Verfahren und Messerrahmen zur Anfertigung von Deck- und/oder Umblaettern bestimmter Form

Vorrichtung zum absatzweisen Foerdern einer auf eine Rolle aufgewickelten Bahn aus Tabakmaterial

Vorrichtung zum Bearbeiten des Deckblattes

Deckblattschneide- und Entrippmaschine

Sicherheitsvorrichtung fuer Vorrichtungen zum Ausschneiden von Zigarrenum- oder deckblaettern

Improvements in or relating to machines for the manufacture of cigar or the like bunches

... 549,438. Cigar-making machines. AKTIEBO-LAGET FORMATOR. Jan. 21, 1942. No. 901. Convention date, Feb. 1, 1941. [Class 130] In a machine for making cigar or like bunches comprising cutting rollers 6, 7 movable over a leaf-cutting die 8 positioned in front of a bunch-rolling table 1 to which the cut leaf is transferred, the cutting die is positioned near the front end of a supply table 5 for tobacco leaves and between this table and a receiver 23 for bunches delivered at the front end of the rolling table 1. As shown, the rollers 6, 7 are mounted on arms 9, 10 connected by tension springs 47, Fig. 5, to an arm 12 pivoted to the arm 9 and provided with a roller 13 bearing against the underside of a bar 11. The arms 9, 10 are each provided with a roller 40 bearing on the bar 11 and pivoted to a lever 15 actuated through links from a cam 17 on the shaft 16. The cutting die 8 may be mounted on a rod 37 moved up and down, by a lever 38 and cam 39, into an upper leaf-applying position and a lower ...

Cigar making machines

... 1,003,729. Cigar making machines. VELASQUES NEDERLAND N.V. Aug 20, 1964 [Aug. 21, 1963], No. 34168/64. Heading A2C. In a cigar making machine a cutting die 14 comprises two knives 15, 16 arranged to cut simultaneously two wrappers from a single tobacco leaf portion placed on the die. Each of the cutters 15, 16 is associated with a wrapping mechanism 11 and 13 respectively, the wrappers being transferred to the wrapping mechanism along the paths 20 and 23. Cigar bunches are fed to the wrapping mechanisms along the paths 10 and 12 from a bunch making section 1 of the machine.

An arrangement in tobacco leaf cutting apparatuses in cigar manufacturing machines

... 1,134,150. Cutting cigar wrappers. ARENCO A.B. 10 Nov., 1967 [18 Nov., 1966], No. 51156/67. Heading A2C. In a cigar wrapper cutting device of the type in which an arm carrying cutting wheels is reciprocated relative to a cutting die, and. having a coupling means actuating the operation of the arm that is arranged to be engaged and disengaged by means of a manually operated means, the coupling means is additionally controlled by a cam synchronized with the operation of the arm, by means of which cam the disengagement of the coupling means by the manually actuated means is prevented in all positions of the arm except in one specific position in which the cutting wheels are not in contact with the cutting die. In one embodiment, electric power is supplied to the drive motor of the device by a contactor the control circuit of which includes two switches in parallel, both of which switches must be open simultaneously to break the circuit. One of the two switches is manually operated, and the ...

Method and apparatus for inspecting and cutting cigar wrappers

A system for analyzing and cutting tobacco leaves for cigar wrappers in which each leaf is conveyed to a scanner which scans discrete areas in parallel lines to produce sequences of digital signals, each sequence representing a line and each signal indicating the presence or absence of a hole. The signals of each line, after a delay, are superimposed and the composite signal checked to ascertain if one or more hole free parallelograms of at least one given size can be cut from the leaf. After scanning the leaf is conveyed to another location and cut.

PROCEDURE FOR THE CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF SMOKE ARTICLES

Schutzeinrichtung am Umblatt- und Deckblattausschneidmechanismus von Zigarrenmaschinen.

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Schneiden des Einlagetabaks für Zigarrenwickel.

Einrichtung zum Aufstreichen, Kleistern und Schneiden von Zigarrendeckblättern.

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Aufbringen des Deckblattes auf den Zigarrenwickel.

Verfahren und Maschine zum Zuteilen von Abschnitten eines schwachen, weichen Bandes von einer Rolle an eine Arbeitsstelle

Messer für das Herausschneiden von Streifen aus Tabak-Deckblättern.

Einrichtung zum Ausschneiden von Tabakblättern und zum Zuführen der zu gleicher Form ausgeschnittenen Blätter an eine Wickel- oder Deckmaschine

Verfahren und Maschine zum Zuteilen von Abschnitten eines schwachen, weichen Bandes von einer Rolle an eine Arbeitsstelle, z. B. bei der Herstellung von Zigarren und Zigarillos

Einrichtung zum Schneiden von Zigarrendeck- oder Zigarrenumblättern

Vorrichtung an Zigarrenmaschinen zur Beseitigung von Tabakabfällen

Maschine zum Abschneiden eines Zigarrenum- oder -deckblattes

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Herstellung eines Tabakbandes bestehend aus in einer Reihe aneinander geklebten Tabakblättern

Procédé pour former, en partant de feuilles de tabac, des bandes pour l'enveloppement de cigares, et machine pour la mise en oeuvre de ce procédé

Verfahren zum Vorbereiten und Anlegen von Zigarrenumblättern und/oder Deckblättern an den Wickeltisch einer Zigarren- oder Zigarillowickelmaschine

Maschine zum Zuschneiden eines Tabakblattes und zum Wickeln des zugeschnittenen Blattes um einen Tabak enthaltenden spulenförmigen Körper

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Speisen mit Um- oder Deckblättern einer tabakverarbeitenden Maschine

Zigarrenmaschine mit automatischer Deckblattzuführung

Vorrichtung zum Ausschneiden von aus mindestens zwei Blatt-Teilen bestehenden Deck- oder Umblättern für Raucherwaren

Dispositif d'éjection des rognures de feuilles de tabac

Vorrichtung zum Schneiden eine Blattes einer im voraus bestimmten Gestalt aus einem Tabakblatt

Machine pour la fabrication de cigares

VORRICHTUNG ZUM AUSSCHNEIDEN VON UM- ODER DECKBLAETTERN FUER ZIGARRENWICKEL ODER ZIGARREN.

DEVICE FOR THE STORAGE OF ALMOST HOMOGENEOUS ONES TOBACCO SHEET HURRY IN A ROLLED UP VOLUME.

Process for separating out parts from pieces of a flat starting material

PROCEDURE FOR DETAILING TABAKBLAETTERN.

Method and apparatus for dividing tobacco leaves into covering or wrapping leaves for cigars

The tobacco leaf is laid over two or more contoured knives and cut by means of rollers (7) sliding above the latter. Subsequently, the punched-out tobacco leaf sections are lifted out of the contoured knives, placed on a support and scanned by light in order to identify the contours, the rib structure and any damaged points. These data are compared with target data, whereupon the sections corresponding to the target data are removed. The apparatus contains a turntable (1) with two bearing surfaces (2, 3), each of which has four contoured knives, and a conveyor belt (8). Between the bearing surfaces and the conveyor belt is a transfer apparatus (9; 23), and arranged above the conveyor belt is a contact-free sensing apparatus for determining weak points and undersizes, this sensing apparatus being connected to an electronic processing unit (11). This processing unit controls, inter alia, transfer pivot apparatuses (15-17) arranged on both sides of the conveyor belt which feed the usable tobacco ...

On the cigar eggplant clothes cut-out pieces of material machine safety protection clutch device

NEW PROCESS OF WRAPPING OF THE CIGARS WITH NATURAL TOBACCO

GRANDE SURFACE DE TABAC

La présente invention concerne un procédé de constitution d'une grande surface de tabac natureL On constitue une suite continue de demi-feuilles, puis on recouvre les zones restantes où le tabac est absent avec des morceaux de feuilles. Cette grande surface de tabac peut être utilisée notamment pour la fabrication de capes pour cigares.

PROCESS ALLOWING TO TREAT PRODUCTS OR GROUPS OF PRODUCTS, FOR EXAMPLE OF THE SHEETS OF TOBACCO

PROCEDE DE PLACEMENT DANS DES PIECES IRREGULIERES

L'invention concerne un procédé de placement optimisé de formes de contour déterminé par avance, dans des pièces non régulières assimilables à des feuilles, en vue de la découpe de ces pièces en morceaux ayant lesdites formes et directement utilisables. Pour rendre le placement optimum en dépit de l'irrégularité des pièces (irrégularité pouvant venir soit de leur contour extérieur, soit défauts intérieurs, soit de ces deux types d'accidents) on dresse des cartes-modèles de découpe de pièces-types représentatives d'une tranche du lot de pièces à découper, on classe ces pièces-types suivant une hiérarchie précise et on essaie les cartes-modèles dans l'ordre de leur classement en assimilant une pièce à découper à au moins une pièce-type. Le procédé de l'invention peut s'appliquer aux opérations préliminaires à la découpe de capes dans des feuilles de tabac naturel et à de nombreuses opérations industrielles subissant les mêmes contraintes.

Machine to manufacture the cigars

Device for elimination of waste of tobacco for machines with cigars

Device for creating digital signals representative of a natural leaf profile

There is provided a digital device for creating a series of digital signals indicative of the profile in certain surface variations of a natural tobacco leaf. The light intensity characteristic of an emitted light from various locations on the natural tobacco leaf are scanned in succession across the leaf at parallel positions. The light intensity at the various locations creates a digital signal indicative of whether or not the light intensity is high, low or intermediate. The color profile of the leaf could be created by these signals; however, in accordance with the invention, a digital signal is created when the light intensity signal shifts from one value to another. At that time, a transition signal is created which can be combined to form a transition profile of the leaf which is indicative of the actual profile and color variations of the leaf itself. This information can be used for locating a wrapper cutter at the desired position on the leaf for subsequent cutting of the wrapper ...

Machine for the manufacture of cigar bunches or the like

Verfahren, um eine Maschine zum Herstellen von Zigarren mit Deckblaettern zu beliefern und Maschine zum Herstellen von Zigarren

VORRICHTUNG ZUM ZUFUEHREN VON BANDMATERIAL ZU EINEM STANZGERAET FUER DIE HERSTELLUNG VON ZUR WEITERVERARBEITUNG IN EINER ZIGARRENMASCHINE BESTIMMTEN DECKBLATTZUSCHNITTEN

VERFAHREN ZUM ZUSAMMENSETZEN EINER BAHN AUS NATURTABAK

Improvements in apparatus for producing cigars, cigarillos or like wrapped tobacco articles

... 946,734. Cigar-making machines. K. KÍRBER. Sept. 4, 1962, No. 33820/62. Heading A2C. Apparatus for punching and feeding cigar wrappers comprises a support 1 rotatable about a horizontal axis and provided with surfaces 4 for co-acting with the material 6 from which the wrappers are punched. The material is fed over a roller 9 between reciprocating rollers 11 and the support 1. The support carries four punch cutters 3 which each surround lifters 13 which are normally held below the level of the cutters by springs 15 but which may be raised above that level by cams 14 on a hollow spindle 2 on which the support 1 is rotatably mounted. During the punching operation the material is held against the vertical surface 4 by suction applied through one end of the spindle 2 and the slot 19 therein to apertures 5 in the surface 4. Suction is also applied to the apertures 5 in the lifter 13 through a slot 18 in the vertical lifter 13 and corresponding slot 17 in the spindle 2. After cutting, the support ...

Method of cutting cigar binders or wrappers

The subject-matter of this Specification is identical with that of Specification 881,033 but the claims relate to the cutting of cigar binders of non-rectangular shape and full web width from a web the width of which is greater than the length of a cigar to be formed using the binder. Specification 881,035 also is referred to.

Improvements in cigar wrapper cutter and rolling tables

... 140,695. Liberman, B. Sept. 3, 1919. Rotary type for cutting designs.-In a machine for cutting out cigar-wrappers, of the type in which a roller on a pivoted arm passes over a cutting-die against which the leaf is held by suction, the die is arranged so that it can be raised for cutting and lowered out of action while the cigar is being wrapped up, the suction being controlled at the same time by means of a valve operated by a pedal, which also serves to raise and lower the die. Means are also provided whereby different dies can be used to suit right-handed or lefthanded operators. The suction-box 12 slides in vertical guides and is operated by the pedal 25 through the crank 28 and roller 29 as shown, an arm 14 being provided for lowering the box positively if it should stick. The box 12 is connected by a flexible pipe 18 with a box 19 containing a valve 20 operated from the shaft of the crank 28 by a crank and connecting-rod 23. A cutting-plate 8 is mounted on the table 5 and has an opening ...

Improvements in and relating to apparatus for cutting a leaf of predetermined shape out of a tobacco leaf

... 1,039,618. Cigar-making machines. ARENCO-P.M.B. N.V. March 4, 1964 [March 18, 1963], No. 9241/64. Heading A2C. An apparatus for cutting a leaf of predetermined shape out of a tobacco leaf comprises a cutting die 2, a knife 14 of predetermined shape and having an upstanding cutting edge, rollers 3 adapted to be moved over the cutting edge and to press the leaf to be cut out on to the cutting edge and guiding cams 16 associated with the knife for the rollers. A stationary blow-pipe 4 is directed across the upper surface of the die 2 and blow passages 20 are directed upwardly adjacent the die. The leaf holder 5, which swings about an axis 6, removes the cut leaf after which compressed air is supplied through a controllable valve 11 to the pipe 4 and passages 20 to blow the remaining portion of the leaf against a screen 8, having a latticed portion 9. The leaf parts fall into an opening 10. During cutting the leaf is held on the die 2 by suction applied through apertures 18.

METHOD OF CUTTING WRAPPERS FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND CUTTING TABLE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD

PROCESS FOR CUTTING OUT AND REMOVING SHAPES OF DETERMINED CONTOUR FROM A FLAT PIECE OF IRREGULAR SURFACE DISPOSED ON A MOVING SUPPORT

Machine to manufacturing cigars

Device in cigar machines to the distance of tobacco waste

APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING STRIPS CUT FROM TOBACCO LEAVES

... of the disclosure: Apparatus for processing strips cut from tobacco leaves, comprising a first conveyor, an intermediate conveyor provided with means for detecting the strip length, a third conveyor on which a carrier of synthetic plastics material can be moved, means for the supply of glue and means periodically interrupting the supply of the plastics carrier. Above the first conveyor there are provided detection means, cutting means, and means for removing tobacco strips from the conveyor.

APPARATUS TO CUT OUT AND HAVE THE PIECES OF SIMILAR SHEET OF TOBACCO ON A TAPE AND TO ROLL UP THE BAND WITH THE PIECES IN A REEL FOR STORING OF THE PIECES CUTTINGS

Machine to cut out, in sheets of tobacco, dresses and binders or first envelopes of the cigars

Machine to manufacture the cigars and manufactoring process

Improvement with the apparatuses of cutting of the envelopes for cigars, cigarillos or produced sximilaires

DEVICE TO WORK OF THE OBJECTS IN THE SHAPE OF SHEET, IN PARTICULAR TO CUT OUT CAPES OF CIGARS IN SHEETS OF TOBACCO

PLUSIEURS TABLES 1, POSSEDANT CHACUNE UNE SECTION DE MAGASINAGE POUR DES OUTILS, DES COUTEAUX A DECOUPER 3 PAR EXEMPLE, ET UNE SECTION DE TRAVAIL, SE DEPLACENT L'UNE APRES L'AUTRE SUIVANT UN TRAJET COURBE FERME. LES FEUILLES A TRAVAILLER SONT TRANSFEREES PAR UNE BANDE ASPIRANTE 65 AUX TABLES 1 DANS UN POSTE DE CHARGEMENT ET LES FEUILLES TRAVAILLEES, DES CAPES OU DES SOUS-CAPES PAR EXEMPLE, SONT RETIREES DIAMETRALEMENT A L'OPPOSE PAR UNE BANDE 80. DES TRANSPORTEURS 40 SONT PREVUS POUR TRANSPORTER LES OUTILS 3 DES SECTIONS DE MAGASINAGE AUX SECTIONS DE TRAVAIL DES TABLES 1 ET VICE VERSA. UN ORDINATEUR R DETERMINE CHAQUE FOIS LA DISPOSITION DES OUTILS EN FONCTION DE L'EXAMEN DE LA FEUILLE A TRAVAILLER DANS UN POSTE D'EXPLORATION 72. SEVERAL TABLES 1, EACH HAVING A STORAGE SECTION FOR TOOLS, CUTTING KNIVES 3 FOR EXAMPLE, AND A WORKING SECTION, MOVE ONE AFTER THE OTHER ON A CLOSED CURVED PATH. THE SHEETS TO BE WORKED ARE TRANSFERRED BY A SUCTION BELT 65 TO TABLES 1 IN A LOADING STATION AND THE WORKED SHEETS, CAPES OR UNDERCOATS FOR EXAMPLE, ARE REMOVED DIAMETRALLY FROM THE OPPOSITE BY A BELT 80. OF THE CARRIERS 40 ARE INTENDED TO TRANSPORT TOOLS 3 FROM STORAGE SECTIONS TO WORK SECTIONS IN TABLES 1 AND VICE VERSA. A COMPUTER R DETERMINES EACH TIME THE LAYOUT OF THE TOOLS BASED ON THE EXAMINATION OF THE WORK SHEET IN AN EXPLORATION STATION 72.

Apparatus to cut out sheets of tobacco

PROCEEDED OF CUT OF DRESSES OR CAPES FOR PRODUCTS TO SMOKE AND COUNTS OF CUT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AFORESAID PROCEEDED

PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT DE FEUILLES DE TABAC

PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT DE FEUILLES DE TABAC. L'INVENTION CONCERNE UN PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT D'UN MATERIAU DE CONTOUR ET DE SURFACE SENSIBLEMENT CONSTANTS TELS QUE DES FEUILLES DE TABAC PRESENTANT UNE CERTAINE SYMETRIE DE PART ET D'AUTRE DE LEUR NERVURE PRINCIPALE, POUR OBTENIR DES MORCEAUX DE FORME PREDETERMINEE TELS QUE DES CAPES POUR CIGARES. SELON LE PROCEDE: -ON ETALE UNE FEUILLE DE RANG N; -ON TRANSFERE UNE FEUILLE ETALEE DE RANG N-1 VERS UN POSTE DE LECTURE; -ON ANALYSE L'IMAGE D'UNE FEUILLE DE RANG N-2 ET ON DETERMINE L'EMPLACEMENT DES MORCEAUX QUE L'ON PEUT DISPOSER DANS LADITE FEUILLE; -ON DECOUPE, SIMULTANEMENT DE CHAQUE COTE DE LA NERVURE PRINCIPALE D'UNE FEUILLE DE RANG N-3 LES MORCEAUX DE FORME PREDETERMINEE, ON PRELEVE LES MORCEAUX DECOUPES, ON LES TRANSFERE ET ON LES DISPOSE A UN POSTE DE STOCKAGE OU ILS POURRONT ETRE REPRIS POUR UNE UTILISATION ULTERIEURE. LE PROCEDE SUIVANT L'INVENTION EST UN PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT DES FEUILLES DE TABAC EN VUE DE L'AUTOMATISATION COMPLETE ...

THE CIGAR-ROLLING MACHINE

WORKING METHOD FOR IN PIECES DIVIDES OF TOBACCO BOOKLET OR SUCH

A METHOD FOR PLACING IN A REPETITIVE AND OPTIMAL WAY OF THE CAPES FOR CIGARS IN FOLIOS OF TOBACCO

DEVICE TO PRODUCE FROM A LEAF CONTINUES, SEGMENTS OF PREDETERMINED DIMENSION

APPARAT FOR BEHANDLING AV REMSOR SKURNA FRAN TOBAKSBLAD

Binder and wrapper material feed for cigar machines

Apparatus and methods for manufacturing cigarette tubes

Pre-formed cigarette tubes are provided in an automated fashion. Cigarettes containing a filler material are manufactured according to known methods and transferred to an apparatus for removing the filler material. The filler material within each resulting cigarette is removed therefrom. Optionally, the filler material may be recycled to the beginning of the process. The resulting pre-formed cigarette tubes are collected. At a later time, the hollow regions of those pre-formed tubes can be filled with tobacco cut filler in order to provide finished cigarettes.

Process for forming a large sheet of natural tobacco for manufacturing particularly cigar wrappers

A process for forming a large sheet of natural tobacco for manufacturing particularly cigar wrappers comprising the steps of placing end to end natural tobacco leaves or half-leaves with the main rib of said leaves being in alignment for forming a sheet of at least two continuous rows, displacing said rows in such manner that the leaves or half-leaves of a row overlap the leaves or half-leaves of at least another row via their complementary parts and eventually covering with leaf fragments the areas of the tobacco sheet which are deprived of tobacco.

VERFAHREN ZUM AUSSCHNEIDEN VON DECKBLAETTERN FUER TABAKWAREN SOWIE SCHNEIDTISCH ZUR DURCHFUEHRUNG DES VERFAHRENS

Deckblattschneidvorrichtung

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NUMERIC PROCESSING OF VIDEO SIGNALS REPRESENTATIVE OF A LEAF-LIKE PRODUCT

Verfahren zur Bildung eines kontinuierlichen Streifens aus Naturtabak

Vorrichtung zum Ausschneiden von Zigarrendeckblaettern

Improvements in and relating to wrapper cutting mechanism for cigar making machines

... 404,859. Cigar - making machines. TRIGGS, W. W., 57, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London.-(International Cigar Machinery Co. ; 5520, 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.) May 22,1933, No. 14727. [Class 130.] In a cigar-making machine a number of leafsupporting suction beds, comprising cutting dies 21, die holders 15, hollow blocks 18 and shells 20, are mounted on a turret head 6 which is intermittently rotated in steps to carry said dies in succession from the leaf-serving position to the wrapper-cutter position, and a roller cutting device 78 is so disposed as to coact with and move over each cutting die at the latter position and while the turret head is at rest to cut a wrapper from the leaf thereon. The turret head and cutting device are both actuated in their proper sequence by a shaft 23 which, through shafts 29, 33, drives a cam 35 coupled to the turret shaft 7 mounted in the machine frame 10 and is also provided with a drum cam 83 adapted to operate the cutting mechanism through a lever ...

Improvements in or relating to apparatus for feeding and severing web material

... 809,261. Cigar-making machines. INTERNATIONAL CIGAR MACHINERY CO. June 29, 1956, No. 20237/56. Class 130. [Also in Group XVI] Tobacco sheet material W, Fig. 1, e.g. as disclosed in U.S.A. Specification 2,433,877, is drawn from a reel R obliquely across a rolling table 74 by an oscillating gripper 96 and has binder or wrapper portions severed therefrom by a knife 116 when the gripper 96 has released the drawn web and made or substantially made its return stroke. The gripper 96 has a suction head 98, Fig. 4, and is mounted on a hollow arm 90 of a hollow shaft 26 through which arm and shaft the suction is applied via a pipe 80 when a cam-actuated valve 58 connects it to a suction source 62 during forward strokes of the gripper 96, which thus acts on successive leading ends of the material W. At the end of each forward gripper stroke the valve 58 cuts off the gripper suction and applies suction via a tube 70 and the perforated top 76 of the table 74 to a perforated rolling apron 77 which grips ...

PROCESS FOR THE REPETITIVE AND OPTIMALISED LAYOUT OF SHAPES HAVING THE DETERMINED CONTOUR OF A CIGAR WRAPPER WITH EACH OF THE ELEMENTS OF A SERIES OF TOBACCO LEAVES

Shaped cigar binders or wrappers

The subject-matter of this Specification is identical with that of Specification 881,033 but the claims relate to the specific shape of cigar binder formed. Specification 881,034 also is referred to.

FEEDING TOBACCO WEBS

Improvements in or relating to cigar machines

... 923,753. Cigar-making machines. INTERNATIONAL CIGAR MACHINERY CO. June 12, 1959 [June 26, 1958], No. 20267/59. Class 130. [Also in Group XVI] Portions of a continuous tobacco web W, Fig. 1, are severed by a knife 128 on a table 66 and transported by a reciprocating suction head 80 to a cutting station 218 where cigar wrappers or binders are cut out, the head 80 being pivoted at 86 and guided by an adjustable guide track 118 so that the angular relation of the severed web portion to the cutting bed may be varied. The leading portion of the web is fed forwardly by rollers 12, 14, operated through a one-way ratchet by a rack 16, Fig. 2, reciprocated by a cam-operated lever 56. Simultaneously a second rack 104 actuates gear-wheel 100 to move the suction head 80, which is carried by a guide member 88 sliding on guide rods 90, forward slightly faster than the web feed to carry the previously severed web portion into position over a cutting bed 214 of a rotatable cutting station 218. The guide ...

Process for treating tobacco leaves by spreading, reading, analysis and cut-out thereof

The present invention provides a process for treating tobacco leaves or other like articles, all having substantially the same contour and surface, by spreading, reading, analysis and cut-out thereof, in order to obtain pieces of predetermined shape, such as wrappers for cigars, wherein the whole leaves are passed successively and continuously to the different treatment stations (1, 3, 4, 6, 7) so that, at each instant, a leaf is present at each of said stations (1, 3, 4, 6, 7). Thus the above drawbacks are obviated. ...

An Apparatus for Cutting Out Wrappers or Binders each Composed of at least Two Leaf Portions

... 1,179,676. Cutting cigar wrappers. ARENCO A.B. 30 May, 1968 [9 June, 1967], No. 25913/68. Heading A2C. An apparatus for cutting a cigar wrapper composed of two or more leaf portions positioned in a predetermined, mutual orientation, which apparatus is provided with a number of cutting dies movable in a closed path past leaf applying, cutting and delivery stations, is characterized in that the cutting dies comprise at least one group of two or more cutting dies 6, 7, each die in a group designed to cut its respective leaf portion and arranged one after the other in the direction of movement of the dies, and that a leaf portion collecting means is arranged to receive in succession at the delivery station the two or more leaf portions intended to form a wrapper, receiving them in a position relative to the cutting dies which is determined by the predetermined, mutual orientation of the said leaf portions. A horizontal rotor 5 carries two groups of two cutting dies 6, 7 on each of which, in ...

Arrangement with tobacco sheet cut devices in cigar manufacture machines

MECHANISM FOR CIGAR MANUFACTURE MACHINES

A METHOD FOR PLACING, IN A SHEET OF TOBACCO, CAPES FOR CIGARS

TABLECLOTH OF TOBACCO

PROCESS AND DEVICE OF VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING

APPARATUS TO CUT OUT AND HAVE THE PIECES OF SIMILAR SHEET OF TOBACCO ON A TAPE AND TO ROLL UP THE BAND WITH THE PIECES IN A REEL FOR STORING OF THE PIECES CUTTINGS

MACHINE TO ROLL THE CIGARS

Machine for the constitution of bands dimensioned for the envelopment of the cigars in particular

POSITION CONTROL SYSTEM, POSITION DETECTION DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM

A position control system acquires image data obtained by imaging a workpiece, detects a position of the workpiece on the basis of the image data by first detection processing, outputs a control command for controlling the position of the workpiece in a case in which the position of the workpiece has been detected, detects the position of the workpiece on the basis of the image data in accordance with second detection processing that is more robust than first detection processing in a case in which the position of the workpiece has not been detected, and outputs a control command for controlling the position of the workpiece on the basis of a result of the detection in the second detection processing. 1. A position control system that controls a position of an object that is moved by a moving mechanism , the position control system comprising:a control portion that controls the moving mechanism;an acquisition portion that acquires image data that is obtained by imaging the object;a first detection portion that detects a position of the object on the basis of the image data in accordance with a first detection processing;a first output portion that outputs a first control command for controlling the position of the object to the control portion in a case in which the first detection portion has detected the position of the object;a second detection portion that detects the position of the object on the basis of the image data in accordance with a second detection processing that is more robust than the first detection processing in a case in which the first detection portion has not detected the position of the object; anda second output portion that outputs a second control command for controlling the position of the object to the control portion on the basis of a detection result performed by the second detection portion.2. A position detection device that detects a position of an object that is moved by a moving mechanism , the position detection device comprising ...

MEDICAL OBSERVATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD

There is provided a medical observation apparatus including: a determination unit which determines an apparatus to be used based on a captured image for medical use captured by an imaging device; and a display control unit which causes a related image for medical use corresponding to the determined apparatus and the captured image for medical use to be displayed. 1. A medical observation apparatus comprising:a determination unit configured to determine an apparatus to be used based on a captured image for medical use captured by an imaging device; anda display control unit configured to cause a related image for medical use corresponding to the determined apparatus and the captured image for medical use to be displayed.2. The medical observation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit is configured to cause the related image for medical use and the captured image for medical use to be displayed together.3. The medical observation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit is configured to switch and cause the related image for medical use and the captured image for medical use to be displayed.4. The medical observation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the determination unit is configured to determine an apparatus to be used by detecting an area corresponding to an apparatus to be determined from the captured image for medical use based on apparatus information on the apparatus to be determined to determine use.5. The medical observation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit is configured to cause a related image for medical use corresponding to each of the plurality of determined apparatuses to be displayed when a plurality of apparatuses to be used are determined by the determination unit.6. The medical observation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit is configured to cause a medical image obtained from the medical imaging apparatus to be displayed as ...

Imaging system and method for object detection and localization

A method and system detects and localizes multiple instances of an object by first acquiring a frame of a three-dimensional (3D) scene with a sensor, and extracting features from the frame. The features are matched according to appearance similarity and triplets are formed among matching features. Based on 3D locations of the corresponding points in the matching triplets, a geometric transformation is computed. Matching triplets are clustered according to the computed geometric transformations. Since the set of features coining from two different object instances should have a single geometric transform, the output of clustering provides the features and poses of each object instance in the image. 1. A computer implemented imaging system , comprising:at least one camera to acquire an image of a scene including multiple objects of an identical type, wherein the image includes (a set of) pixels and each pixel includes at least an intensity value and a depth value;a memory to store the image and an image processing program; anda processor, in association with the memory, to execute the image processing program, wherein the program comprises:an object identifier to cluster a first cluster of first pixels and a second cluster of second pixels among pixels of the image so that a single transformation transfers the first pixels to the second pixels, respectively.2. The imaging system of claim 1 , wherein the program further includes an object locator to determine a first pose of an object represented by the first pixels of the first cluster.3. The imaging system of claim 1 , wherein a first group formed by the first pixels of the first cluster matches to a second group formed by the second pixels of the second cluster when a first appearance of any pixel of the first group matches to a second appearance of a pixel of the second group and a first distance between any pair of pixels in the first group matches a second distance between a pair of corresponding appearance ...

AUTOMATED DETECTION OF POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE PACKAGED RADIO-FREQUENCY MODULES

Systems and methods for identifying defective individual packaged modules are presented. A Printed Circuit Board (PCB) having a set of individual module substrates can be received. Further, capturing an image of the PCB and loading a PCB recipe associated with the PCB can be performed. The image of the PCB can be captured by an image capture module that can include one or more cameras. For each individual module substrate, a portion of the image corresponding to the individual module substrate can be compared to the PCB recipe. In addition, it can be determined based on the comparison whether the individual module substrate matches the PCB recipe within a degree of tolerance. In response to determining that the individual module substrate does not match the PCB recipe within the degree of tolerance, a location of the individual module substrate within a map of the PCB can be stored. 1. A method of identifying potentially defective individual packaged modules , the method comprising:receiving a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) including a set of individual module substrates;capturing an image of the PCB;loading a PCB recipe associated with the PCB; andfor each individual module substrate of the set of individual module substrates, comparing a portion of the image corresponding to the individual module substrate to the PCB recipe, determining based on the comparison whether the individual module substrate matches the PCB recipe within a degree of tolerance, and in response to determining that the individual module substrate does not match the PCB recipe within the degree of tolerance, storing a location of the individual module substrate within a map of the PCB, the map identifying individual module substrates of the PCB that are potentially defective.2. The method of wherein capturing the image of the PCB includes capturing an image of a first side of the PCB.3. The method of further comprising claim 2 , for each individual module substrate identified as potentially ...

IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD AND IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE

An object of the invention is to provide an image photographing method makes it possible to photograph a moving object at a desired photographing position without increasing the size of an image to be processed. The image photographing method includes a first photographing step in which a camera controller carries out continuous photographing in a first image quality, an estimation calculation step for estimating a timing at which the object to be photographed passes through a predetermined desired position range on the basis of a plurality of positions of the object to be photographed, the plurality of positions being obtained from the images photographed by the camera controller in the first photographing step, and a second photographing step in which the camera controller carries out photographing at the passing timing in a second image quality finer than the first image quality. 1. An image photographing method for an image photographing device that has a camera unit capable of photographing a movable object to be photographed by switching between at least two different image qualities and a camera controller that controls the camera unit to photograph the object to be photographed , the image photographing method comprising:a first photographing step in which the camera controller carries out continuous photographing in a first image quality;an estimation calculation step in which the camera controller estimates a timing at which the object to be photographed passes through a predetermined desired position range on the basis of a plurality of positions of the object to be photographed, the plurality of positions of the object to be photographed being obtained from images photographed in the first photographing step; anda second photographing step in which the camera controller carries out photographing at the passing timing in a second image quality, the second image quality being finer than the first image quality.2. The image photographing method according to ...

A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DIFFERENT TYPES OF SMOKING ARTICLE

A method for concurrently manufacturing two different types of smoking articles using a smoking article manufacturing machine. The machine comprises a filter rod feeder, a rod attachment unit for attaching rods of smokable material to each longitudinal end of a dual length filter rod received from the filter rod feeder, and a cutter to cut the dual length filter rod into two filter rod segments so that each segment, together with the rod of smokable material attached to each segment, forms a smoking article. The method supplies the filter rod feeder with filter rods comprising filter tow. The filter rods being configured so that the two filter rod segments cut from a dual length filter rod by the cutter will each have different characteristics. A pack of smoking article industry products, and an intermediate product made during the concurrent manufacture of two different types of smoking articles, are disclosed. 1. The method for concurrently manufacturing two different types of smoking articles using a smoking article manufacturing machine , the machine comprises a filter rod feeder , a rod attachment unit for attaching rods of smokable material to each longitudinal end of a dual length filter rod received from the filter rod feeder , and a cutter to cut the dual length filter rod into two filter rod segments so that each segment , together with the rod of smokable material attached to each segment , forms a smoking article , the method comprising supplying the filter rod feeder with filter rods that comprise filter tow and which are configured so that the two filter rod segments cut from a dual length filter rod by the cutter will each have a different characteristic.2. The method according to claim 1 , comprising supplying filter rods in which the tow of one filter rod segment of a dual length filter rod has a different characteristic to the tow of the other filter rod segment of the same dual length filter rod.3. The method according to claim 2 , comprising ...

TRAINING IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSORS USING INTERMEDIATE LOSS FUNCTIONS

In an example method for training image signal processors, a reconstructed image is generated via an image signal processor based on a sensor image. An intermediate loss function is generated based on a comparison of an output of one or more corresponding layers of a computer vision network and a copy of the computer vision network. The output of the computer vision network is based on the reconstructed image. An image signal processor is trained based on the intermediate loss function. 1. An apparatus for training image signal processors , comprising:an image signal processor to be trained, the image signal processor to generate a reconstructed image based on a sensor image;an intermediate loss function generator to generate an intermediate loss function based on a comparison of output of one or more corresponding layers of a computer vision network and a copy of the computer vision network; anda parameter modifier to modify one or more parameters of the image signal processor based on the intermediate loss function.2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sensor image is received from a raw sensor dataset.3. The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising an image sensor modeler to generate the sensor image based on the image claim 1 , wherein the image is received from a dataset.4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the image signal processor comprises a deep learning image signal processor network.5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the output of the copy of the computer vision network is based on the image corresponding to the sensor image.6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the computer vision network and the copy of the computer vision network comprise trained classifiers.7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the computer vision network is to process the reconstructed image to generate output and the copy of the computer vision network to process an image of the images corresponding to the reconstructed image to generate output.8. The apparatus of claim 1 , ...

OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE AND OBJECT DETECTION COMPUTER PROGRAM

The object detection device extracts a plurality of predetermined features from an image in which a target object is represented, calculates an entire coincidence degree between the plurality of predetermined features set for an entire model pattern of the target object and the plurality of predetermined features extracted from a corresponding region on the image while changing a relative positional relationship between the image and the model pattern, and calculates, for each partial region including a part of the model pattern, a partial coincidence degree between the predetermined features included in the partial region and the predetermined features extracted from a region corresponding to the partial region on the image. Then, the object detection device determines whether or not the target object is represented in the region on the image corresponding to the model pattern based on the entire coincidence degree and the partial coincidence degree. 1. An object detection device , comprising:a memory configured to store a model pattern representing a plurality of predetermined features of a target object located in positions different from each other when the target object is viewed from a predetermined direction, and at least one partial region including a part of the model pattern; and calculate an entire coincidence degree representing a coincidence degree between the plurality of predetermined features set for the entire model pattern and the plurality of predetermined features extracted from a region corresponding to the model pattern on the image while changing a relative positional relationship between the image and the model pattern,', 'calculate, for each at least one partial region, a partial coincidence degree representing a coincidence degree between one or more features included in the partial region among the plurality of predetermined features set for the entire model pattern and one or more of the predetermined features extracted from a region ...

VIAL CONTENT DETECTION USING ILLUMINATED BACKGROUND PATTERN

A machine vision system that uses an imager to capture an optical image of a target object that may contain a liquid. The target object is illuminated by an illumination source positioned oppositely from the imager and a predetermined pattern is positioned between the illumination source and the target object so that the imager will capture optical images of the background pattern through any liquid positioned in the target object. A processor is programmed to analyze captured images to detect any distortions of the pattern that are attributable to the presence of a liquid in the target object. 1. A machine vision system , comprising:an imager for capturing an optical image of a target object;an illumination source positioned oppositely from the imager;a predetermined pattern positioned between the illumination source and the target object; anda processor programmed to evaluate the optical image to determine whether there are any distortions of the predetermined pattern attributable to a liquid positioned in the target object.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is programmed to determine whether there any distortions of the predetermined pattern based upon any refraction of light passing through the predetermined pattern and the target object.3. The system of claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of the target objects and wherein the processor is programmed to evaluate the optical image to determine whether there are any distortions of the predetermined pattern in each of the plurality of the target objects.4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the processor is programed to whether there any distortions of the predetermined pattern using fast Fourier transform.5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the processor is programed to whether there any distortions of the predetermined pattern based on whether there is a change in color.6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the pattern comprises a grid.7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the illumination source ...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITIZING SAMPLES UNDER A MICROSCOPE

The embodiments herein provides a system and method for capturing images or videos observed through a microscope by focusing the image and selecting the appropriate field of view using a smart computing device or any device with a camera capable of capturing images or videos, being programmed and configured to communicate with at least one of the short range communication protocols. The smart computing device is attached to the eyepiece of the microscope. The image is captured by activating an application installed on the smart computing device and is displayed in a split screen view. The user is enabled to focus the image and select the appropriate field of view using the split screen image. The smart computing device communicates with a robot attached to the control knobs of the microscope for focusing the image and selecting the appropriate field of view. 1. A system for digitizing samples observed through a microscope , the system comprising:a microscope with a stage configured to hold the sample, wherein the sample is placed on the stage using a slide or petri dish;a smart computing device configured to capture an image or a video of a sample observed through an eyepiece of a microscope using a microscopic imaging application installed in the smart computing device, wherein the microscopic imaging application enables a user to observe a split screen view of the image on a Graphical User Interface (GUI) of the smart computing device;a smart computing device holder configured to position a camera in the smart computing device to obtain an optimal field of view through the eyepiece of the microscope, wherein the smart computing device holder is configured to hold the smart computing device;a robotic attachment configured to adjust the movements of the microscope stage and a focusing of the image observed through the camera based on the split screen view of the image, wherein the robotic attachment comprises a plurality of robotic arms coupled to control knobs of ...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING DATA OPTIMIZATION TO IMAGES TO MEET A COMPUTER VISION REQUIREMENT

Systems and methods for applying data optimization to images to meet a computer vision requirement are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes determining a computer vision requirement of a remote computing device. The method also includes determining, based on the computer vision requirement, a data optimization technique to apply to multiple images. Further, the method includes applying the data optimization technique to one or more of the images to generate data for communication. The method also includes communicating the data to the remote computing device. 1. A method comprising:determining a computer vision requirement of a remote computing device;determining, based on the computer vision requirement, a data optimization technique to apply to a plurality of images;applying the data optimization technique to one or more of the images to generate data for communication; andcommunicating the data to the remote computing device.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of images are part of a video.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the computer vision requirement comprises determining high-dimensional data required by a computer vision analyzer at the remote computing device.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the computer vision requirement comprises determining a requirement of one of sharpness of edges claim 1 , smoothness claim 1 , white balance claim 1 , and exposure.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the computer vision requirement comprises determining whether images are needed by a computer vision analzyer at the remote computing device; andwherein the method further comprises forwarding images to the remote computing device based on whether the images are needed.6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a computer vision analyzer at the remote computing device is configured to one of process and analyze the images based on the data.7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a computer vision analyzer at the remote ...

Cigarillo Splitter

A cigarillo splitter operable to create a row of apertures in the external wrap of a cigarillo in order to facilitate the splitting of the external wrap. The cigarillo splitter further includes a first plate member and a second plate member that are rectangular in shape and of the same size. The first plate member and second plate member are hingedly attached wherein the first plate member has a first position and a second position. The first plate member includes a plurality of pins oriented in a row extending the length of the first plate member. A groove is formed in the second plate member and is in axial alignment with the plurality of pins. A spacer is secured intermediate the first plate member and second plate member to ensure a parallel orientation when the first plate member is in its second position. 1. A cigarillo splitter comprising:a first plate member, said first plate member being rectangular in shape, said first plate member being manufactured from a durable material;a second plate member, said second plate member being rectangular in shape, said second plate member being manufactured from a durable material, said second plate member being operably coupled to said first plate member;a plurality of pins, said plurality of pins secured to said first plate member, said plurality of pins being intermediate said first plate member and said second plate member, said plurality of pins being oriented in a straight line, said plurality of pins extending downward from said first plate member towards said second plate member; anda groove, said groove being formed in said second plate member, said groove operable to receive and retain a cigarillo, said groove being in alignment with said plurality of pins.2. The cigarillo splitter as recited in claim 1 , and further including a spacer claim 1 , said spacer being secured to said second plate member claim 1 , said spacer operable to ensure said first plate member is parallel to said second plate member when said ...

MASK INSPECTION OF A SEMICONDUCTOR SPECIMEN

There is provided a mask inspection system and a method of mask inspection. The method comprises: during a runtime scan of a mask of a semiconductor specimen, processing a plurality of aerial images of the mask acquired by the mask inspection system to calculate a statistic-based Edge Positioning Displacement (EPD) of a potential defect, wherein the statistic-based EPD is calculated using a Print Threshold (PT) characterizing the mask and is applied to each of the one or more acquired aerial images to calculate respective EPD of the potential defect therein; and filtering the potential defect as a “runtime true” defect when the calculated statistic-based EPD exceeds a predefined EPD threshold, and filtering out the potential defect as a “false” defect when the calculated statistic-based EPD is lower than the predefined EPD threshold. The method can further comprise after-runtime EPD-based filtering of the plurality of “runtime true” defects. 1. A method of mask inspection by a mask inspection system comprising a mask inspection tool and a processing and memory circuitry (PMC) , the method comprising: processing, by PMC, a plurality of aerial images of the mask acquired by the mask inspection system to calculate a statistic-based Edge Positioning Displacement (EPD) of a potential defect, wherein the statistic-based EPD is calculated using a Print Threshold (PT) characterizing the mask and is applied to each of the one or more acquired aerial images to calculate respective EPD of the potential defect therein; and', 'filtering the potential defect as a “runtime true” defect when the calculated statistic-based EPD exceeds a predefined EPD threshold, and filtering out the potential defect when the calculated statistic-based EPD is lower than the predefined EPD threshold, thereby giving rise to a “false” defect., 'during a runtime scan of a mask of a semiconductor specimen by the mask inspection system2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of aerial images is ...

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ROBOT SYSTEM

An image processing apparatus includes a first connecting unit connected to an image pickup apparatus, a plurality of second connecting units connected to one control apparatus or one other image processing apparatus, the control apparatus being configured to control a robot; and a processing unit configured to process picked-up images picked up by the image pickup apparatus. 1. An image processing apparatus comprising:a first connecting unit connected to an image pickup apparatus;a plurality of second connecting units connected to one control apparatus or one other image processing apparatus, the control apparatus being configured to control a robot; anda processing unit configured to process picked-up images picked up by the image pickup apparatus.2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe plurality of second connecting units respectively have different identifiers, andthe processing unit is capable of setting a same IP address for at least two or more second connecting units among the plurality of second connecting units.3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the processing unit is capable of setting claim 2 , for the second connecting units other than the second connecting units for which the same IP address is set claim 2 , an IP address different from the same IP address.4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the same IP address is information input from an information processing apparatus that outputs a control program for the robot to the one or more control apparatuses or information input from a setting screen on which an IP address can be set.5. A robot system comprising:{'claim-ref': {'@idref': 'CLM-00001', 'claim 1'}, 'the image processing apparatus according to ;'}a robot main body unit;the image pickup apparatus; andthe control apparatus configured to perform driving control for the robot main body unit.6. A robot system comprising:{'claim-ref': {'@idref': 'CLM-00002', 'claim ...

Converting Handwritten Diagrams to Robotic Process Automation Bots

Systems, methods, and computer programmable products are described herein for generating a robotic process automation bot script from a handwritten sketch. A digitally encoded image having a handwritten diagram with objects is received. The handwritten diagram is converted into a digital flowchart having a plurality of nodes. A confidence score is determined for the nodes based on (i) a textual similarity of contents of the node and a plurality of executable bot activities or (ii) a contextual similarity between a set of activities which measures how often they coappear in a plurality of reference bots. A robotic process automation bot script is generated by mapping the plurality of nodes to an executable bot activity of the plurality of executable bot activities based on the confidence score. The robotic process automation bot is then provided to a robotic process automation system for further modeling. 1. A method implemented by one or more data processors forming part of at least one computing device , the method comprising:receiving, by a handwritten flowchart recognition component, a digitally encoded image comprising a handwritten diagram having a plurality of objects;converting, by the handwritten flowchart recognition component, the handwritten diagram into a digital flowchart having a plurality of nodes, the digital flowchart being in a computer-readable editable format;determining, by an activity matching component, for pairs of nodes and plurality of executable bot activities, a confidence score based on at least one of (i) a textual similarity of contents of a node in the pair of nodes and an executable bot activity of the plurality of executable bot activities or (ii) a contextual similarity between a subset of executable bot activities from the plurality of bot activities which measures how often they co-appear in a plurality of reference bots;generating, by a flowchart to robotic process automation bot component, a robotic process automation bot ...

CONE WITH TOBACCO PLUG FILTER

A smoking article and method of manufacture provides a sheet of smokable material having a plurality of edges. One or more score or cuts are made in the sheet that each extend a partial distance from a first said edge toward a second said edge, the score or cut separating large and small sections of the sheet. A hinge is defined by a portion of the sheet of smokable material that is next to a score or cut, said hinge joining the large section to the small section. A conically shaped form is provided for shaping the sheet. The form has an outer surface, a large diameter end, a small diameter end, and a cavity that extends to said small diameter end. Corrugations on the small section of the sheet enable the small section to be fitted into the cavity via the small diameter end. The hinge enables the sheet to fold when the small section occupies the cavity in an assembled position wherein the large section is wrapped around the form outer surface. In the assembled position, the corrugations enable the small section to gather together to define a filter. 1. A smoking article , comprising:a) a sheet of smokable material having a plurality of edges;b) one or more score or cuts in the sheet that each extend a partial distance from a first said edge toward a second said edge, the score or cut separating large and small sections of the sheet;c) a hinge defined by a portion of the sheet of smokable material that is next to a score or cut, said hinge joining the large section to the small section;d) a conically shaped form that has an outer surface, a large diameter end, a small diameter end, and a cavity that extends to said small diameter end;e) corrugations on the small section of the sheet that enable the small section to be fitted into the cavity via the small diameter end;f) the hinge enabling the sheet to fold when the small section occupies the cavity in an assembled position, wherein in said assembled position the large section is wrapped around the form outer surface ...

COMPUTER VISION PROCESSING

A data processing apparatus detects motion between frames in a sequence of frames. The data processing apparatus then selects and/or tracks a region of interest in the sequence of frames based on the detected motion. An artificial neural network is then implemented to process image data for the selected region of interest in an attempt to classify an object within the region of interest. The data processing apparatus can provide an efficient way of performing computer vision processing. 1. A method of performing computer vision processing , the method comprising:detecting motion between frames in a sequence of frames;determining a region of interest in a frame of the sequence of frames based on the detected motion and indicating the region of interest for processing by an artificial neural network; andimplementing the artificial neural network to process the image data for the region of interest in an attempt to classify an object within the region of interest.2. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:detecting motion between the frames in the sequence of frames comprises performing motion estimation in respect of the frames in the sequence of frames.3. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:detecting motion between frames in the sequence of frames comprises detecting amounts of motion for the frame of the sequence of frames; anddetermining the region of interest in the frame of the sequence of frames based on the detected motion comprises selecting the region of interest in the frame of the sequence of frames based on the detected amounts of motion for the frame.4. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:detecting motion between frames in the sequence of frames comprises detecting directions of motion;the method further comprising tracking the position of the region of interest between frames of the sequence of frames based on a detected direction of motion for the region of interest.5. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:implementing the artificial ...

DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR EDITING AND PLAYING ROBOT MOTION

A device for editing and playing a robot motion comprises: a storage configured to store a 3D image file of a robot and further store time-dependent stationary postures of the robot edited by a user input in units of key frames; and a robot motion viewer configured to display, as a video, motion units of the robot obtained by connecting the stationary postures stored in units of key frames using an interpolation technique. 1. A device for editing and playing a robot motion , the device comprising:a storage configured to store a 3D image file of a robot and further store time-dependent stationary postures of the robot edited by a user input in units of key frames; anda robot motion viewer configured to display, as a video, motion units of the robot obtained by connecting the stationary postures stored in units of key frames using an interpolation technique.2. The device of claim 1 , wherein:the storage further stores an identity (ID) allocated to each of joints between a plurality of components constituting the robot; andthe robot motion viewer displays the ID allocated to the joint in addition to a 3D image of the robot to edit each of the stationary postures of the robot.3. The device of claim 1 , wherein:when at least one joint is selected from among joints between a plurality of components constituting the robot, the robot motion viewer further displays an angle change interface for editing an angle of the selected joint; andthe storage stores a stationary posture of the robot including a component having a joint edited according to an angle input through the angle change interface.4. The device of claim 1 , wherein:the robot motion viewer further displays a timeline interface for registering the time-dependent stationary postures of the robot; andthe storage stores the stationary posture of the robot in units of key frames according to a time input through the timeline interface.5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the robot motion viewer further displays a motion ...

OPTICAL FLOW MEASUREMENT

Optical flow is measured between a first image and a second image by evaluating a match quantifying parameter in respect of a set of candidate flow vectors. The set of candidate flow vectors includes one or more flow vectors selected in dependence upon one or more neighbor flow vectors associated with one or more neighboring pixels to the given pixel which have previously calculated respective match quantifying parameters indicative of closest matches for the one or more neighboring pixels. The set of candidate flow vectors also includes adjacent flow vectors corresponding to target pixels surrounding the target pixels identified by the neighbor flow vectors. One or more randomly selected random flow vectors is also added to the set of candidate flow vectors. The calculated match quantifying parameters are weighted in dependence upon whether the corresponding candidate flow vector is similar to any other candidate flow vector 1. A method of measuring optical flow between a first image comprising a first array of pixels and a second image comprising a second array of pixels , said method comprising:selecting a set of candidate flow vectors to be evaluated to determine a result flow vector to associate with a given pixel within said first array;for each candidate flow vector of said set of candidate flow vectors calculating a match quantifying parameter indicative of how closely said given pixel matches a target pixel within said second array, each said target pixel being displaced from said given pixel within said first array by a respective one of said set of candidate flow vectors; andselecting said result flow vector from among said set of candidate flow vectors, said result flow vector having a value of said match quantifying parameter indicative of a closest match between said given pixel and a corresponding target pixel; whereinsaid set of candidate flow vectors includes one or more flow vectors selected in dependence upon one or more neighbor flow vectors ...

Method for Managing Tracklets in a Particle Filter Estimation Framework

A method for managing tracklets in a particle filter estimation framework includes executing a tracklet prediction dependent on a list of previous tracklets, thereby determining persistent tracklets and new tracklets; sampling new measurements for initializing the new tracklets, thereby determining an amount of estimated new tracklets; and determining an amount of the persistent tracklets dependent on the list of previous tracklets. The method further includes determining an amount of the new tracklets and an amount of updated persistent tracklets to be sampled dependent on the amount of estimated new tracklets, the amount of the persistent tracklets, and a memory bound; sampling the updated persistent tracklets from a list of the persistent tracklets dependent on the determined amount of the updated persistent tracklets; and sampling the new tracklets from unassociated measurements dependent on the determined amount of the new tracklets. 1. A method for managing tracklets in a particle filter estimation framework , comprising:executing a tracklet prediction dependent on a list of previous tracklets, thereby determining persistent tracklets and new tracklets;sampling new measurements for initializing the new tracklets, thereby determining an amount of estimated new tracklets;determining an amount of the persistent tracklets dependent on the list of previous tracklets;determining an amount of the new tracklets and an amount of updated persistent tracklets to be sampled dependent on the amount of estimated new tracklets, the amount of the persistent tracklets, and a memory bound;sampling the updated persistent tracklets from a list of the persistent tracklets dependent on the determined amount of the updated persistent tracklets; andsampling the new tracklets from unassociated measurements dependent on the determined amount of the new tracklets.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:validating the persistent tracklets dependent on a validation metric, thereby ...

COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING OPERATION CONTROL PROGRAM, OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND OPERATION CONTROL APPARATUS

A computer-readable recording medium stores an operation control program for causing a computer to execute processing including: specifying a region of an object in a first image obtained by capturing an operating environment of a device at a first timing; generating, by using a first machine learning model, second operation information that represents an operating state of the device at a second timing after the first timing on the basis of first operation information that represents an operating state of the device at the first timing; specifying, by using a second machine learning model, a region of the device in a second image that represents the operating environment of the device on the basis of the second operation information; comparing the region of the device with the region of the object; and executing an avoidance operation of the device on the basis of a result of the processing of comparing. 1. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing an operation control program for causing a computer to execute processing comprising:specifying a region of an object in a first image obtained by capturing an operating environment of a device at a first timing;generating, by using a first machine learning model, second operation information that represents an operating state of the device at a second timing after the first timing on the basis of first operation information that represents an operating state of the device at the first timing;specifying, by using a second machine learning model, a region of the device in a second image that represents the operating environment of the device on the basis of the second operation information;comparing the region of the device with the region of the object; andexecuting an avoidance operation of the device on the basis of a result of the processing of comparing.2. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing the operation control program according to claim 1 , wherein the processing of ...

Quality Assurance for Unattended Computer Vision Counting

Systems and methods for performing quality assurance assessments for unattended computer vision counting tools are presented. Classification information is used to generate coefficients for error equations. Recursive digital filters are used to train and update these coefficients. These coefficients are used to determine object count uncertainty ranges for an area of interest. 1. A method for generating a statistically adjusted machine count for an object of interest , the method comprising: a number of objects in the image;', 'a number of false positives; and', 'a number of missed detections;, 'receiving, for each of a plurality of first images analyzed by a computer vision tooldetermining, for each of the plurality of images, a real error in the number of objects counted by the computer vision tool;generating, based on the plurality of real error values, a first coefficient and a second coefficient;receiving a number of objects counted by the computer vision tool for one or more second images;determining a statistically adjusted machine count for the one or more second images, where the statistically adjusted machine count is based at least in part on the first coefficient, second coefficient, and the number of objects counted by the computer vision tool for the one or more second images.2. The method of further comprising determining a mean bias error claim 1 , where the mean bias error is a function of sample means derived from the real error values.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the number of missed detections is modeled as a linear function.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of real error values is modeled as a linear function.5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first coefficient is the sampled mean of the slope of the linear function.6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second coefficient is the sampled mean of the intercept of the linear function.7. A method for generating a statistically adjusted random error claim 4 , the method ...

LEARNING TO FUSE GEOMETRICAL AND CNN RELATIVE CAMERA POSE VIA UNCERTAINTY

A computer-implemented method for fusing geometrical and Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) relative camera pose is provided. The method includes receiving two images having different camera poses. The method further includes inputting the two images into a geometric solver branch to return, as a first solution, an estimated camera pose and an associated pose uncertainty value determined from a Jacobian of a reproduction error function. The method also includes inputting the two images into a CNN branch to return, as a second solution, a predicted camera pose and an associated pose uncertainty value. The method additionally includes fusing, by a processor device, the first solution and the second solution in a probabilistic manner using Bayes' rule to obtain a fused pose. 1. A computer-implemented method for fusing geometrical and Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) relative camera pose , comprising:receiving two images having different camera poses;inputting the two images into a geometric solver branch to return, as a first solution, an estimated camera pose and an associated pose uncertainty value determined from a Jacobian of a reproduction error function;inputting the two images into a CNN branch to return, as a second solution, a predicted camera pose and an associated pose uncertainty value; andfusing, by a processor device, the first solution and the second solution in a probabilistic manner using Bayes' rule to obtain a fused pose.2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the geometric solver branch comprises a correspondence point minimal solver.3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the geometric solver branch performs a Bundle Adjustment process to nonlinearly minimize a reprojection error.4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the CNN branch parameterizes a translation direction of the predicted camera pose by an azimuth angle and an elevation angle.5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein ...

Method and system for estimating efficiency of machine vision

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for evaluating (e.g., estimating) an efficiency of a machine vision, which includes: obtaining an image, wherein the image presents a plurality of objects which include a first object and a second object; performing an image recognition on the images by the machine vision to obtain a prediction block corresponding to at least one of the first object and the second object; merging a first standard block corresponding to the first object and a second standard block corresponding to the second object to obtain a third standard block; and obtaining evaluation information according to the third standard block and the prediction block, wherein the evaluation information reflects a prediction efficiency of the machine vision for the objects in the image.

SYMBOL VERIFICATION FOR AN INTELLIGENT LABEL DEVICE

Briefly, a method for verifying the visual perceptibility of a display is provided. An intended message is written to a bistable display. Pixels that comprise portions of the message are measured and evaluated to determine if the message actually displayed on the bistable display was perceptible by a human or a machine. In some cases, information regarding the message actually perceivable from the display may be stored for later use. Responsive to determining that a message is perceivable or not perceivable, alarms may be set, one or more third parties notified, or additional display features may be set. 1. A method for verifying the visual perceptibility of a message on an indicator , the indicator having integral setting circuitry and detecting circuitry , comprising:providing an intended message from a memory;setting, using the integral setting circuitry, the visual state of a set of message pixels in the indicator that are intended, when set, to present the intended message on the indicator;detecting, using the integral detecting circuitry, the states of a set of detection pixels, the states of the detection pixels being indicative of the actual visual state of the set of message pixels;evaluating the states of the set of detection pixels; andusing the evaluated states of the detection pixels to determine whether or not the intended message was visually perceptible at the time the detection pixels were detected.2. The method according to wherein the indicator is a bistable indicator.3. The method according to wherein the set of detection pixels includes pixels that are not message pixels.4. The method according to wherein the using step further comprises determining that a particular detected pixel is operating at a contrast level claim 1 , as compared to surrounding pixels claim 1 , that is unlikely to be contributing to the perceptibility of the message.5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the using step further includes determining if the contrast ...

METHOD OF ANALYZING A MANUFACTURING OF A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE

A method of monitoring or analyzing a manufacturing of a semiconductor structure includes providing a semiconductor structure; providing a camera disposed around the semiconductor structure; disposing a liquid substance over the semiconductor structure; removing a portion of the semiconductor structure; removing the liquid substance from the semiconductor structure; capturing a plurality of first images of the semiconductor structure by the camera; analyzing the plurality of first images; identifying a region of the semiconductor structure where a residue of the liquid substance is disposed based on the analysis of the plurality of first images; and performing a response based on the identification of the region of the semiconductor structure. 1. A method , comprising:providing a semiconductor structure;providing a camera disposed around the semiconductor structure;disposing a liquid substance over the semiconductor structure;removing the liquid substance from the semiconductor structure;capturing a plurality of first images of the semiconductor structure by the camera;analyzing the plurality of first images;identifying a region of the semiconductor structure where a residue of the liquid substance is disposed based on the analysis of the plurality of first images; andperforming a response based on the identification of the region of the semiconductor structure.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising removing a portion of the semiconductor structure after the disposing of the liquid substance.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performance of the response includes removing the residue of the liquid substance from the semiconductor structure.4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising after the removal of the residue of the liquid substance from the semiconductor structure:capturing a plurality of second images of the semiconductor structure by the camera; andanalyzing the plurality of second images.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performance of the ...

SWEEPING CONTROL METHOD

The present invention discloses an sweeping control method, comprising the following steps of detecting whether a foreground object is an obstacle or not according to the extracted foreground object features; marking an area, located by the foreground object, as an obstacle point if a detection result is that the foreground object is the obstacle, and resetting a second sweeping path for avoiding the obstacle point; and further determining a first conditional probability of the foreground object being the obstacle according to the extracted scene features and foreground object features if the detection result is that whether the foreground object is the obstacle or not cannot be determined, determining the foreground object to be the obstacle if the first conditional probability is larger than a preset threshold value, marking the area, located by the foreground object, as the obstacle point, and resetting the second sweeping path for avoiding the obstacle point. 1. A sweeping control method , used for controlling an intelligent sweeping robot and characterized by comprising the following steps:setting a first sweeping path for walking of the intelligent sweeping robot according to a target area, swept by the intelligent sweeping robot;controlling the intelligent sweeping robot to perform sweeping according to the first sweeping path;acquiring an image in front of the intelligent sweeping robot during walking;extracting foreground object features and scene features from the acquired image; anddetecting whether a foreground object is an obstacle or not according to the extracted foreground object features;if a detection result is that the foreground object is the obstacle, marking an area, located by the foreground object, as an obstacle point, and resetting a second sweeping path for avoiding the obstacle point; anddetermining a first conditional probability of the foreground object being the obstacle according to the extracted scene features and foreground object ...

PROJECTION OF A PLURALITY OF STRUCTURED LIGHT PATTERNS

Systems and methods may provide for projection of a plurality of structured light patterns. In one example, the method may include generating a low-resolution pattern image utilizing a returned image, wherein the low-resolution pattern image is an approximation of an image that would have been generated utilizing a low-resolution pattern and generating a high-resolution pattern image utilizing a preprocessed returned image and a preprocessed low-resolution pattern image, wherein high-resolution pattern image is an approximation of an image that would have been generated utilizing a high-resolution pattern. 120-. (canceled)21. A method of projecting a plurality of structured light patterns , comprising:generating a combination pattern bitmap utilizing a first pattern and a second pattern;generating a returned image utilizing the combination pattern bitmap; andgenerating a second pattern image utilizing the returned image, wherein the second pattern image is an approximation of an image that would have been generated utilizing the second pattern.22. The method of claim 21 , including:generating a preprocessed returned image and a preprocessed second pattern image; andgenerating a first pattern image utilizing the preprocessed returned image and the preprocessed second pattern image, wherein first pattern image is an approximation of an image that would have been generated utilizing the first pattern.23. The method of claim 22 , wherein the preprocessed returned image is generated utilizing a thresholding function.24. The method of claim 22 , wherein the preprocessed second pattern image is generated utilizing a thresholding function.25. The method of claim 22 , wherein the generating a first pattern image includes performing an exclusive-or (XOR) operation utilizing the preprocessed returned image and the preprocessed second pattern image.26. The method of claim 21 , wherein the generating the combination pattern bitmap includes performing an exclusive-or (XOR) ...

DEVICE FOR MEASURING POSITIONS AND POSTURES OF PLURALITY OF ARTICLES, AND ROBOT SYSTEM HAVING THE DEVICE

A position/posture measurement device, capable of precisely measuring the position/posture of each article, and a robot system including the device and a robot, in which the robot can be correctly operated with respect to the articles. The position/posture measurement device has: a model data storing part which stores three-dimensional shape data representing the shape of a workpiece as model data; a position/posture calculating part which detects each workpiece and calculates the positions/postures of the workpieces by comparing the model data stored by the model data storing part to the scene data transmitted from a three-dimensional sensor; and a combination evaluating part which calculates evaluation values with respect to all combinations of the positions/postures calculated by the position/posture calculating part, and transmits the combination of the positions/postures having the maximum evaluation value as a measurement result to a robot controller. 1. A position/posture measurement device for measuring positions/postures of a plurality of articles positioned within a measurement region , comprising:a model data storing part which stores feature information of the article as model data;a sensor part which measures inside of the measurement region so as to obtain scene data including the articles;a position/posture calculating part which calculates the positions/postures of the articles by comparing the model data to the scene data; anda combination evaluating part which selects a plurality of combinations of the positions/postures including a single position/posture which are calculated by the position/posture calculating part, calculates evaluation values with respect to the respective selected combinations of the positions/postures, and outputs the combination of the positions/postures having the maximum evaluation value as the positions/postures of the articles.2. The position/posture measurement device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the combination ...

Method and Apparatus for Pose Planar Constraining on the Basis of Planar Feature Extraction

The present application provides a method and apparatus for pose planar constraining on the basis of planar feature extraction, wherein the method includes: inputting the acquired RGB color image and point cloud image into spatial transformation network to obtain two-dimensional and three-dimensional affine transformation matrixes; extracting the planar features of the transformed two-dimensional affine transformation matrix and three-dimensional affine transformation matrix; inputting the acquired planar features into the decoder and obtain the pixel classification of the planar features; clustering the vectors corresponding to the planar pixels to obtain the segmentation result of the planar sample; using planar fitted by the segmentation result to make planar constraint to the pose calculated by vision algorithm. The application combines RGB-D information to perform plane extraction, and designs a new spatial transformation network to transform two-dimensional color image and three-dimensional point cloud image. 1. A method for pose planar constraining on the basis of planar feature extraction , wherein the method comprises:inputting the acquired RGB color image and point cloud image into spatial transformation network to obtain two-dimensional and three-dimensional affine transformation matrixes;extracting the planar features of the transformed two-dimensional affine transformation matrix and three-dimensional affine transformation matrix;inputting the acquired planar features into the decoder and obtain the pixel classification of the planar features;clustering the vectors corresponding to the planar pixels to obtain the segmentation result of the planar sample;using planar fitted by the segmentation result to make planar constraint to the pose calculated by vision algorithm.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the extracting of the planar features of the transformed two-dimensional affine transformation matrix and three-dimensional affine ...

SYMBOL VERIFICATION FOR AN INTELLIGENT LABEL DEVICE

Briefly, a method for verifying the visual perceptibility of a display is provided. An intended message is written to a bistable display. Pixels that comprise portions of the message are measured and evaluated to determine if the message actually displayed on the bistable display was perceptible by a human or a machine. In some cases, information regarding the message actually perceivable from the display may be stored for later use. Responsive to determining that a message is perceivable or not perceivable, alarms may be set, one or more third parties notified, or additional display features may be set. 1. A method for verifying the visual perceptibility of a message on an indicator , the indicator having integral setting circuitry and detecting circuitry , comprising:providing an intended message from a memory;setting, using the integral setting circuitry, the visual state of a set of message pixels in the indicator that are intended, when set, to present the intended message on the indicator;detecting, using the integral detecting circuitry, the states of a set of detection pixels, the states of the detection pixels being indicative of the actual visual state of the set of message pixels;evaluating the states of the set of detection pixels; andusing the evaluated states of the detection pixels to determine whether or not the intended message was visually perceptible at the time the detection pixels were detected.2. The method according to wherein the indicator is a bistable indicator.3. The method according to wherein the set of detection pixels includes pixels that are not message pixels.4. The method according to wherein the using step further comprises determining that a particular detected pixel is operating at a contrast level claim 1 , as compared to surrounding pixels claim 1 , that is unlikely to be contributing to the perceptibility of the message.5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the using step further includes determining if the contrast ...

I/O SIGNAL INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM

To provide an I/O signal information system in which a monitoring target portion and I/O signal information are automatically associated with each other and displayed on a display screen when monitoring a facility including a robot. An object identification unit identifies an object based on a correlation between a change of an actual photographed image displayed on a display device by actual photographed data supplied from an imaging device and a change of I/O signal information, and a display control unit causes the display device to display an augmented reality image in a display form in which an image of the I/O signal information has a specific relationship with an image of the object identified. 1. An I/O signal information display system comprising:a display device configured to display an augmented reality image;an imaging device configured to acquire an actual photographed image with a portion including at least any robot of a monitoring target facility including at least one robot as an imaging field of view;a robot identification unit configured to identify the robot of the actual photographed image acquired by the imaging device and to be displayed by the display device;an I/O signal information acquisition unit configured to acquire I/O signal information relating to the robot identified by the robot identification unit;an object identification unit configured to identify an object as a target of the I/O signal information based on a correlation between a change in the actual photographed image displayed on the display device and a change in the I/O signal information; anda display control unit configured to cause the display device to display an augmented reality image in a display form in which an image of the I/O signal information has a specific relationship with an image of the object identified by the object identification unit.2. The I/O signal information display system according to claim 1 , wherein the object identification unit identifies an ...

CIGAR REROLLER

Implementations of cigar reroller are provided. In some implementations, the cigar reroller comprises a new content processor, a cigar holder, an existing content remover, and a new content adder. In some implementations, the cigar reroller may further comprise a housing. 1. A cigar reroller comprising:a new content processor;a cigar holder;an existing content remover; anda new content adder.2. A method of using the cigar reroller of comprising:processing a replacement smokeable content by the new content processor;receiving a cigar by the cigar holder;removing the existing smokeable content from the cigar by the existing content remover; and inserting the processed replacement smokeable content into the emptied cigar. This application claims the benefit of U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 62/878,712, which was filed on Jul. 25, 2019, and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.This disclosure relates to implementations of a cigar reroller.As shown in , a cigar is a generally cylindrical shaped smoking product that includes a smokeable wrapper rolled around a smokeable content such as tobacco or cannabis. The wrapper is usually formed of a tobacco leaf and may include multiple layers, such as an inner, second layer known as a binder. The smokeable content, also known as the filler, is usually shredded or ground up to a desired degree to allow it to be smoked.Some smokers prefer to replace the existing smokeable content of a cigar with a replacement smokeable content. For example, a smoker may replace an existing tobacco content of a cigar with another tobacco content or with a cannabis content. This replacement involves splitting open the cigar wrapper to remove the existing smokeable content and then rolling the split open cigar wrapper around the replacement smokeable content to re-form the cylindrical shaped cigar for smoking, which may then be referred to as a blunt.The replacement of the cigar smokeable content, or “cigar rerolling”, is performed ...

Device for Estimating Position of Moving Body and Method for Estimating Position of Moving Body

The present invention addresses the problem of reducing the processing load involved in estimating the position of a moving body. An upward-oriented camera is mounted to a top part of a moving body and an image of a periphery of the moving body is captured. A map management unit associates coordinates of a feature point extracted from the image taken of a peripheral environment with a map and manages the coordinates. A feature point tracking unit tracks a predetermined feature point selected by a predetermined reference from among feature points extracted from an image taken by an imaging unit. A feature point number management unit performs management so that the number of predetermined feature points tracked by the feature point tracking unit is a prescribed number. A position can be estimated from the coordinates of the predetermined feature point tracked by the feature point tracking unit and the map managed by the map management unit. 1. A moving body position estimation device configured to estimate a position of a moving body , the moving body position estimation device comprising:an imaging unit attached to the moving body and configured to image a peripheral environment;a map management unit configured to manage coordinates of a feature point extracted from a captured image of the peripheral environment in association with a map;a feature point tracking unit configured to track a predetermined feature point selected by a predetermined reference among the feature points extracted from the image captured by the imaging unit;a feature point number management unit configured to manage such that the number of predetermined feature points tracked by the feature point tracking unit is a prescribed number; anda position estimation unit configured to estimate a position based on coordinates of the predetermined feature point tracked by the feature point tracking unit and based on the map managed by the map management unit.2. The moving body position estimation ...

A VESSEL HULL CLEANING SYSTEM

A hull cleaning system is disclosed that comprises a below-waterline hull cleaning head arranged to clean an underwater portion of a hull in-situ, a location determining system arranged to produce location information indicative of the location of the hull cleaning head relative to the hull, and a hub facility remotely located relative to the hull cleaning head. The hub facility is arranged to store the location information, and the system is arranged to send the location information to the hub facility for storage at the hub facility so as to thereby provide a record at the hub facility of clean portions of the hull that have been cleaned by the hull cleaning head and fouled portions of the hull that have not yet been cleaned by the hull cleaning head. The system is also arranged to provide on-line access to the location information stored at the hub facility so as to thereby enable cleaning to continue at a subsequent time using the stored location information. 1. A hull cleaning system comprising:a below-waterline hull cleaning head arranged to clean an underwater portion of a hull in-situ;a location determining system arranged to produce location information indicative of the location of the hull cleaning head relative to the hull as the hull cleaning head moves relative to the hull, the location information used to produce a hull map indicative of clean portions of the hull that have been cleaned by the hull cleaning head and fouled portions of the hull that have not yet been cleaned by the hull cleaning head; anda hub facility remotely located relative to the hull cleaning head, the hub facility arranged to store the hull map;the system arranged to send the location information to the hub facility so as to thereby provide the hull map at the hub facility; andthe system arranged to provide on-line access to the hull map stored at the hub facility, the hull map usable by a hull cleaning head to enable the hull cleaning head to continue cleaning the hull at a ...

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, TEMPLATE GENERATION APPARATUS, OBJECT RECOGNITION PROCESSOR, AND OBJECT RECOGNITION PROCESSING PROGRAM

A standard template generation unit generates a plurality of standard templates with different resolutions for different layers. An identification template generation unit generates, for each layer, a common template that represents a common part of the plurality of standard templates, and identification templates that represent differences between the plurality of templates. Matching in a higher level layer uses the standard templates. Matching in a lower level layer uses the common template representing a common part of the templates and the identification templates representing differences between the templates. 1. An image processing apparatus for recognizing an object by template matching , the apparatus comprising:an image obtaining unit configured to obtain an input image of the object;a standard template generation unit configured to generate a plurality of standard templates corresponding to the object viewed from different points;an identification template generation unit configured to generate a plurality of identification templates representing differences between the plurality of standard templates; anda template matching unit configured to perform matching of the input image of the object with the plurality of identification templates.2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe identification template generation unit generates, in addition to the plurality of identification templates, a common template representing a common part of the standard templates, andthe template matching unit performs matching of the input image of the object with the generated common template and the plurality of identification templates.3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:an image pyramid generation unit configured to generate, from the input image of the object, a plurality of images having resolutions that differ from one image to another in a stepwise manner, the plurality of images including a lower- ...

AUTOMATED GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A COORDINATED MOVEMENT MACHINE

An automated guidance system for a coordinated movement machine includes a camera and a processor. The camera is mounted to a movable component of the coordinated movement machine. The processor is configured to visually recognize individual workpieces among a plurality of similarly shaped workpieces using a program running on the processor. The processor is further configured to determine x, y and z and Rx, Ry and Rz of the movable component with respect to each recognized workpiece among the plurality of recognized workpieces, and to move the movable component of the coordinated movement machine after determining x, y and z and Rx, Ry and Rz of the movable component.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING MACHINE VISION OBJECT RECOGNITION THROUGH ACCUMULATED CLASSIFICATIONS

The disclosed technology includes systems and methods for enhancing machine vision object recognition based on a plurality of captured images and an accumulation of corresponding classification analysis scores. A method is provided for capturing, with a camera of a mobile computing device, a plurality of images, each image of the plurality of images comprising a first object. The method includes processing, with a classification module comprising a trained neural network processing engine, at least a portion of the plurality of images. The method includes generating, with the classification module and based on the processing, one or more object classification scores associated with the first object. The method includes accumulating, with an accumulating module, the one or more object classification scores. And responsive to a timeout or an accumulated score exceeding a predetermined threshold, the method includes outputting classification information of the first object. 1. A machine vision system comprising:one or more processors; receive a plurality of images captured by an image capturing device of a mobile computing device, each image of the plurality of images comprising a first object, and wherein the plurality of images include different perspectives of the first object based on relative movement of the mobile computing device and the first object;', 'generate, based the plurality of images, a corresponding plurality of object classification scores associated with the first object, wherein the object classification scores represent confidence that the first object matches one or more classifications of objects recognizable by a trained machine vision model;', 'accumulate the plurality of object classification scores;', 'output classification information of the first object corresponding to a highest accumulated classification score, the classification information being indicative of type of the first object; and', 'output an indication of the classification ...

BLUNT ROLLING METHOD AND DEVICES

The embodiments disclose a method including creating a blunt rolling device for rolling blunt smoking products, rolling a wrapper on a wrapper roller tube to create a blunt wrapper tube with a glass tip, tamping smoking material into the blunt wrapper tube at a user defined density, twisting, cutting and tucking wrapper excess into the glass tip, and controlling the operations of the blunt rolling device using a computer, wireless communications and a blunt rolling method and device program for sequencing processes, operating solenoid drive motors and humidity and temperature devices of a smoking material humidor, adjusting settings of devices using predetermined data stored in digital memory devices and accessed using digital processors. 1. A method , comprising:creating a blunt rolling device for rolling blunt smoking products;rolling a wrapper on a wrapper roller tube to create a blunt wrapper tube with a glass tip;tamping smoking material into the blunt wrapper tube at a user defined density;twisting, cutting and tucking wrapper excess into the glass tip; andcontrolling the operations of the blunt rolling device using a computer, wireless communications and a blunt rolling method and device program for sequencing processes, operating solenoid drive motors and humidity and temperature devices of a smoking material humidor, adjusting settings of devices using predetermined data stored in digital memory devices and accessed using digital processors.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating a blunt rolling device includes creating a wrapper supply tray for supplying wrappers for rolling on a wrapper roller tube for creating a wrapper roller tube.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating a blunt rolling device includes creating a wrapper adhesive supply for creating one or more applied wrapper adhesive strip for adhering a wrapper to a wrapper roller tube for rolling a wrapper on a wrapper roller tube to create a blunt wrapper tube with a glass tip.4. The method ...

TWO WAY HUMIDITY CONTROL PACK

The embodiments disclose an apparatus including a smoking material care kit, a matchstick and pick combination device for igniting smoking materials, a two-way humidity control pack device for controlling humidity of a smoking material stored in a smoking material protective container, and a protective container safety cap device coupled to the protective container to prevent access to smoking materials inside the protective container by children. 1. An apparatus , comprising:a smoking material care kit;a matchstick and pick combination device for igniting smoking materials;a two-way humidity control pack device for controlling humidity of a smoking material stored in a smoking material protective container; anda protective container safety cap device coupled to the protective container to prevent access to smoking materials inside the protective container by children.2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the matchstick and pick combination device includes an elongated device having a proximal end and a distal end claim 1 , an ignition section located at a tip of the proximal end claim 1 , and a pick located at the tip of the distal end.3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the matchstick and pick combination device includes an ignition section configured for igniting tobacco located in a tobacco repository of a smoking pipe and for igniting other smoking materials including blunt rolled smoking products including cigars.4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the matchstick and pick combination device pick is configured for cleaning a tobacco repository of a smoking pipe to remove combusted materials and unwanted debris from the tobacco repository and cleaning a glass tip of a rolled blunt.5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a sharpened edge at the distal end configured for cutting a blunt end of a blunt rolled smoking product.6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the two-way humidity control pack device can be configured in multiple shapes including ...

MACHINE VISION AND ROBOTIC INSTALLATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Machine vision methods and systems determine if an object within a work field has one or more predetermined features. Methods comprise capturing image data of the work field, applying a filter to the image data, in which the filter comprises an aspect corresponding to a specific feature, and based at least in part on the applying, determining if the object has the specific feature. Systems comprise a camera system configured to capture image data of the work field, and a controller communicatively coupled to the camera system and comprising non-transitory computer readable media having computer-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the controller to apply a filter to the image data, and based at least in part on applying the filter, determine if the object has the specific feature. Robotic installation methods and systems that utilize machine vision methods and systems also are disclosed. 1. A robotic installation method , comprising: capturing image data of the work field from a camera system, wherein the camera system is mounted to, mounted with, or mounted as an end effector of a robotic arm;', 'applying a filter to the image data to create filtered data, wherein the filter comprises an aspect corresponding to a specific feature of the one or more predetermined features; and', 'based at least in part on the applying, determining if the object has the specific feature;, 'performing an automated machine vision method for determining if an object within a work field has one or more predetermined features, the automated machine vision method comprisingbased on the determining, instructing the robotic arm to install a component in a predetermined configuration relative to the object; andinstalling, using the robotic arm, the component in the predetermined configuration relative to the object.2. The robotic installation method of claim 1 , wherein the object and the component comprise a fastener pair.3. The robotic installation method of claim 2 ,wherein the ...

SIGNAL LIGHT DISPLAY DETERMINATION DEVICE, SIGNAL LIGHT DISPLAY DETERMINATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

A signal light display determination device includes a memory to store a program; and a processor to execute the program, wherein the processor executes the program to 1. A signal light display determination device comprising:a memory to store a program; anda processor to execute the program,wherein acquire image information regarding a first region and a second region that is in close proximity to the first region, the first region and the second region being within a region containing at least a portion of a display of a signal light that is image-captured by a camera,', 'determine, based on the acquired image information regarding the second region, a display state of the display included in the second region, and', 'correct the acquired image information regarding the first region when a determination is made that the display state of the display included the second region has not continued in a state below a threshold for a time period, the correction being made based on the acquired image information regarding second region., 'the processor that executes the program to'}2. The signal light display determination device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor determines the display state of the display included in the first region claim 1 , based on the corrected image information of the first region.3. The signal light display determination device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor determines the display state of the display included in the first region based on the acquired image information regarding the first region when a determination is made that the display state of the display included in the second region has continued in a state below the threshold for the predetermined time period.4. The signal light display determination device according to claim 1 , whereinthe processor calculates a lightness from the image captured by the camera, andthe image information contains the calculated lightness.5. The signal light display determination ...

OBJECT-TO-ROBOT POSE ESTIMATION FROM A SINGLE RGB IMAGE

Pose estimation generally refers to a computer vision technique that determines the pose of some object, usually with respect to a particular camera. Pose estimation has many applications, but is particularly useful in the context of robotic manipulation systems. To date, robotic manipulation systems have required a camera to be installed on the robot itself (i.e. a camera-in-hand) for capturing images of the object and/or a camera external to the robot for capturing images of the object. Unfortunately, the camera-in-hand has a limited field of view for capturing objects, whereas the external camera, which may have a greater field of view, requires costly calibration each time the camera is even slightly moved. Similar issues apply when estimating the pose of any object with respect to another object (i.e. which may be moving or not). The present disclosure avoids these issues and provides object-to-object pose estimation from a single image. 1. A method , comprising:identifying an image of a first object and a target object, the image captured by a camera external to the first object and the target object;processing the image, using a first neural network, to estimate a first pose of the target object with respect to the camera;processing the image, using a second neural network, to estimate a second pose of the first object with respect to the camera; andcalculating a third pose of the first object with respect to the target object, using the first pose and the second pose.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image is a red-green-blue (RGB) image or a grayscale image.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the camera captures one of wavelengths of light or non-light wavelengths.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first object is a robotic grasping system.5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the target object is a known object to be grasped by the robotic grasping system.6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:causing the robotic grasping system to grasp the ...

TAPE INCORRECT MOUNTING DETECTION SYSTEM

A tape erroneous mounting detection system includes sensors provided to the plurality of tape feeders, a reader configured to read identification information from a recording part which is provided to a reel, and a memory part configured to store part verification information. The tape erroneous mounting detection system also includes a part verification part configured to determine whether or not the tape is mounted on the tape feeder at the set position, and to perform verification updating processing, and a tape erroneous mounting detection part configured to perform erroneous mounting detection processing where the tape erroneous mounting detection part identifies the tape feeder on which the tape is mounted based on the tape presence or absence information and the output from the sensor, and the tape erroneous mounting detection part detects that the tape mounted on the tape feeder is erroneously mounted. 1. A tape erroneous mounting detection system disposed in a part supply unit where a plurality of tape feeders are arranged and provided for detecting that a tape for supplying a part is erroneously mounted on the tape feeder , the tape erroneous mounting detection system comprising:sensors provided to the plurality of tape feeders, the sensors being configured to detect tapes, respectively;a reader configured to read identification information of an accommodated part from a recorder which records the identification information and is provided to a tape or a reel around which the tape is wound;a memory configured to store part verification information obtained by correlating set position information with the identification information, the set position information being information on a set position of the tape feeders in the part supply unit;a part verifier configured to determine whether or not the tape is mounted on the tape feeder at the set position corresponding to the identification information read by the reader based on the identification information ...

CONTROLLING A ROBOT IN THE PRESENCE OF A MOVING OBJECT

A method, system, and one or more computer-readable storage media for controlling a robot in the presence of a moving object are provided herein. The method includes capturing a number of frames from a three-dimensional camera system and analyzing a frame to identify a connected object. The frame is compared to a previous frame to identify a moving connected object (MCO). If an unexpected MCO is in the frame a determination is made if the unexpected MCO is in an actionable region. If so, the robot is instructed to take an action. 1capturing a plurality of frames from a three-dimensional camera system;analyzing a frame to identify a connected object;comparing the frame to a previous frame to identify a moving connected object (MCO);determining if an unexpected MCO is in the frame; and, if so, instructing the robot to take an action.. A method for controlling a robot in the presence of a moving object, comprising: This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/172,230, filed Feb. 4, 2014, and entitled “CONTROLLING A ROBOT IN THE PRESENCE OF A MOVING OBJECT”, the application of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.Robots are often used for tasks in industrial environments. For example, robots can be used for painting, moving parts, assembling items, and many other tasks. However, robots in motion may pose a hazard to humans and objects that enter the workspace of the robot. Two common approaches to preventing damage from moving robots, such as robot arms, have been implemented. These include placing a robot arm in a cage so that other objects cannot enter the field of operation. Another general approach has been to define exclusion zones covered by LIDAR, pressure mats, or similar sensors, which can be used to trigger a stop condition on the robot when there is an object in the exclusion zone. However, both of these approaches require significant effort to configure the workspace or to locate the robot in an isolated ...

ROBOT, ROBOTIC SYSTEM, AND CONTROL DEVICE

A robot includes an arm adapted to move an object, an input reception section adapted to receive input of information (information of a control point in an object coordinate system in a restricted sense) defined by a coordinate system set to the object, and a control section adapted to make the arm operate based on a taken image obtained by imaging the object and the information input. 1. A robot comprising:an arm adapted to move an object;an input reception section adapted to receive input of information defined by a coordinate system set to the object; anda control section adapted to make the arm operate based on a taken image obtained by imaging the object and the information input.2. The robot according to claim 1 , whereinthe input reception section receives the input of the information in a screen in which a model corresponding to the object is displayed.3. The robot according to claim 1 , whereinthe information is information of a control point defined by the coordinate system set to the object.4. The robot according to claim 3 , wherein obtains position attitude of the object based on information of a model of the object and the taken image,', 'obtains a feature amount by performing a coordinate conversion of the control point based on the position attitude, and', 'makes the arm operate based on the feature amount and a target feature amount., 'the control section'}5. The robot according to claim 4 , whereinthe input reception section receives input of information of a second control point defined by a second coordinate system set to a second object, and obtains position attitude of the second object based on information of a model of the second object and the taken image obtained by imaging the second object, and', 'performs the coordinate conversion of the second control point based on the position attitude of the second object to thereby obtain the target feature amount., 'the control section'}6. The robot according to claim 5 , whereinthe control section ...

A MULTI-FUNCTION SENSING SYSTEM

A sensing system where the position and intensity of a force applied is detected with high resolution and an image and video of the surrounding environment is taken. A three-dimensional scanning thereof is performed, and the surface texture of the object touched and creep is detected. A two-dimensional and three-dimensional image (hologram) may be generated and physical and/or chemical features are detected. 1. A sensing system (S) comprising:{'b': '1', 'at least one elastic layer ();'}{'b': 5', '1, 'at least one image source () positioned under the said elastic layer () and generating at least one image (P);'}{'b': 7', '1, 'at least one image sensor () positioned under the elastic layer ();'}{'b': 6', '5', '1', '5', '1, 'i': 'a', 'at least a first fiber optic bundle (), which comprises a plurality of fiber optic cables, a tips of which is paired with at least one pixel of the image source () and other tips of which is positioned facing to the said elastic layer (), and which transmits the image (P) generated in the image source () to the elastic layer ();'}{'b': 6', '7', '1', '1', '7, 'i': 'b', 'at least a second fiber optic bundle (), which comprises a plurality of fiber optic cables, a tips of which is paired with at least one pixel of the image sensor () and other tips of which is positioned facing to the said elastic layer (), and which transmits the image received from the elastic layer () or from the surrounding environment to the image sensor ();'}{'b': 5', '7, 'at least one control unit which controls the image (P) generated by the said image source () and analyzes the image captured by the image sensor () using image processing techniques so as to detect at least one data about the surrounding environment;'}{'b': 8', '5, 'at least a first data link () for data communication between the image source () and the control unit; and'}{'b': 9', '7, 'at least a second data link () for data communication between the image sensor () and the control unit'}{'b': 1', ' ...

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND ROBOT SYSTEM

An image processing apparatus includes a two-dimensional image storage unit configured to store a plurality of two-dimensional image data captured by photographing an identical imaging target object under different exposure conditions; a distance image storage unit configured to store distance image data including a pixel array of a known relationship to a pixel array of the two-dimensional image data; a pixel extraction unit configured to extract, among pixels in each of the two-dimensional image data, a first pixel at which a difference in brightness between identical pixels is less than a predetermined value; and a distance image adjusting unit configured to specify a second pixel of the distance image data at a position corresponding to the first pixel in the pixel array, and to set the second pixel as a non-imaging pixel in the distance image data. 1. An image processing apparatus comprising:a two-dimensional image storage unit configured to store a plurality of two-dimensional image data captured by photographing an identical imaging target object under different exposure conditions;a distance image storage unit configured to store distance image data representative of distance information depending on a spatial position of the imaging target object, the distance image data including a pixel array of a known relationship to a pixel array of the two-dimensional image data;a pixel extraction unit configured to extract, among a plurality of pixels in each of the two-dimensional image data, a first pixel at which a difference in brightness between identical pixels is less than a predetermined value; anda distance image adjusting unit configured to specify a second pixel of the distance image data at a position corresponding to the first pixel in the pixel array, and to set the second pixel as a non-imaging pixel in the distance image data.2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first pixel is a pixel which holds imaging information of ...

IMAGE RECOGNITION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND IMAGE PRESENTATION TIME ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND DEVICE

This application provides an image recognition method and device. The image recognition method includes: setting a presentation time sequence corresponding to an image sequence includes N images, the presentation time sequence includes unequal presentation times, a difference between any two presentation times of the unequal presentation times is k×Δ, k is a positive integer, and Δ is a preset time period value; processing the image sequence by using a computer vision algorithm, to obtain a computer vision signal corresponding to each image in the image sequence; obtaining a feedback signal that is corresponding to each image in the image sequence generated when an observation object watches the image sequence displayed in the presentation time sequence; and fusing, for each image in the image sequence, a corresponding computer vision signal and a corresponding feedback signal to obtain a target recognition signal of each image in the image sequence. 1. A brain-computer combination image recognition method based on image sequence presentation , comprising:setting a presentation time sequence corresponding to an image sequence, wherein the image sequence comprises N images, N is a positive integer, the presentation time sequence comprises a presentation time of each image in the image sequence, a presentation time of an image i is used to indicate a time period from a presentation start moment of the image i to a presentation start moment of a next adjacent image, the image i is any image in the image sequence, the presentation time sequence comprises at least two unequal presentation times, a difference between any two presentation times of the at least two unequal presentation times is k×Δ, k is a positive integer, and Δ is a preset time period value;processing the image sequence by using a computer vision algorithm, to obtain a computer vision signal corresponding to each image in the image sequence;obtaining a feedback signal that is generated when an observation ...

System for coupling a visual sensor processor and a robot controller

A system for coupling a visual sensor processor B and a robot controller A, in order to inexpensively constitute the whole system while maintaining increased processing speed. For this purpose, the visual sensor processor B and the robot controller A are couplped together through bidirectional high-speed data transfer channels (10, 28, /1, /2), so that the data required for the two apparatuses can be exchanged through these channels. Utilizing these channels, furthermore, a non-volatile memory (6) and serial interface (12) for connection to an external input/output device, installed in the robot controller A, are commonly used for these two apparatuses.

自律移動ロボツトにおける視覚情報から三次元画像を得る方法

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Positioning device for picture

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Method for manufacturing different types of smoking product

公开了一种用于使用吸烟制品制造机同时制造两个不同类型的吸烟制品的方法。吸烟制品制造机包括滤棒进给装置、用于将可抽吸材料的棒附接到从滤棒进给装置接收的双长度滤棒的每个纵向端部的棒附接单元、以及将双长度滤棒切割成两个滤棒段以使得每个滤棒段与附接到每个滤棒段的可抽吸材料的棒一起形成吸烟制品的切割装置。该方法包括，对滤棒进给装置供应包括滤嘴丝束的滤棒。滤棒构造为使得由切割装置从双长度滤棒切割的两个滤棒段将各自具有不同的特征。还公开了吸烟制品行业产品的包装、以及在同时制造两个不同类型的吸烟制品的过程中产生的中间产物。

A method for manufacturing different types of smoking article

Abstract A Method for Manufacturing different types of Smoking Article A method for concurrently manufacturing two different types of smoking article using a smoking article manufacturing machine is disclosed. The machine comprises a filter rod feeder, a rod attachment unit for attaching rods of smokable material to each longitudinal end of a dual length filter rod received from the filter rod feeder, and a cutter to cut the dual length filter rod into two filter rod segments so that each segment, together with the rod of smokable material attached to each segment, forms a smoking article. The method comprises supplying the filter rod feeder with filter rods comprising filter tow. The filter rods being configured so that the two filter rod segments cut from a dual length filter rod by the cutter will each have a different characteristic. A pack of smoking article industry products, and an intermediate product made during the concurrent manufacture of two different types of smoking article, are also disclosed. 2 B 2 A 2 B 2 30a 2 30b 2 30b 2 30a 2 1' 1' A B FIG. 2 A B 4 A 2 B 2 4 ) ( J 4 A 2 B 2 4 1" 1" 4 A 2 2 B 4 4 A 2 2 B 4 " FIG. 4

Method and apparatus for inspecting and cutting cigar wrappers

T I T L E Method and apparatus for inspecting and cutting cigar wrappers A B S T R A C T A system for analyzing and cutting tobacco leaves for cigar wrappers in which each leaf is conveyed to a scanner which scans discrete areas in parallel lines to produce sequences of digital signals, each sequence representing a line and each signal indicating the presence or absence of a hole. The signals of each line, after a delay, are superimposed and the composite signal checked to ascertain if one or more hole free parallelograms of at least one given size can be cut from the leaf. After scanning the leaf is conveyed to another location and cut.

Simultaneous wafer id reading

본 발명은 워크피스로부터 윗면 이미지와 및 바닥 이미지를 동시에 관찰하고 판독하는 장치들 및 방법들을 개시한다. 본 발명에 따른 ID 판독기는 워크피스 이미지들로부터 카메라까지 광을 안내하는 광학 요소들을 구비하는 워크피스의 윗 섹션 및 바닥 섹션을 덮는 인클로저를 포함할 수 있다. 광학 요소는 워크피스의 표면에 대하여 고각으로부터 이미지들을 받도록 배치될 수 있다. 본 발명에 따른 ID 판독기는 이미지를 조명하기 위한 광원 조립체를 더 포함할 수 있다. 광원 조립체는 바람직하게는 명시야 조명에 대하여, 이미지들과(with) 동축인 광 경로를 이용할 수 있다. 광원 조립체는 또한 바람직하게는 암시야 조명에 대하여 비-동축인 광 경로를 이용할 수 있다. 일 실시예에 있어서, 카메라에 도달하는 동시적인 이미지들은 카메라의 서로 다른 두 섹션들 상에 두 개의 별개의 이미지들로 분리된다. 다른 실시예에 있어서, 카메라에 도달하는 동시적인 이미지들은 카메라 상에 하나의 이미지로 중첩된다. The present invention discloses devices and methods for simultaneously viewing and reading a top image and a bottom image from a workpiece. An ID reader according to the present invention may include an upper section of the workpiece and an enclosure covering the bottom section with optical elements for guiding light from the workpiece images to the camera. The optical element may be arranged to receive images from an elevation angle with respect to the surface of the workpiece. The ID reader according to the present invention may further comprise a light source assembly for illuminating an image. The light source assembly may utilize a light path that is coaxial with the images, preferably with respect to bright field illumination. The light source assembly may also preferably utilize a non-coaxial light path for dark field illumination. In one embodiment, the simultaneous images arriving at the camera are separated into two distinct images on two different sections of the camera. In another embodiment, the simultaneous images arriving at the camera are superimposed with one image on the camera.

DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF CUT STRIPS FROM TOBACCO LEAVES

L'INVENTION CONCERNE UN APPAREIL POUR LE TRAITEMENT DE BANDES DECOUPEES DE FEUILLES DE TABAC, COMPRENANT UN PREMIER CONVOYEUR, UN CONVOYEUR INTERMEDIAIRE POURVU D'UN MOYEN POUR DETECTER LA LONGUEUR DES BANDES, UN TROISIEME CONVOYEUR SUR LEQUEL PEUT SE DEPLACER UN SUPPORT EN MATIERE PLASTIQUE SYNTHETIQUE, UN MOYEN POUR L'ALIMENTATION EN COLLE ET UN MOYEN POUR INTERROMPRE PERIODIQUEMENT L'ALIMENTATION EN SUPPORT EN MATIERE PLASTIQUE. SELON L'INVENTION, AU-DESSUS DU PREMIER CONVOYEUR 1 SONT PREVUS UN MOYEN DE DETECTION 20, UN MOYEN DE COUPE 21 ET UN MOYEN 22 POUR RETIRER LES BANDES DE TABAC DU CONVOYEUR. L'INVENTION S'APPLIQUE NOTAMMENT A LA FORMATION DE CIGARES. The invention relates to an apparatus for the treatment of strips cut from tobacco leaves, comprising a first conveyor, an intermediate conveyor provided with a means for detecting the length of the strips, a third conveyor on which a carrier can be used. SYNTHETIC, A MEANS FOR THE SUPPLY OF GLUE AND A MEANS FOR PERIODICALLY INTERRUPTING THE SUPPLY OF SUPPORT IN PLASTIC MATERIAL. ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION, ABOVE THE FIRST CONVEYOR 1 ARE PROVIDED A DETECTION MEANS 20, A CUTTING MEANS 21 AND A MEANS 22 FOR REMOVING THE TOBACCO STRIPS FROM THE CONVEYOR. THE INVENTION APPLIES IN PARTICULAR TO THE FORMATION OF CIGARS.

Apparatus for applying adhesive to paper strips, labels and the like

Tobacco leaf feed for cigar - uses spaced suction rollers to remove portions from strip unwound from roll

For making cigars, small portions of tobacco leaf (C) are detached from a backing layer (3) as it is unwound from a roll (1). These pieces are then removed by a feed which applies them to the outside of a cigar being manufactured. The pieces are secured to the coiled backing layer by adhesive, and the feed overcomes the strength of the adhesive to detach them. The roll is rotated against two freely rotating suction wheels (4,5) with a small suction chamber (6) between. These are positioned so that their pressure against the strip is sufficient to lift the leaf portions and detach them. They are then conveyed onwards horizontally above a suction conveyor (8).

Cutting and wrapping machine for whole or half tobacco leaves - has central electronic control unit to actuate cutting blades, transport belt and wrappers in response to video signals

L'INVENTION CONCERNE UN PROCEDE ET UN DISPOSITIF DE DIVISION D'UNE FEUILLE OU D'UNE DEMI-FEUILLE DE TABAC EN PARTIES UTILISABLES. LES FEUILLES DE TABAC SONT DEPOSEES SUR LES ARETES TRANCHANTES DE LAMES CONTOURNEES ET SONT AINSI DECOUPEES EN DES PARTIES QUI SONT DEPOSEES SUR UN CONVOYEUR EN PASSANT SOUS UNE CAMERA QUI LES EXPLORE. LES PARTIES DE FEUILLES QUI SONT CONFORMES SONT PRELEVEES ET ENROULEES EN DES BOBINES TANDIS QUE CELLES QUI NE SONT PAS CONFORMES SONT REJETEES SOUS FORME DE DECHETS. L'INVENTION S'APPLIQUE NOTAMMENT A LA FABRICATION DES CIGARES.

Device for cutting wrappers in cigar wrapping machines

Device for cutting dresses or coasters for cigars

Machine optimising arrangement of items to be cut from flat sheet - uses IR photodiodes and photodetectors to scan templates of objects to be cut from sheet

The machine for planning the cutting out of shapes from a sheet of material scans the shape to be cut out and uses a calculator to determine the optimum arrangement on the sheet to avoid wastage. Two parallel bars (9) lie on either side of a transparent plate on which cutting templates (F) are laid out. A carriage comprising two parallel plates slides along these bars. One of the plates carries an array of IR emitting photodiodes, while the other carries an array of detectors. The array extends in the Y-direction, while scanning takes place in the X-direction. The shape F is detected and the information transmitted digitally for storage in an electronic memory. The machine may be used in planning the cutting out of cloth for mfr. of clothing, sheet metal, or packaging materials.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CUTTING A TOBACCO LEAF INTO PIECES USABLE AS COVER OR CIGAR CAPES

CE PROCEDE UTILISE UN CERTAIN NOMBRE DE COUTEAUX 11 AYANT CHACUN UN TRANCHANT FERME EN SOI QUI CORRESPOND AU CONTOUR DE LA SOUS-CAPE OU DE LA CAPE DESIREE. LE PROCEDE COMPREND LA MISE EN PLACE D'UN CERTAIN NOMBRE DE CES COUTEAUX SUIVANT UNE DISPOSITION CHOISIE SUR UN SUPPORT 13, SUR LEQUEL LES COUTEAUX 11 PEUVENT ETRE PLACES SUIVANT TOUTE DISPOSITION DESIREE, L'ETALAGE D'UNE FEUILLE DE TABAC SUR LES COUTEAUX MIS EN PLACE SUR LE SUPPORT 13, LE DECOUPAGE DE LA FEUILLE DE TABAC PAR LES TRANCHANTS DES COUTEAUX A L'AIDE DE MOLETTES MONTEES DANS UN SUPPORT 15 ET L'ENLEVEMENT DES MORCEAUX DE FEUILLE DECOUPES SE TROUVANT A L'INTERIEUR DES TRANCHANTS DES COUTEAUX 11. UNE PARTIE DE CES OPERATIONS EST EXECUTEE PAR UN MECANISME DE TRANSPORT 6 COMMANDE PAR UN ORDINATEUR 5. THIS PROCESS USES A CERTAIN NUMBER OF KNIVES 11 EACH HAVING A FIRM EDGE IN ITSELF THAT MATCHES THE CONTOUR OF THE UNDERCOAT OR THE DESIRED CAPE. THE PROCESS INCLUDES THE PLACEMENT OF A NUMBER OF THESE KNIVES FOLLOWING A SELECTED LAYOUT ON A SUPPORT 13, ON WHICH THE KNIVES 11 CAN BE PLACED ACCORDING TO ANY DESIRED LAYOUT, THE DISPLAY OF A TOBACCO SHEET ON THE KNIVES PLACED IN PLACE ON THE SUPPORT 13, THE CUTTING OF THE TOBACCO LEAF BY THE EDGES OF THE KNIVES USING WHEELS MOUNTED IN A SUPPORT 15 AND THE REMOVAL OF THE CUT SHEET PIECES LOCATED INSIDE THE EDGES OF THE KNIVES 11 PART OF THESE OPERATIONS IS PERFORMED BY A TRANSPORT MECHANISM 6 CONTROLLED BY A COMPUTER 5.

PLACEMENT PROCESS IN IRREGULAR ROOMS

L'invention concerne un procédé de placement optimisé de formes de contour déterminé par avance, dans des pièces non régulières assimilables à des feuilles, en vue de la découpe de ces pièces en morceaux ayant lesdites formes et directement utilisables. Pour rendre le placement optimum en dépit de l'irrégularité des pièces (irrégularité pouvant venir soit de leur contour extérieur, soit défauts intérieurs, soit de ces deux types d'accidents) on dresse des cartes-modèles de découpe de pièces-types représentatives d'une tranche du lot de pièces à découper, on classe ces pièces-types suivant une hiérarchie précise et on essaie les cartes-modèles dans l'ordre de leur classement en assimilant une pièce à découper à au moins une pièce-type. Le procédé de l'invention peut s'appliquer aux opérations préliminaires à la découpe de capes dans des feuilles de tabac naturel et à de nombreuses opérations industrielles subissant les mêmes contraintes.

PROCESS FOR PROCESSING PRODUCTS OR GROUPS OF PRODUCTS, FOR EXAMPLE TOBACCO LEAVES

L'invention concerne un procédé permettant de diviser un produit ou un groupe de produits en parties voulues pendant que le produit ou le groupe de produits sont déplacés sur un support. Le produit placé sur un support 1 arrive devant un dispositif 2 émettant un rayonnement électromagnétique qui balaye le produit. Le rayonnement réfléchi par le produit est reçu par un capteur 4 qui transmet les informations recueillies à un comparateur 6. Celui-ci établit à partir des signaux reçus un modèle complexe du produit et le compare à des modèles de référence 7. Un appareil de séparation reçoit du comparateur 6 des signaux permettant de découper le produit en parties voulues. L'invention s'applique particulièrement au traitement de feuilles de tabac. A method of dividing a product or group of products into desired parts while the product or group of products is being moved on a carrier is provided. The product placed on a support 1 arrives in front of a device 2 emitting electromagnetic radiation which sweeps the product. The radiation reflected by the product is received by a sensor 4 which transmits the information collected to a comparator 6. The latter establishes from the signals received a complex model of the product and compares it with reference models 7. A separation apparatus receives from comparator 6 signals enabling the product to be cut into desired parts. The invention is particularly applicable to the treatment of tobacco leaves.

Device for driving a web of sheet material

Tobacco clippings ejection device

Cigar maker

Machine intended for the manufacture of cigar wrappers and / or dresses

Parallel reverse projecting device of ct

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Tobacco covering leaf cutting machine - uses optical devices to detect area free from holes and refers signal to reference indication

The machine automatically cuts out a section from a tobacco leaf to form a covering. Optical devices scan a blade to find an area free from holes, which is turned up and cut out to produce the covering. A T.V. camera with detector frames can be used, a number of lines parallel to the leaf stem being detected in each frame and the resulting video signal being compared with a datum signal. Two binary signals are generated, dependent on whether the datum signal is the greater or lesser. This is used in a logic system to produce a signal giving the position of holes along the lines.

Patent FR2303490B1

PROCESS FOR PLACING CIGAR CAPES INTO A TOBACCO SHEET

LA PRESENTE INVENTION CONCERNE UN PROCEDE POUR PLACER DANS UNE FEUILLE DE TABAC F UN NOMBRE MAXIMUM DE CAPES POUR CIGARES. SELON L'INVENTION, ON PLACE SUCCESSIVEMENT LES CAPES EN COMBINANT POUR CHACUNE DES CAPES C LA VALEUR MAXIMALE ET MINIMALE DES CRITERES DE POSITIONNEMENT DES CAPES A L'INTERIEUR DE LA FEUILLE QUI SONT LA VALEUR DE L'ABSCISSE X DU CENTRE O DE LA CAPE ET LA VALEUR DE L'ANGLES QUE FAIT LA CAPE PAR RAPPORT A LA NERVURE CENTRALE DE LA FEUILLE. THE PRESENT INVENTION CONCERNS A PROCESS FOR PLACING A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CIGAR CAPES IN A TOBACCO LEAF. ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION, THE CAPES ARE SUCCESSIVELY PLACED BY COMBINING FOR EACH OF THE CAPES C THE MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM VALUE OF THE POSITIONING CRITERIA OF THE CAPES INSIDE THE SHEET WHICH ARE THE VALUE OF THE ABSISSE X OF THE CENTER O OF THE CAPE AND THE VALUE OF THE ANGLES THAT THE CAPE MAKES IN RELATION TO THE CENTRAL RIB OF THE SHEET.

Tobacco leaf portion system - has roller to apply moistening agent continuously to outside of storage coil strip during unwinding from roll

The system moistens portions of tobacco leaf stored between the turns of a coil and/or aids their detachment from the supporting strip forming the coil. A moistening agent is applied continuously to the outer face of the coil (1) as it is unwound. There can be a water tank (8) in which a transfer roller is partly immersed, while a moistening roller (10) is in contact with the transfer roller (9). The moistening roller is held permanently against the coil during unwinding, typically a mechanism holding the roller against the coil at constant pressure.

Patent FR2396712B1

Adjustable apparatus for cutting wrappers for double cigar bunches of different sizes

Abstract of the Disclosure: An adjustable apparatus can cut V-shaped segments of different dimensions from continuous sheets so that the V-shaped segments of dif-ferent dimensions are suitable for application as wrappers to double cigar bunches of different dimensions. The apparatus can also cut the two tails of each V-shaped segment into flag-shaped configurations which will per-mit the smooth application of the two tails to the opposite ends of double cigar bunches having rounded ends.

METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING PROFILES IN NATURAL LEAVES

Invention concernant le découpage de feuilles. Pour découper une feuille naturelle, supportée sur plateau, on en fait un fac-similé ou image, incluant le contour de la feuille et des imperfections et une position de découpe au moins est localisée dans une région excluant le contour et les imperfections. Cette position est enregistrée et convertie sous forme numérique. La feuille est alors découpée dans la position correspondante. Application à la fabrication de cigares, en enroulant des bandes de feuilles de tabac ainsi localisées et découpées automatiquement Invention concerning the cutting of sheets. To cut out a natural sheet, supported on a tray, a facsimile or image is made of it, including the outline of the sheet and of the imperfections and at least one cutting position is located in a region excluding the outline and the imperfections. This position is saved and converted to digital form. The sheet is then cut in the corresponding position. Application to the manufacture of cigars, by winding strips of tobacco leaves thus located and cut automatically

Device for conveying the wrapper in cigar manufacture

Simultaneous wafer id reading

본 발명은 워크피스로부터 윗면 이미지와 및 바닥 이미지를 동시에 관찰하고 판독하는 장치들 및 방법들을 개시한다. 본 발명에 따른 ID 판독기는 워크피스 이미지들로부터 카메라까지 광을 안내하는 광학 요소들을 구비하는 워크피스의 윗 섹션 및 바닥 섹션을 덮는 인클로저를 포함할 수 있다. 광학 요소는 워크피스의 표면에 대하여 고각으로부터 이미지들을 받도록 배치될 수 있다. 본 발명에 따른 ID 판독기는 이미지를 조명하기 위한 광원 조립체를 더 포함할 수 있다. 광원 조립체는 바람직하게는 명시야 조명에 대하여, 이미지들과(with) 동축인 광 경로를 이용할 수 있다. 광원 조립체는 또한 바람직하게는 암시야 조명에 대하여 비-동축인 광 경로를 이용할 수 있다. 일 실시예에 있어서, 카메라에 도달하는 동시적인 이미지들은 카메라의 서로 다른 두 섹션들 상에 두 개의 별개의 이미지들로 분리된다. 다른 실시예에 있어서, 카메라에 도달하는 동시적인 이미지들은 카메라 상에 하나의 이미지로 중첩된다. The present invention discloses devices and methods for simultaneously viewing and reading a top image and a bottom image from a workpiece. An ID reader according to the present invention may include an upper section of the workpiece and an enclosure covering the bottom section with optical elements for guiding light from the workpiece images to the camera. The optical element may be arranged to receive images from an elevation angle with respect to the surface of the workpiece. The ID reader according to the present invention may further comprise a light source assembly for illuminating an image. The light source assembly may utilize a light path that is coaxial with the images, preferably with respect to bright field illumination. The light source assembly may also preferably utilize a non-coaxial light path for dark field illumination. In one embodiment, the simultaneous images arriving at the camera are separated into two distinct images on two different sections of the camera. In another embodiment, the simultaneous images arriving at the camera are superimposed with one image on the camera.

Apparatus and procedure for locating three-dimensional objects packed in bulk for purposes of controlling a gripping terminal

An apparatus and procedure for locating three-dimensional bulk-loaded objects for purposes of controlling a gripping terminal, including at least one optical projection system associated with drive mechanisms commanded by an interface connected to a central processing unit, and a light sensor such as a TV camera mounted plumb with the surface (horizontal, for example) receiving the bulk load and connected to the analysis and processing mechanisms of the central processing unit. The optical system emits a substantially planar light bundle which sweeps the surface of the bulk load under the control of the drive mechanisms to vary incrementally the angle θ made by the bundle with respect the aforementioned surface. The value of the angle, measured by a coder, is transmitted to the central processing unit which analyzes the image of the bundle trace sensed by the camera. The central processing unit selects the point whose value corresponds to a predetermined condition, such as the highest point on the surface of the bulk load. The invention finds application in automatic high-speed unloading by an industrial robot of a crate filled with three-dimensional objects loaded in bulk.

Method and apparatus for inspecting and cutting cigar wrappers

A system for analyzing and cutting tobacco leaves for cigar wrappers in wh each leaf is conveyed to a scanner which scans discrete areas in parallel lines to produce sequences of digital signals, each sequence representing a line and each signal indicating the presence or absence of a hole. The signals of each line, after a delay, are superimposed and the composite signal checked to ascertain if one or more hole free parallelograms of at least one given size can be cut from the leaf. After scanning the leaf is conveyed to another location and cut.

AUTOMATICALLY EFFECTIVE DEVICE FOR THE REMOVAL OF ELEMENTS, FORMED IN PARTS, ESPECIALLY ON TOBACCO LEAVES.

Autonomous vehicle control method, system, and medium

Apparatus and methods for identification of a coded pattern visible to a computerized imaging apparatus while invisible or inconspicuous to human eyes. A pattern and/or marking may serve to indicate identity of an object, and/or the relative position of the pattern to a viewer. While some solutions exist for identifying patterns (for example, QR codes), they may be visually obtrusive to a human observer due to visual clutter. In exemplary implementations, apparatus and methods are capable of generating patterns with sufficient structure to be used for either discrimination or some aspect of localization, while incorporating spectral properties that are more aesthetically acceptable such as being: a) imperceptible or subtle to the human observer and/or b) aligned to an existing acceptable visual form, such as a logo. In one variant, a viewer comprises an imaging system comprised as a processor and laser scanner, or camera, or moving photodiode.

Patent FR2335163B1

Method of manufacturing current products of different types

FIELD: smoking accessories.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to method for producing smoking articles of various types. Method for simultaneous manufacture of smoking articles of two different types using a machine for manufacture of smoking articles, which comprises device for feeding filter rods, rod fastening unit for fastening rods of smoking material to each longitudinal end of double-length filter rod received from device for feeding filter rods, and cutting device for cutting double-length filter rod into two filter rod segments, so that each segment, together with a rod of smoking material attached to each segment, forms smoking product, moreover, the method includes loading filter rods in device for feeding filter rods, which comprise filter tow and which are designed in such a way that two segments of filter rod, obtained by cutting from double-length filter rod with cutting device, have different characteristics.EFFECT: technical result of the invention is improvement of method of manufacturing smoking products of various types.15 cl, 10 dwg РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) (13) 2 675 139 C1 (51) МПК A24C 5/47 (2006.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ОПИСАНИЕ ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ К ПАТЕНТУ (52) СПК A24C 5/47 (2018.08) (21)(22) Заявка: 2018109575, 29.09.2015 (24) Дата начала отсчета срока действия патента: (73) Патентообладатель(и): БРИТИШ АМЕРИКАН ТОБАККО МЕКСИКО,С.А. ДЕ С.В. (MX) Дата регистрации: 17.12.2018 0574205 A1, 15.12.1993. US 2012080043 A1, 05.04.2012. (45) Опубликовано: 17.12.2018 Бюл. № 35 (85) Дата начала рассмотрения заявки PCT на национальной фазе: 19.03.2018 (86) Заявка PCT: GB 2015/052825 (29.09.2015) 2 6 7 5 1 3 9 (56) Список документов, цитированных в отчете о поиске: US 4957122 A, 18.09.1990. EP Приоритет(ы): (22) Дата подачи заявки: 29.09.2015 R U 29.09.2015 (72) Автор(ы): АРРЕДОНДО, Лусио (MX) 2 6 7 5 1 3 9 R U WO 2017/055785 (06.04.2017) Адрес для переписки: 123060, Москва, ул. Маршала Рыбалко, 2, корп. 8, пом. 300, ...

Improvements in cutting devices for tobacco leaves

554,083. Cutting out cigar wrappers. AKTIEBOLAGET FORMATOR. Jan. 29, 1942, No. 1258. Convention date, Jan. 30, 1941. [Class 31 (i)] A machine for cutting out cigar wrappers from tobacco leaves by running a roller or rollers over the leaf while the latter is lying on the cutting die comprises a cutting bed 3 with cutting die 2 and cutting rollers 4, 5 carried by arms 9, 10 mounted on a lever arm 11 operated by a rod 14 and cam 13 to move the cutting rollers over the die, extensions of the shafts of the cutting rollers carrying driving rollers 8 adapted to engage a lateral guide bar 15 to rotate the cutting rollers before they contact the cutting die. The arms 9, 10 may be connected by springs 18, 19 to an arm 17 pivoted to the arm 9 and having a roller 16 bearing against the underside of the lateral guide bar 15.

Patent BE493835A

Method for automatically expanding the displayed width of a selected field in a text processing system

Procedure for continuous production of smoky items

Fremgangsmåte for kontinuerlig produksjon av sigarillos og andre røykevarer (50) som omfatter en stang av røykbart materiale (52) og et omslag (54) av tobakkbladmateriale som omslutter stangen (50), hvor fremgangsmåten omfatter: fremføring av et utstrekt nettverk (12)( 14) (16) (44) (46) av tobakkbladmateriale langs et forhåndsbestemt spor; gjentatt oppkutting av det utstrekte nettverk(12) (14) (16) (44) (46) for å danne en rekke diskrete omslag (54); kontakte hvert av de etterfølgende av diskrete omslag (54) med henholdsvis en av en rekke stenger av røykbart materiale (52), og påmlling av det diskrete omslag (54) rundt stenger av røykbart materiale (52) for å danne røykevarer (50). Fremgangsmåten kan videre omfatte en oppkutting en et flertall av polygonale tobakkblad deler (8a) (8b) (10a). (10b) (34a) (34b) fra minst ett tobakkblad (2) (2) og legge flertallet av polygonale tobakkbladdeler (8a) i et mosaikkmønster for å danne det langstrekt nettverk (12). (14) (16) (44) (46).

Repetitive positioning of cigar wrapper for optimum use - involves comparing each half leaf with model profile and modifying it according to defects

Each half-leaf is compared with a theoretical predetermined profile which approximates to the actual half-leaf profile and provides a theoretical max. number of wrappers. The nearest predetermined theoretical profile is selected and the half-leaf is compared with this profile. If none of the predetermined theoretical profiles entirely suits the half-leaf, the nearest approx. profile is taken and any leaf defects considered. The arrangements of the wrappers is modified to suit the half-leaf and its defects and the most productive of two arrangements is used.

Methods and apparatus relating to micropropagation

Picture processor for assembling robot

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた め要約のデータは記録されません。

Method for automatic field width expansion in text processing system during interactive entry of displayed record selection criteria

A METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC FIELD WIDTH EXPANSION IN A TEXT PROCESSING SYSTEM DURING INTERACTIVE ENTRY OF DISPLAYED RECORD SELECTION CRITERIA Abstract An improved method is disclosed for entering field dependent record selection criteria into an inter-active text processing system which also processes spatially related data that is stored in the system in vector formatted records. In the process of identify-ing stored records which meet certain criteria, a qualifying frame is displayed consisting of a header row and, for example, three qualifying rows. The header row includes the field names and the qualifying rows are blank, except for the vertical lines depict-ing field boundaries. Selection criteria are entered into the system by positioning the cursor to the appropriate row/ column intersection and entering the selection data for that field. Criteria entered in different fields in one row represent a "logical AND" selection, while criteria in different rows represent a "logical OR" situation. The improvement involves the automatic expansion of the field boundaries of the selected field in both the header row and qualifying rows when more space is required to enter, for example, lengthy qualifiers into the field, a number of qualifiers which are ORed together, or different spellings of the same qualifier. The expansion results automatically in accordance with the relationship of the end of da a position to the right field boundary marker position to move repeti-tively the marker a fixed number of character posi-tions, for example, five, towards the right edge of the display, and, when additional space is required, to shift repetitively the field name and entered data to the left five character positions -- therefore, providing an additional five character positions at the right edge of the field after each shift. The five positional left shift process continues as new data is entered, even though the initial data is moved off the screen, until some ...

Patent DE225795C