Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and apparatus for identifying boiler tubes
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Application No.: US16217717Application Date: 2018-12-12
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Publication No.: US10740585B2Publication Date: 2020-08-11
- Inventor: Ronald Konopacki , Matthew David Allen , Allan Gunn Ferry
- Applicant: General Electric Technology GmbH
- Applicant Address: CH Baden
- Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
- Current Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
- Current Assignee Address: CH Baden
- Agency: Grogan, Tuccillo & Vanderleeden, LLP
- Main IPC: H04N5/247
- IPC: H04N5/247 ; G06K7/14 ; H04N5/262 ; H04N5/225 ; G06K7/10

Abstract:
A system and method for reading a barcode displayed on an object is provided. The system includes a barcode reader having a plurality of cameras communicatively coupled to an image processor, and a controller device communicatively coupled to the plurality of cameras and the image processor. The cameras are arranged to define a first opening therebetween sized to receive the object therein. The controller device triggers an operation of each camera. Each camera is operative to capture a respective image of a different corresponding portion of the surface of the object, and to send the respective image to the image processor. The image processor is configured to combine the respective images received from each camera into a composite image, and to read a barcode from the composite image.
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