Steven J Whitman

US Patent:

20070146491, Jun 28, 2007

Filed:

Dec 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/616726

Inventors:

Robert Tremblay - Grafton MA, US
Brian Phillips - Sherborn MA, US
John Keating - Medway MA, US
Andrew Eames - Ashland MA, US
Steven Whitman - Danville NH, US
Brian Mirtich - Medfield MA, US
Carroll Arbogast - Needham MA, US

Assignee:

COGNEX CORPORATION - Natick MA

International Classification:

H04N 5/232

US Classification:

348211990

Abstract:

This invention provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that operates in connection with a machine vision detector or other machine vision system, which provides a highly intuitive and industrial machine-like appearance and layout. The GUI includes a centralized image frame window surrounded by panes having buttons and specific interface components that the user employs in each step of a machine vision system set up and run procedure. One pane allows the user to view and manipulate a recorded filmstrip of image thumbnails taken in a sequence, and provides the filmstrip with specialized highlighting (colors or patterns) that indicate useful information about the underlying images. The system is set up and run are using a sequential series of buttons or switches that are activated by the user in turn to perform each of the steps needed to connect to a vision system, train the system to recognize or detect objects/parts, configure the logic that is used to handle recognition/detection signals, set up system outputs from the system based upon the logical results, and finally, run the programmed system in real time. The programming of logic is performed using a programming window that includes a ladder logic arrangement. A thumbnail window is provided on the programming window in which an image from a filmstrip is displayed, focusing upon the locations of the image (and underlying viewed object/part) in which the selected contact element is provided.

US Patent:

20100318936, Dec 16, 2010

Filed:

Aug 24, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/862135

Inventors:

Robert J. Tremblay - Grafton MA, US
Brian S. Phillips - Sherborn MA, US
John F. Keating - Medway MA, US
Andrew Eames - Ashland MA, US
Steven Whitman - Danville NH, US
Brian V. Mirtich - Medfield MA, US

Assignee:

COGNEX CORPORATION - Natick MA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715781, 715840, 715838

Abstract:

This invention provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that operates in connection with a machine vision detector or other machine vision system, which provides a highly intuitive and industrial machine-like appearance and layout. The GUI includes a centralized image frame window surrounded by panes having buttons and specific interface components that the user employs in each step of a machine vision system set up and run procedure. One pane allows the user to view and manipulate a recorded filmstrip of image thumbnails taken in a sequence, and provides the filmstrip with specialized highlighting (colors or patterns) that indicate useful information about the underlying images. The programming of logic is performed using a programming window that includes a ladder logic arrangement.