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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
May. 06, 2022
Captana Gmbh, Ettenheim, DE;
Thomas Schwarz, Hohberg, DE;
Michael Unmüßig, Ettenheim, DE;
Captana GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of controlling an imaging device having at least one controllable viewing parameter and arranged to capture images of an articles placement fixture, comprising the set-up steps of: —successively capturing images (CAPTx) of the articles placement fixture with the imaging device, wherein said capturing comprises controlling the at least one controllable viewing parameter to be modified between two successive image captures; —determining (Sfc) for each of the successively captured images a fixture coverage score; —selecting (SLC) a reference image as the image from among the successively captured images having the best fixture coverage score; —setting (SET) the at least one controllable viewing parameter to be the one used when capturing the reference image.
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