公开(公告)号：US08121392B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-21

申请号：US10972492

申请日：2004-10-25

申请人： Joseph Popovich, Jr. ,  John Volkar ,  Steven J. Remis ,  William Toole

发明人： Joseph Popovich, Jr. ,  John Volkar ,  Steven J. Remis ,  William Toole

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06T7/001 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06T2207/30164

摘要： A stand alone imaging system is disclosed that captures undistorted, high resolution, stop-action images of objects (e.g., medicine pills) moving at automation speeds, processes the images in real time, and then performs real-time I/O based control that is a function of the image processing results. The imaging system has a form factor that enables it to be embedded inside a product (e.g., a pill dispenser). The imaging system also has a flexible I/O system so that a variety of different applications can be handled by changing only the programming and the external hardware connected to the device in which the imaging system is embedded. In the case of pill dispensing and quality control, a miniature, low cost imaging system can be embedded in a pill dispenser to obtain a pill image and then process the image in real time as the pill moves through a counting system. The embedded imaging system processes the images fast enough and with sufficient quality and resolution so as to command a pill counting mechanism to dispense or reject the pill based on the image processing results. Images of the pills can also be sent to a remote location or an archive. The embedded imaging system has sufficient processing power and I/O to control the entire pill counting mechanism. Lighting may be provided by a separate solid state lighting source which may be controlled by the embedded imaging system's camera or operated independently. Because of the rules governing abstracts, this abstract should not be used to construe the claims.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种独立成像系统，其捕获以自动化速度移动的物体（例如药丸）的无失真，高分辨率，停止动作图像，并且实时地执行图像，然后执行基于实时I / O的控制， 是图像处理结果的函数。 成像系统具有使其能够嵌入产品（例如，药丸分配器）内的形状因子。 成像系统还具有灵活的I / O系统，以便通过仅改变连接到嵌入成像系统的设备的编程和外部硬件来处理各种不同的应用。 在药丸分配和质量控制的情况下，可以将小型，低成本的成像系统嵌入药丸分配器中以获得丸剂图像，然后随着药丸通过计数系统而实时处理图像。 嵌入式成像系统以足够的质量和分辨率处理图像，从而根据图像处理结果命令药丸计数机制来分配或拒绝药片。 药片的图像也可以发送到远程位置或存档。 嵌入式成像系统具有足够的处理能力和I / O来控制整个药丸计数机制。 照明可以由单独的固态照明源提供，其可以由嵌入式成像系统的相机控制或独立操作。 由于管理摘要的规则，本摘要不应用于解释索赔。

公开(公告)号：US20060088196A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-27

申请号：US10972492

申请日：2004-10-25

申请人： Joseph Popovich ,  John Volkar ,  Steven Remls ,  William Toole

发明人： Joseph Popovich ,  John Volkar ,  Steven Remls ,  William Toole

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06T7/001 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06T2207/30164

摘要： A stand alone imaging system is disclosed that captures undistorted, high resolution, stop-action images of objects (e.g., medicine pills) moving at automation speeds, processes the images in real time, and then performs real-time I/O based control that is a function of the image processing results. The imaging system has a form factor that enables it to be embedded inside a product (e.g., a pill dispenser). The imaging system also has a flexible I/O system so that a variety of different applications can be handled by changing only the programming and the external hardware connected to the device in which the imaging system is embedded. In the case of pill dispensing and quality control, a miniature, low cost imaging system can be embedded in a pill dispenser to obtain a pill image and then process the image in real time as the pill moves through a counting system. The embedded imaging system processes the images fast enough and with sufficient quality and resolution so as to command a pill counting mechanism to dispense or reject the pill based on the image processing results. Images of the pills can also be sent to a remote location or an archive. The embedded imaging system has sufficient processing power and I/O to control the entire pill counting mechanism. Lighting may be provided by a separate solid state lighting source which may be controlled by the embedded imaging system's camera or operated independently. Because of the rules governing abstracts, this abstract should not be used to construe the claims.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种独立成像系统，其捕获以自动化速度移动的物体（例如药丸）的无失真，高分辨率，停止动作图像，并且实时地执行图像，然后执行基于实时I / O的控制， 是图像处理结果的函数。 成像系统具有使其能够嵌入产品（例如，药丸分配器）内的形状因子。 成像系统还具有灵活的I / O系统，以便通过仅改变连接到嵌入成像系统的设备的编程和外部硬件来处理各种不同的应用。 在药丸分配和质量控制的情况下，可以将小型，低成本的成像系统嵌入药丸分配器中以获得丸剂图像，然后随着药丸通过计数系统而实时处理图像。 嵌入式成像系统以足够的质量和分辨率处理图像，从而根据图像处理结果命令药丸计数机制来分配或拒绝药片。 药片的图像也可以发送到远程位置或存档。 嵌入式成像系统具有足够的处理能力和I / O来控制整个药丸计数机制。 照明可以由单独的固态照明源提供，其可以由嵌入式成像系统的相机控制或独立操作。 由于管理摘要的规则，本摘要不应用于解释索赔。