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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2006
Dahai Yu, Redmond, WA (US);
Barry Eugene Saylor, Kent, WA (US);
Ana M. Tessadro, Seattle, WA (US);
Mitutoyo Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, JP;
Abstract
A system and method are provided for a 'multi-region' autofocus video tool-type or mode within a machine vision inspection system. The user may efficiently define multiple regions of interest that are grouped as a 'multi-region' set. The autofocus operations for the multi-region set are defined with a shared set of autofocus parameters. The same set of autofocus images may be used for the autofocus operations of the multi-region set. The user may conveniently also define individual autofocus regions of interest, defined with individual autofocus parameters, within the same field of view. Various user interface features allow a user to conveniently change between the individual autofocus tool-type or mode and the multi-region autofocus tool-type or mode.