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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Cognex Corporation, Natick, MA (US);
Inventors:
James A. Negro, Arlington, MA (US);
Xiangyun Ye, Framingham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Cognex Corporation, Natick, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G06K 19/06 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 9/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/1447 (2013.01); G06K 7/10722 (2013.01); G06K 7/10881 (2013.01); G06K 7/1404 (2013.01); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); G06K 9/18 (2013.01); G06K 19/06037 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for decoding codes applied to objects for use with an image sensor that includes a two dimensional field of view (FOV), the method comprising the steps of providing a processor programmed to perform the steps of obtaining an image of the FOV and applying different decode algorithms to code candidates in the obtained image to attempt to decode the code candidates wherein the decode algorithm applied to each candidate is a function of the location of the code candidate in the FOV.