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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1992
Filed:
May. 06, 1991
Kenneth A Cox, Midlothian, VA (US);
Henry M Dante, Midlothian, VA (US);
Charles N Harward, Midlothian, VA (US);
Robert J Maher, Midlothian, VA (US);
Philip Morris Incoporated, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The appearance of a product is determined to be acceptable or unacceptable by computing a discriminant function or image from a plurality of two-dimensional images of products of the kind to be inspected. A two-dimensional image of the product is then formed and processed using the discriminant image to produce an output value which can be compared to a predetermined value used in computing the discriminant image. If the output value deviates from the predetermined value by more than a predetermined amount, the product has been found to have an unacceptable appearance.