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Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 03, 2017
Applicant:

Cognex Corporation, Natick, MA (US);

Inventors:

James A. Negro, Arlington, MA (US);

Ivan Bachelder, Hillsborough, NC (US);

Assignee:

COGNEX CORPORATION, Natick, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/277 (2017.01); G06T 7/194 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/1443 (2013.01); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); G06K 7/1465 (2013.01); G06K 7/10722 (2013.01); G06K 7/10861 (2013.01); G06T 7/194 (2017.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/277 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30241 (2013.01);
Abstract

Computerized methods and systems for locating barcodes applied to objects are provided. A method can receive a first image of a first barcode fragment applied to a first object captured at a first time and identify a first position of the first barcode fragment. The method can also receive a second image of a second barcode fragment captured at a second time and identify a second position of the second barcode fragment. The method can also predict a range of possible positions of the first barcode fragment at the second time based on a tracking model that tracks the first barcode fragment based on the first position, and determine that the first barcode fragment and the second barcode fragment correspond to the same barcode, if the second position is within the range of possible positions of the first barcode fragment at the second time.


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