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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2006
Robert J. Tremblay, Framingham, MA (US);
Brian S. Philips, Sherborn, MA (US);
John F. Keating, Medway, MA (US);
Andrew Eames, Ashland, MA (US);
Steven Whitman, Danville, MA (US);
Brian V. Mirtich, Medfield, MA (US);
Carroll Mcneil Arbogast, Jr., Needham, MA (US);
Robert J. Tremblay, Framingham, MA (US);
Brian S. Philips, Sherborn, MA (US);
John F. Keating, Medway, MA (US);
Andrew Eames, Ashland, MA (US);
Steven Whitman, Danville, MA (US);
Brian V. Mirtich, Medfield, MA (US);
Carroll McNeil Arbogast, Jr., Needham, MA (US);
Cognex Corporation, Natick, MA (US);
Abstract
This invention provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that operates in connection with a machine vision detector or other machine vision system, which provides a highly intuitive and industrial machine-like appearance and layout. The GUI includes a centralized image frame window surrounded by panes having buttons and specific interface components that the user employs in each step of a machine vision system set up and run procedure. One pane allows the user to view and manipulate a recorded filmstrip of image thumbnails taken in a sequence, and provides the filmstrip with specialized highlighting (colors or patterns) that indicate useful information about the underlying images. The programming of logic is performed using a programming window that includes a ladder logic arrangement.