image data fails to identify said given component.