JP2009110111A - Setting device for image inspection system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To set an image inspection system by flexibly changing an image layout in response to the length of a character string. <P>SOLUTION: The screen inspection system comprises: a display part 8 for displaying information concerning the product inspection of the image inspection system and an image for setting to set the image inspection system; storage parts 10-12 including a character string resource having a setting item name included in the image for setting to be displayed by the display part 8 and a window resource for expressing a window shape where the character string is arranged; a display control part 6 for arranging the character string resource with reference to the window resource, and generating the image for setting which includes the setting item name of the image inspection system and the entry field of the setting item name; and an operation input part 9, to be operated by a user, for inputting setting information in the entry field of the setting item name of the image inspection system. The display control part 6 changes the window shape, which is set with the window resource, based on the length of the character string to be included in the image for setting, and then, generates the image for setting. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a setting device for an image inspection system that inspects the quality of a product by an image.

Conventionally, as a technique capable of changing the image layout, there is one described in Patent Document 1 below. The document creation apparatus described in Patent Document 1 enlarges or reduces the area together with the size of the character string without changing the one-line character and the number of lines of the character string included in the area.
JP 05-298311 A

  By the way, a display device that displays an inspection result of an image inspection system that inspects the quality of a product by an image has an image layout set in advance. Therefore, it is necessary to design the image layout in consideration of the length of the character string included in the image.

  Once the image layout is determined, the character content is limited so that the length (number of characters) of the character string falls within the image layout. Conversely, when the character string length is changed, the image layout itself is changed. There was a need.

  Therefore, the present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances, and the setting of the image inspection system that can flexibly change the image layout according to the length of the character string and set the image inspection system. An object is to provide an apparatus.

  The present invention is a setting device for an image inspection system that inspects the quality of the product using image data obtained by imaging the product, and includes information related to product inspection of the image inspection system and setting of the image inspection system. Display means for displaying a setting image for performing, a character string resource including a setting item name included in the setting image displayed by the display means, and a window resource representing a window shape to be arranged by the character string A setting image information storage unit and a character string resource stored in the setting image information storage unit are arranged with reference to a window resource, and include a setting item name of the image inspection system and an input field for the setting item name An image input means for inputting setting information to a setting image generating means for generating a setting image and setting information in an input field of a setting item name of the image inspection system And a stage. In this image inspection system setting device, in order to solve the above-described problem, the setting image creation unit changes the window shape set by the window resource based on the length of the character string included in the setting image. To create a setting image.

  According to the setting device of the image inspection system according to the present invention, the setting image is created by changing the window shape set by the window resource based on the length of the character string included in the setting image. The image inspection system can be set by changing the image layout flexibly according to the length of the image.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The present invention is applied to, for example, an image inspection system configured as shown in FIG. This image inspection system is mainly used for the appearance inspection of objects such as parts and products for the purpose of automating the identification of varieties such as parts, the inspection of mixing of different kinds of parts, the assembly work and the product inspection in the production line. In this image inspection system, the result of image processing is used for measurement / recognition of the area, shape, position, etc. of an object, thereby determining whether the object is good or defective.

  The image inspection system includes an imaging unit 1, an imaging control unit 2, an image memory 3, an inspection control / processing unit 4, an inspection data storage unit 5, and a display control unit 6 (setting image creation means). , An output control unit 7, a display unit (display unit) 8, and an operation input unit operated by a user for inputting setting information in a setting item name input field (box, pull-down menu, etc.) of the image inspection system. Input means) 9, a character string resource storage unit 10 that stores a character string resource including the setting item name included in the setting image, and a window resource storage unit 11 that stores a window resource representing a window shape to be arranged by the character string. And a display data definition information storage unit 12.

  This image inspection system includes an imaging control unit 2, an image memory 3, an inspection control / processing unit 4, an inspection data storage unit 5, a display control unit 6, an output control unit 7, a character string resource storage unit 10, and a window resource storage unit. 11. The display data definition information storage unit 12 is realized by a CPU, an information storage device, and a memory, the display unit 8 is realized by a display, and the operation input unit 9 is realized by a keyboard, a mouse, and the like. The character string resource storage unit 10, the window resource storage unit 11, and the display data definition information storage unit 12 function as setting image information storage means.

  The image inspection system creates image data obtained by imaging a product by the imaging unit 1 that images the product on the production line when the product is inspected. This image data is captured by the imaging control unit 2 according to the control of the inspection control / processing unit 4, temporarily stored in the image memory 3, and is set as an inspection target by the inspection control / processing unit 4.

  The inspection control / processing unit 4 performs product quality inspection using the image data stored in the image memory 3 and the inspection data stored in the inspection data storage unit 5. For example, the inspection control / processing unit 4 compares the image data stored in the image memory 3 with the non-defective image data stored in advance in the inspection data storage unit 5 to determine the product area, shape, The position and the like are measured, and an inspection result that is a non-defective product or a defective product is created. This inspection result is displayed on the display unit 8 via the display control unit 6 under the control of the output control unit 7.

  In such an image inspection system, a product inspection administrator uses the user interface of the display unit 8 and the operation input unit 9 to perform various settings of the image inspection system. Specifically, a display image for setting is displayed on the display unit 8 by the display control unit 6, and setting contents according to the operation of the operation input unit 9 are supplied to the inspection control / processing unit 4, thereby performing image inspection. Set the system operation. Such an operation of the display control unit 6 is performed by a CPU reading and executing a system setting tool (program) stored in a memory (not shown), and storing character string resources and window resource stored in the character string resource storage unit 10. This is realized by displaying various setting images using the window resources stored in the unit 11.

  The character string resource stored in the character string resource storage unit 10 is the character string itself displayed in the menu or dialog. In this character string resource, a character string and an ID (character string ID) are associated with each other.

  The display data definition information stored in the display data definition information storage unit 12 sets a window for defining a setting image, buttons in the window, a pull-down menu, and an input box. The display data definition information associates a window, a button in the window, a pull-down menu, and an input box with an ID (window ID, button ID, pull-down menu ID, input box ID). A window ID, a button ID, a pull-down menu ID, and an input box ID are associated with each other. In addition to the buttons, the pull-down menu, and the input box, the setting image may include an image input by the user's judgment.

  The window resource stored in the window resource storage unit 11 includes a character string ID, a window ID, a button ID, a pull-down menu ID, an input box ID, and an arrangement coordinate and a size of the window, button, pull-down menu, and input box. A correspondence relationship is defined. This window resource is created for each setting image.

  When displaying the setting image on the display unit 8, the display control unit 6 identifies a window resource representing the setting image to be displayed, and uses the window resource as a key for a character string ID, a window ID, a button ID, The pull-down menu ID and the input box ID are extracted, the character string image corresponding to the extracted character string ID is extracted from the character string resource storage unit 10, and the window ID, the button ID, the pull-down menu ID, and the window corresponding to the input box ID are extracted. , Button, pull-down menu, input box image. The images extracted from the character string resource storage unit 10 and the window resource storage unit 11 are stored in the character string ID, window ID, button ID, pull-down menu ID, and input box ID stored in the display data definition information storage unit 12. Create a setting image set to a size corresponding to the character string ID, window ID, button ID, pull-down menu ID, and input box ID stored in the display data definition information storage unit 12 at the corresponding arrangement coordinates, It is displayed on the display unit 8.

  At this time, the display control unit 6 automatically arranges windows, character strings, buttons, pull-down menus, and input boxes based on window resources. Specifically, the display control unit 6 creates the setting image by changing the window shape set by the window resource based on the length of the character string included in the setting image.

  Specifically, FIG. 2 shows a setting image for performing input / output setting among environment settings in the setting tool of the image inspection system. In the window 100 included in the setting image, a button 101, a character string 102, and a pull-down menu 103 are included. The display control unit 6 adjusts the width A of the button 101 according to the maximum length included in the character string to be displayed on the button 101, and the character string is determined by the right end position of the button 101 determined by the width A. The left end position of 102 is determined. Here, as for the character string 102 and the pull-down menu 103, when the “serial” button in the button 101 is selected, the character string 102 and the pull-down menu 103 corresponding to the button are displayed in the character string resource storage unit 10 and the window resource storage. Obtained with reference to the unit 11 and the display data definition information storage unit 12. Further, the width B of the character string 102 is adjusted by the maximum length included in the character string 102, and the left end position of the pull-down menu 103 is determined by the right end position of the character string 102 determined by the width B. The width C of the pull-down menu 103 is determined by the maximum length of the character strings that can be input to the pull-down menu 103. In this way, the display control unit 6 determines the width D of the window 100 by determining the width A of the button 101, the display position and width B of the character string 102, and the display position and width C of the pull-down menu 103. be able to.

  Also, in the input / output setting image shown in FIG. 2, when the “parallel result output” button is selected, the setting image is switched to that shown in FIG. At this time, the display control unit 6 refers to the character string resource storage unit 10, the window resource storage unit 11, and the display data definition information storage unit 12 for the character string 102 and pull-down menu 103 corresponding to “parallel result output”. get. Here, each time the setting image is switched, the display control unit 6 determines the length of the read character string 102, updates the maximum width included in the character string 102 to B ′, and pull-down menu 103. And the width is updated to C ′.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, when the maximum length of the character string on the button 101 changes, such as “parallel result setting condition”, the display control unit 6 updates the width A ′ to the width A ′. The width of the window 100 is also updated to D ′. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 5, when the maximum length of the character string 102 changes as in “Parity check presence / absence condition setting”, the width of the character string 102 is updated to B ′ and the window 100 When the width is updated to D ′ and the maximum length of the pull-down menu 103 changes as shown in “soft flow control” as shown in FIG. 6, the width of the pull-down menu 103 is updated to C ′. The width of the window 100 can be updated to D ′.

  Furthermore, the image inspection system stores a character string resource as shown in FIG. 7 in the character string resource storage unit 10 so that the operation input unit 9 can select the language of the character string included in the setting image. The display control unit 6 can create a setting image by changing the window shape set by the window resource based on the length of the character string that changes depending on the language selected by the operation input unit 9. In this way, when the language is switched from Japanese to English from the state shown in FIG. 2, all of the character string on the button 101, the character string 102, and the pull-down menu 103 are displayed as shown in FIG. Switch to English. At this time, the display control unit 6 determines the maximum length of the character string on the button 101, the maximum length of the character string 102, and the maximum length of the character string that can be input to the pull-down menu 103, as in the above example. By detecting from the column resource and adjusting the respective widths A, B, and C, the width D of the window 100 can be reset, whereby the window shape can be updated.

  As described above, according to the setting function of the image inspection system, various types of image inspection systems that perform product inspection can be used without preparing a separate personal computer tool or a separate device other than the image inspection system. Can be set. Further, according to the setting function of the image inspection system, it is possible to adjust the threshold value and execute the test even during the product inspection by storing the image data at the time of the product inspection and the past inspection results.

  For example, the image inspection system performs product inspection according to the product inspection program when threshold adjustment or test execution is performed in the execution state of the product inspection program performing the product inspection task by the inspection control / processing unit 4. The display control unit 6 is operated by a multitask OS that processes a task and a program for threshold adjustment and test execution in parallel. For example, when a product inspection result is output to the display control unit 6 by the product inspection task and temporarily terminated, a threshold adjustment or test execution task is started.

  Further, according to the setting function of the image inspection system, the character string can be easily changed by storing the character string in the character string resource storage unit 10 and managing the character string. Even when a change occurs in the character string, the setting image is automatically reconfigured based on the window resource, so that the screen design itself is not changed.

  Further, according to the setting function of the image inspection system, even when a language different from the language used in advance is added, the setting image can be designed only by adding a character string resource of another language. There is no need to reconfigure.

  The above-described embodiment is an example of the present invention. For this reason, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made depending on the design and the like as long as the technical idea according to the present invention is not deviated from this embodiment. Of course, it is possible to change.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the image inspection system to which this invention is applied. It is an example of the image for a setting displayed by the setting function of the image inspection system to which the present invention is applied. It is another example of the image for a setting displayed by the setting function of the image inspection system to which the present invention is applied. It is another example of the image for a setting displayed by the setting function of the image inspection system to which the present invention is applied. It is another example of the image for a setting displayed by the setting function of the image inspection system to which the present invention is applied. It is another example of the image for a setting displayed by the setting function of the image inspection system to which the present invention is applied. It is a figure which shows the character string resource corresponding to multiple languages. It is another example of the image for a setting displayed by the setting function of the image inspection system to which the present invention is applied.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Imaging part 2 Imaging control part 3 Image memory 4 Inspection control / processing part 5 Inspection data storage part 6 Display control part 7 Output control part 8 Display part 9 Operation input part 10 Character string resource storage part 11 Window resource storage part 12 Display Data definition information storage unit 100 Window 101 Button 102 Character string 103 Pull-down menu

Claims (3)

A setting device of an image inspection system that inspects the quality of the product using image data obtained by imaging the product,
Display means for displaying information relating to product inspection of the image inspection system and a setting image for setting the image inspection system;
A setting image information storage unit including a character string resource including a setting item name included in the setting image displayed by the display unit, and a window resource representing a window shape to be arranged by the character string;
A character string resource stored in the setting image information storage unit is arranged with reference to the window resource, and a setting image including a setting item name of the image inspection system and an input field for the setting item name is created. Setting image creation means;
An input means operated by a user for inputting setting information in an input field of a setting item name of the image inspection system;
The setting image creating means creates a setting image by changing a window shape set by the window resource based on a length of a character string included in the setting image. Setting device.   The setting image creation means detects the length of the character string included in the setting image every time the setting image is switched, and changes the window shape set by the window resource to change the setting image. The apparatus for setting an image inspection system according to claim 1, wherein: The input means selects a language of a character string included in the setting image,
The setting image creation means creates a setting image by changing the window shape set by the window resource based on the length of a character string that changes according to the language selected by the input means. The apparatus for setting an image inspection system according to claim 1 or 2.

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