Method and device for determining nominal data for electronic circuits by capturing a digital image and compare with stored nominal data
US7324710B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30152
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and a corresponding device for determining nominal mechanical data for an electronic device by automatic image processing of a digital image of a specimen of said electronic device. In the method, an object in said digital image, which object corresponds to said specimen, is identified and appearance data for the appearance of the identified object are determined. Then, at least some of the determined appearance data are compared with a stored set of nominal appearance data, which nominal appearance data are based on a prior knowledge of appearances of electronic devices, and at least some nominal appearance data of the set of nominal appearance data are selected. Finally, the nominal mechanical data of the electronic device is determined in accordance with the selected nominal appearance data and at least some of the determined appearance data.
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