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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1998
Reza Safaee-Rad, Mississauga, CA;
Image Processing Systems, Inc., Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A method of inspecting a bottle ( ) having a threaded section ( ) for thread defects as the bottle moves along a production line ( ) requires video images ( ) of the bottle to be taken as the bottle moves into the fields of view of video cameras ( ). Each video image encompasses a general region of interest ( ) which contains at least a portion of the threaded section of the bottle. The position of the bottle ( ) within the video image is then determined based on the location of the top rim ( ) of the bottle within the video image. A portion of the general region of interest which encompasses at least a portion of the threaded section of the bottle is segmented into a plurality of specific regions of interest ( ). Pixels of the video image within the specific regions of interest are then examined to detect thread defects.