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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroya Koshishiba, Chigasaki, JP;
Hideaki Doi, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsunobu Isobe, Machida, JP;
Kazushi Yoshimura, Kamakura, JP;
Haruomi Kobayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Chie Shishido, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 ;
Abstract
In order to provide a high-speed, inexpensive inspection system that has a short development period, that is flexible, and that allow algorithms to be easily changed, a PC equipped with an image input feature is used to capture an image detected by a line image sensor, this detected image is transferred to a plurality of PCs connected by a LAN, and defects are detected using software processing on the plurality of PCs.