Embedded imaging and control system
CA 2579431 C · Owner: Parata Systems, Llc · Inventors: Toole, William; Remis, Steven J.; Volkar, John
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A stand alone imaging system is disclosed that captures undistorted high , resolution, stop-action images of objects (e.g. medicine pills) moving at automation speeds, processes the images in real time and then performs real-, time I/O based control that is a function of the image processing results. The imaging system has a form factor that enables it to be embedded inside a product (e.g. a pill dispenser). The imaging system also has a flexible I/O system so that a variety of different applications can be handled by changing only the programming and the external hardware connected to the device in which the imaging system is embedded. In the case of pill dispensing and quality …
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- Filed October 25, 2005 and granted December 17, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 25, 2025.
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