Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090043535 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCANNING AND OBTAINING POINTS OF AN OBJECT - A computer-implemented method for scanning and obtaining points of an object is provided. The method includes defining a measuring distance between two points of an object and scanning the measuring distance according to an optimal measuring position. If coordinate values of each of the scanned points are valid, then the method send the obtained coordinate values to an electronic device if the obtained coordinate values are valid. | 02-12-2009 |
20090123033 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING LUMINANCE OF A LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE ON AN IMAGE MEASURING MACHINE - A computer-based method for adjusting luminance of a light-emitting device on image measuring machine is provided. The method includes reading a model definition curve and model coordinates of an object and a charge couple device (CCD). The method further includes locating the object and the CCD to positions on the image measuring machine, and capturing a digital image of the object. Furthermore, the method includes adjusting a resistance of the light-emitting device to ensure an ordinate deviation corresponding to each abscissa value between a new definition curve and the model definition curve falls in an allowable deviation range. A related system is also provided. | 05-14-2009 |
20090169111 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINDING EDGE POINTS OF AN OBJECT - A method for finding edge points of an object is disclosed. The method includes receiving an electronic image of an object, selecting one or more edge points in the image of the object, creating an image template for each edge point in the object image. The method further includes receiving a command to measure a second object of the same kind as the object and obtaining a measured object image, reading the image templates for the same kind of object from the storage device, and finding a matched sub-image to each image template from the measured object image according to an image matching algorithm, obtaining a central point of each matched sub-image and displaying coordinates of the central point of the matched sub-image. | 07-02-2009 |
20090248353 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING MOVEMENT OF AN IMAGE MEASURING MACHINE - A method for simulating movement of an image measuring machine is provided. The method includes obtaining vertex coordinates of the image measuring machine and features that need to be generated, creating an initial model of the image measuring machine. The features comprise parts of a top cover, a lens, a workplace, and a holder of the image measuring machine. The method further includes obtaining a displacement of each part of the image measuring machine, calculating new vertex coordinates of each part, generating the features of the top cover, the lens, the workplace, and the holder according to the new vertex coordinates, so as to create a new model of the image measuring machine, and displaying the new model of the image measuring machine on a display device. | 10-01-2009 |
20090317018 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING BACKLIGHT IN MEASUREMENT OF A PROFILE IMAGE - A computer-implemented method for adjusting backlight in measurement of a profile image of an object includes setting a light source of an image measuring machine to an original intensity level, obtaining the profile image of the object laid on the image measuring machine, and performing a mean filter processing and a binary image processing on the profile image. The method further includes setting intensity variables to adjust backlight intensity of the light source, uses the intensity variables to calculate an optimum intensity level of the backlight intensity utilizing an iterative method, and adjusting the backlight intensity of the light source to the optimum intensity level to obtain an optimum profile image of the object. | 12-24-2009 |
20100042921 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIEWING SOFTWARE HELP DOCUMENTATION - A system and method for viewing software help documentation obtains a feature name of a current interface of a software and a position of a cursor in the current interface, and receives a control command to invoke a help system of the software. The system and method further displays the help document of the help option corresponding to the position of the cursor in the current interface on a display device, in response to a determination that the help system comprises the feature name of the current interface, and further comprises a help option corresponding to the position of the cursor in the current interface. | 02-18-2010 |
20100088055 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A COORDINATE SYSTEM IN RELATION TO A WORKPIECE ON A MEASUREMENT MACHINE - A computer-implemented method for positioning a coordinate system in relation to a workpiece receives positioning elements including feature elements selected from the workpiece. A normal vector of a first axis, an origin, a normal vector of a second axis are determined according to the positioning elements. A positioned coordinate system is generated according to the normal vectors of the first axis and the second axis, and the origin, for positioning the coordinate system. | 04-08-2010 |
20100096539 | CALIBRATION PLATE AND CALIBRATION METHOD - A calibration plate is configured for revising an image capture apparatus of a vision measuring system. The vision measuring system includes a worktable which is configured for supporting the calibration plate. The calibration plate includes a quadrate portion. A calibration area and a zero marker are formed on the quadrate portion. The calibration area includes a plurality of regions having the same shape. | 04-22-2010 |
20100103257 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING AN IMAGE - A method for correcting an image of a physical object first captures images of a circle and a rectangle set of a calibration plate placed on a measurement machine, and determines correction data using the images of the circle and the rectangle. The method further corrects the image of the physical object captured by the measurement machine according to the correction data, and displays a corrected image of the physical object. | 04-29-2010 |
20100104198 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING INFLECTION POINTS IN AN IMAGE OF AN OBJECT - A system and method for determining inflection points in an image of an object includes obtaining the image of the object, performing binary image processing on a border of the image to obtain border points, selecting a predetermined number of the border points to fit a straight line, calculating a vertical distance between each selected border point and the straight line, and obtaining a total distance. The method further includes adding a new border point to the selected border points if the total distance is less than a predetermined value, so as to fit a new straight line and do a loop cycle, otherwise, regarding a last border point of the selected border points as an inflection point, and sequentially selecting the predetermined number of other border points to fit another new straight line. | 04-29-2010 |
20100110503 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING LIGHT SOURCES IN MEASUREMENT OF A SURFACE IMAGE - A computer-implemented method for adjusting light intensity of light sources of an image measuring machine in measurement of a surface image of an object includes obtaining the surface image of the object, setting one light source to be adjusted and adjusting a light intensity of the light source according to an adjusting mode. The method further includes computing an optimum light intensity level, adjusting a light intensity to the optimum light intensity level to obtain an optimum surface image of the object, and storing the optimum surface image and the optimum light intensity level into a storage system. | 05-06-2010 |
20100158496 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOCUSING A CHARGE COUPLED DEVICE LENS ON A SELECTED SURFACE OF AN OBJECT - A positioning system and method for focusing a charge coupled device (CCD) lens on a selected surface of an object to be measured is provided. The positioning system and method moves the CCD lens downwards to approximate an estimate Z-axis coordinate of the CCD lens, and moves the CCD lens upwards to find an accurate Z-axis coordinate of the CCD lens according to the selected surface of the object. The system and method further moves the CCD lens to a position corresponding to the accurate Z-axis coordinate to focus the CCD lens on the selected surface. | 06-24-2010 |
20100165086 | LIGHT SOURCE FOR VISION MEASURING INSTRUMENT AND POSITIONING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A light source is configured to be mounted to a vision measuring instrument that includes a primary image capture unit capturing an image of an object to be measured, and an auxiliary image capture unit providing a means to aim the primary image capture unit at a determined position. The light source includes a main body defining a through hole for receiving the primary image capture unit, and a mounting hole for readily mounting an auxiliary image capture unit. A luminescent surface is formed on an inner wall bounding the through hole of the main body. A number of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is disposed on the luminescent surface. | 07-01-2010 |
20100169041 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ILLUSTRATIVE INFORMATION OF MEASURED DATA - A method for dynamically displaying illustrative information of measured data of a manufactured part, obtained by a coordinate measuring machine, defines measured characteristics of the measured data. Graphical aides are created. Each of the defined measured characteristics is related to one of the graphical aides. If one of the defined measured characteristics is to be illustrated, the related graphical aide is retrieved and displayed. | 07-01-2010 |
20100226587 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BINARIZING A GRAY-SCALE IMAGE IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes an image processing system to binarize a gray-scale image to generate a corresponding binary image in the electronic device. Binarization of the gray-scale image by the image processing system includes generation of a binarization array to store binarization threshold values that each corresponds to a pixel of the gray-scale image, and binarization of the gray-scale image according to all binarization threshold values stored in the binarization array. | 09-09-2010 |
20110018873 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL TO THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An image conversion system and method read image data of a two-dimensional image from a storage system. A data format, an image size, a pixel value of each pixel, and pixel coordinates of each pixel are determined according to the image data. A gray value of each pixel is calculated. According to the pixel coordinates and gray value of each pixel, a three-dimensional mesh is generated and then decorated, so that a three-dimensional image is obtained. | 01-27-2011 |
20110046909 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING OBSERVATIONAL ERRORS OF A COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE - A system and method for calculating an observational error of a coordinate measuring machine includes receiving measuring parameters input by a user, obtaining observational errors of the ruler from a storage system, and identifying the zero mark of the ruler. A direction of the ruler is adjusted to be substantially parallel to the measuring direction of the measuring parameters, controlling the coordinate measuring machine to measure the ruler according to the measuring parameters, obtaining measured data. Observational error of the coordinate measuring machine is calculated according to the measured data, which is stored in the storage system. | 02-24-2011 |
20110161876 | COMPUTER AND METHOD FOR GENERATIING EDGE DETECTION COMMANDS OF OBJECTS - A computer and a method for generation commands include loading a data exchange format (DXF) image, and selecting a measurement tool and selecting a DXF feature of the DXF image. The generation commands method further includes generating an edge detection command of the selected DXF feature according to the measurement tool when the size of the selected DXF feature is not larger than the size of an image area. And an edge detection command corresponding to each of the reselected measurement tools is generated when the size of the selected DXF feature is larger than the size of the image area. | 06-30-2011 |
20110191049 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING MANUFACTURING ACCURACY - In a method for verifying manufacturing accuracy, a point cloud of a workpiece is read. A first determined point is determined according to the first point of the point cloud and a second determined point is determined according to the final point of the point cloud. A first line, a second line, and a third line are all located by respectively connecting the first point and the first determined point, the final point and the second determined point, and the first determined point and the second determined point. Qualification of the workpiece is determined by measuring a first angle of the first line and the third line, a second angle of the second line and the third line, a first distance between the first determined point and the second line, and a second distance between the second determined point and the first line. | 08-04-2011 |
20120092362 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LIGHT INTENSITY IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device and a method for testing the light intensity of the electronic device include setting a colorbar comprising a plurality of colors corresponding to different gray values. The testing method further includes read bitmap data of read image upon the condition that the read image is a gray image, and recording a pixel number corresponding to each gray value. The method further includes drawing a relationship curve between the plurality of gray values and corresponding pixel numbers and recoloring the gray image according to the plurality of colors in the colorbar corresponding to the gray values of each pixel in the gray image, and displaying the relationship curve and a recolored gray image on a display. | 04-19-2012 |
20120230605 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND OFFLINE PROGRAMMING METHOD - A computing device and method for programming a measuring program into the device. The system and method divide an ideal image into one or more sections and obtains the attributes of each of the sections. The system and method measure dimensions from a desired position located in each of the sections based on a coordinate system created for each of the sections, and obtains ideal measurements from the desired position. The system and method generate a measuring program which is capable of executing the steps mentioned above. | 09-13-2012 |
20120232835 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING ADJOINING PARTS OF A PRODUCT - A scanner obtains point-cloud data of adjoining parts of a product. A computing device reads two point-clouds from the point-cloud data, fits two or more lines according to the two point-clouds, selects two lines that have the same ascending direction from the two or more lines, and creates a two-dimensional coordinates system base on the two selected lines. The computing device determines a highest point in each of the two point-clouds based on distances from each point in either of the point-clouds to a corresponding selected line, and determines two nearest points in the two point-clouds. A difference between Y coordinates of the two highest points is determined as a gap-height of two adjoining parts of the product, and a difference between X coordinates of the two nearest points is determined as a gap-width between two adjoining parts. | 09-13-2012 |
20120239369 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PROBE MEASUREMENTS - A method controls probe measurement using an electronic device. The method receives user-defined identification data of a probe if a preset configuration file is not stored in a storage device of the electronic device, and fits a three dimensional (3D) model of the probe according to the user-defined identification data of the probe. The method further updates the user-defined identification data of the probe if the fitted 3D model does not match the probe, or stores the user-defined identification data of the probe in a user-defined configuration file if the fitted 3D model matches the probe, and controls the probe to execute measurement according to the user-defined configuration file. | 09-20-2012 |
20120253722 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF FLATNESS OF OBJECTS USING THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In a method for measurement of flatness of objects on a measuring machine, at least two objects are fixed on a worktable of the measuring machine. The method establishes a first coordinate system for the worktable location, sets two groups of horizontal scanning points for each object, and sets two groups of vertical scanning points for each object. By controlling at least two laser heads of the measuring machine, the objects are measured and coordinate values for each of the points scanned are obtained. The method calibrates a first coordinate system and establishes a second coordinate system based on the first coordinate system. In the second coordinate system, the at least two laser heads measure the objects and obtain data, and an indication of the flatness of each object is calculated and displayed on a display device. | 10-04-2012 |
20120274763 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF FOCUSING ON POINTS OF OBJECTS - A measuring device and method is used to select focusing points on an object. A CCD of the measuring device is positioned at the top of an initial focusing range, then moves to the bottom of the initial focusing range at a first speed to capture first images of the object. Image points corresponding to each focusing point in the first images are identified to compute coordinates of a first focal point of each focusing point. The initial focusing range is updated according to Z-coordinates of the first focal points. The CCD is positioned at the bottom of the updated focusing range, then, moves to the top of the updated focusing range at a second speed to capture second images of the object. Image points corresponding to each focusing point in the second images are identified to compute coordinates of a second focal point of each focusing point. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278063 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE LANGUAGES IN IMAGE MEASUREMENT PROGRAMS - An electronic device connected to a measurement machine is installed with an image measurement program. The electronic device records detailed information in relation to a new language file added to a template file provided by the image measurement program, and creates one or more executable files for the image measurement program based on the template file. When the image measurement program is started, the electronic device adds the new language to a language selection menu of a user interface of the image measurement program by executing the one or more executable files, displays all languages available to the image measurement program under the language selection menu of the user interface, and after selection and displays all information in a user-selected language. | 11-01-2012 |
20120328211 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPLICING IMAGES OF WORKPIECE - A computer is connected to a measurement machine. The computer receives an area selected by a user of a three-dimensional model of a workpiece which is put on the measurement machine. A first size of the selected area is calculated corresponding to resolution values of various images of the workpiece captured by a charge-coupled device (CCD). The computer calculates a number of the images which are necessary to create a complete bitmap, of a certain second size, by splicing together the various images. Coordinate values of the pixel points of the various images are calculated according to a splicing type desired and set by the user. The computer puts the pixel points into a mapping relationship according to the coordinate values of the pixel points, to create the complete bitmap. | 12-27-2012 |
20130027544 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REGULATING COORDINATES OF PROBE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - In a method for regulating coordinates of a probe measurement system using an electronic device, the method determines a first center of a reference object using a probe measurement system, and a second center of the reference object using an image measurement system. The method further determines regulation values between the probe measurement system and the image measurement system by calculating difference values between coordinates of the first center and the second center of the reference object, and stores the regulation values in a storage device of the electronic device. | 01-31-2013 |
20130077089 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND PRECISION TESTING METHOD OF OPTICAL LENS USING THE COMPUTING DEVICE - In a precision testing method of an optical lens using a computing device, the computing device is connected to an imaging system. The computing device controls the imaging system to generate an image of an object according to light rays reflected from the object and collected by the optical lens. A dimension of the object is measured from the image. A maximum value and a minimum value of the dimension of the object are determined. A difference between the maximum value and the minimum value is calculated. According to the difference, it is determined whether the optical lens agrees with a precision requirement. | 03-28-2013 |
20130089238 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING IMAGES OF OBJECT - A computing device reads an entire image of an object. The entire image is spliced by a plurality of part images. A user selects an area on the entire image. The computing device determines a first number of first pixel points between a center point of the selected area and a center point of each covered image. The converted images are part images that the selected area covers. The coordinate values of the center point of the selected area are calculated according to the first number of pixel points and a size of each pixel point of the entire image. The computing device calculates coordinate values of each point of a selected area according to the size of each pixel point and the coordinate values of the center point of the selected area. | 04-11-2013 |
20130096709 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ENGINEERING TOLERANCES OF A MANUFACTURED OBJECT - In a method for generating engineering tolerances of a manufactured object using a computing device, the computing device sets engineering tolerances to a determined number of decimal places and stores the engineering tolerances into a storage system. The computing device receives a measured dimension of the manufactured object and a nominal dimension corresponding to the measured dimension. A number of decimal places of the nominal dimension is determined, and a pair of engineering tolerances of the manufactured object is retrieved from the storage system. The measured dimension, the nominal dimension, and the retrieved pair of engineering tolerances are displayed on a display device. | 04-18-2013 |
20130120562 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING STAR PROBE OF IMAGE MEASURING MACHINE - In a method for calibrating a star probe of an image measuring machine, the star probe includes one or more probe heads. Probe configuration information for the star probe is configured when there is no probe configuration file of the star probe stored in a storage device of the image measuring machine, and one of the probe heads to be calibrated is selected from the star probe. The method calibrates a radius value of the selected probe head, and calibrates the deviation between the center point of the selected probe head and the focus of the camera lens. The method further generates a star probe model of the star probe according to the probe configuration information and the probe calibration information, and displays the star probe model of the star probe on a display device of the image measuring machine. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124135 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY REPLACING PROBES FOR COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINES - In a computing device, computerized method, and a non-transitory storage medium, correction data of a probe holder is read. The probe holder comprises one or more slots that houses all available probes and is placed on the coordinate measuring machine. The correction data comprises coordinates of the slots. A coordinate of one of the slots is obtained from the correction data. A Z-axis of the coordinate measuring machine moves to a position that corresponds to the extracted coordinates, to detach a probe which is currently installed on the Z-axis and to place the detached probe into the slot, and/or to pick up and install another probe which is currently housed in the slot onto the Z-axis. | 05-16-2013 |
20130138974 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENCRYPTING AND STORING DATA - A computing device connects with a vision measuring machine (VMS). Then the computing device generates a one time password (OTP). A size of the OTP, the OTP are stored in a predefined file. The computing device obtains a size of measurement program codes of the VMS. The size of the OTP and the size of the measurement program codes are stored in the predefined file. The measurement program codes are encrypted by the OTP. If the measurement data includes image data of an object which is measured by the VMS, the computing device stores the encrypted program codes, a type of the image data, image data, and a size of the image data in the predefined file. | 05-30-2013 |
20130155313 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FOCUSING AND MEASURING POINTS OF OBJECTS - In an electronic device, an image point A on an image of an object is selected. A spectral confocal sensor is controlled to move to a position above a measuring point A′ on the object, where the measuring point A′ corresponds to the image point A, and a Z-coordinate of the measuring point A′ is computed using the spectral confocal sensor. A focal position of the measuring point A′ is computed according to the Z-coordinate of the measuring point A′, and a CCD lens is controlled to move to the focal position. The Z-coordinate of the measuring point A′ is stored into a storage unit of the electronic device. | 06-20-2013 |
20130169975 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SCANNING EDGES OF AN OBJECT - In a method for scanning edges of an object using a computing device, the computing device is connected to an image measuring machine including an image capturing device. A start point, an end point, a scan direction, and a scan distance interval are set. Scan points on the edges of the object are determined. For each scan point, the computing device aims the image capturing device at the scan point, controls the image capturing device to capture images of the object at different depths, and records focal points. Definition values of the images are calculated and an image with a highest definition value is determined. A focal point corresponds to the image with the highest definition value and so coordinates of the scan point are determined. Scanned edges of the object are formed based on all the scan points. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173216 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A POINT CLOUD USING A COMPUTING DEVICE - In a method for processing a point cloud using a computing device, a straight line fitted by the point cloud comprising border points is determined as a benchmark line. An inflection point in the point cloud of the benchmark line is determined. If the vertical distance of the inflection point is not greater than the preset filtration value, needless border points in the point cloud are deleted and a remainder point cloud is obtained. If the vertical distance between the inflection point and the benchmark line is greater than a filtration value, the point cloud is divided into two sub-point clouds, and the one sub-point cloud having border points less than the preset number is deleted, and the other sub-point cloud is set as a remainder point cloud. | 07-04-2013 |
20130174119 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING MEASURING PROGRAMS - In a computing device, a script editor of a measuring software is executed and a macro option of the script editor is selected to show a macro interface. The macro interface is initialized for loading all data types and loading all macro names. Variable names are inputted and variable types are selected through the macro interface to generate variable declarations. The received variable names are then added into the macro interface. A macro name and a variable name is selected through the macro interface and the selected variable name is assigned to a macro corresponding to the selected macro name. One or more variables are inputted into the macro to execute the macro, then, results of executing the macro are outputted through the macro interface. Finally, a measuring program of a product is generated according to the above operation. | 07-04-2013 |
20130257286 | COMPUTING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING LIGHT CHANNELS OF LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - In a method of a computing device for calibrating light channels, one or more channel options of an illumination selecting unit of the computing device are selected to turn on the one or more light channels of a light source device. A camera unit captures a first image of the light source device. A zone and a serial number of each light channel are marked on the first image. Each channel option of the illumination selecting unit is eliminated. The camera unit captures a second image of the light source device when a light channel is turned off. The first image and the second image are compared, and a correlation between the light channel that is turned off and the eliminated channel option is determined. The serial numbers of the channel options are modified and remapped according to correlations between each light channel and each channel option. | 10-03-2013 |