COMPUTER-READ LABEL AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AT LEAST ONE PART Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: computer engineering. SUBSTANCE: label has contrast characters compatible with computer vision hardware. Mentioned characters include at least one typical boundary marking that determines abutting region occupied by information field incorporating many characters carrying information. At least one of elements such as typical boundary marking, information-carrying characters, or other characters includes characters pointing to label orientation. Method involves providing each part with mentioned computer-read label, recording image of each label-carrying part, determining presence and position of each typical marking of label in every image using computer vision algorithm, computing location of each information field, determining turning orientation of each label, detecting and decoding information-carrying characters for identifying each part. EFFECT: improved system for computer-aided identification and location of parts. 8 cl, 12 dwg