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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 04, 2023
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Kazuaki Nishio, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A method for detecting a foreign object included in an inspection target includes acquiring first image data for the target, for which pixels each have a pixel value for a first band group including one or more wavelength bands; determining, from the first image data, one or more pixel regions that satisfy a first condition to be one or more first foreign object regions; acquiring second image data for one or more regions including the first foreign object regions, the one or more regions having pixels each of which has pixel values for a second band group including a larger number of wavelength bands than the first band group; determining, from the second image data, one or more pixel regions that satisfy a second condition to be one or more second foreign object regions, in which the foreign object is present; and outputting information regarding the second foreign object regions.
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