Image Inspection Apparatus, Image Inspection Method, And Computer Program

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APP PUB NO 20120207379A1
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13352408

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The present invention provides an image inspection apparatus and a method which remove noise even when there is a change in brightness of a multi-valued image, and which inspect a defect, and relates to a computer program. A multi-valued image is acquired, and a reference intensity value based on intensity information for the image is calculated. A difference for each pixel between the intensity value and the reference intensity value is calculated, and a threshold value to track and change in response to a change in the reference intensity value is set and stored. Pixels that have a calculated difference that is larger than the threshold value is extracted, and an aggregate body of pixels based on a connectivity of the intensity value of the extracted pixels is specified, and a characteristic amount using the difference is calculated. A defect is discriminated based on the calculated characteristic amount.

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KEYENCE CORPORATION1-3-14 HIGASHINAKAJIMA HIGASHIYODOGAWA-KU OSAKA-SHI OSAKA 533-8555

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Shimodaira, Masato Osaka, JP 22 201
Uchiyama, Naoya Osaka, JP 20 145

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