US5027416A
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Method of recognizing and locating the positions of templates disposed on sheet or plate material
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-12-07
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Granted: 1991-06-25
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Expires: 2008-12-07
Abstract
Abstract A method of recognizing templates and detecting their positions on sheet or plate material, e.g. hide, which hide is placed on a supporting table, the method using optical reader means and template marker means which are readable by said optical reader means, the method including the improvement whereby the marker means on a template are constituted by at least one geometrical figure having a finite area and optionally including at least one characteristic line.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Marc Loriot
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 03:28
CPC Classifications
B; B26; B26D; B26D5/00; B26D5/20; B26D5/30; B26D5/34; G; G06; G06K; G06K7/00; G06K7/10; G06K7/10544; G06K7/10821; G06K7/10881; B26D5/007; B26F; B26F1/00; B26F1/38; C; C14; C14B; C14B5/00; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/06009; G06K19/06018; G06K2019/06215; G06K2019/06253; G06K2019/06271; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S83/00; Y10S83/929; Y10S83/936; Y10S83/938; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/141; Y10T83/145
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
A method for recognizing templates and detecting their position on a planar material, said templates serving as guides for cutting out pieces of a given shape from said planar material, said method comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of templates of a plurality of types characterized by differing shapes and sizes of said templates, a template of a given type having on an upper surface thereof marker means of at least one geometrical figure having a finite area and at least a characteristic line, said marker means identifying said type of template; selectively placing and selectively orienting on said planar material at least one of said templates; imaging with recording means said planar material and said template placed thereupon; determining a size and a position of said at least one geometrical figure from said imaged planar material and template, thereby determining said type of template and a position and an orientation of said template on said planar material which is to be cut.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
164 words
A method for recognizing templates and detecting their position on a planar material, said templates serving as guides for cutting out pieces of a given shape from said planar material, said method comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of templates of a plurality of types characterized by differing shapes and sizes of said templates, a template of a given type having on an upper surface thereof marker means of at least one geometrical figure having a finite area and at least a characteristic line, said marker means identifying said type of template; selectively placing and selectively orienting on said planar material at least one of said templates; imaging with recording means said planar material and said template placed thereupon; determining a size and a position of said at least one geometrical figure from said imaged planar material and template, thereby determining said type of template and a position and an orientation of said template on said planar material which is to be cut.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein each said template has on said upper surface at least two of said geometrical figures of differing areas and wherein said determining step further determines an orientation of a line connecting said two geometrical figures from said imaged planar material and said template placed thereupon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said imaging step comprises moving a linear camera relative to a table supporting said planar material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as recited in claim 3, wherein said table is fixed and said moving step moves said linear camera.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as recited in claim 3, wherein said camera is fixed and said moving step moves said table.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method as recited in claim 3, wherein both said table and said camera are fixed and wherein said moving step moves a mirror reflecting an image of said template and said planar material to said camera.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as recited in claim 3, wherein said imaging step further comprises detecting a speed of said moving of said camera relative to said table and controlling a frequency of operation of said camera in correspondence to said detected speed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as recited in claim 7, wherein said detecting step is an optical detecting step.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said imaging step step uses a matrix video camera.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method as recited in claim 9, wherein said template comprises a dual layer structure, an upper layer thereof having a low contrast with said planar material, said lower layer thereof having a higher contrast with said upper layer, a portion of said upper layer being removed to expose said lower layer to form said geometrical figure.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said at least one geometrical figure comprises a triangle.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said at least one geometrical figure comprises a plurality of circles of differing areas.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said geometrical figure has a higher contrast with a remainder of said said template than said remainder has with said planar material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising magnetically attracting said template to a table supporting said planar material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising placing a marker means in an area of said planar material to indicate processing of a different type than that indicated by said template.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said planar material to be cut is an animal hide.
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