US 12,149,801 B2
Symbology reader with multi-core processor
Laurens Nunnink, Simpleveld (NL); Richard Reuter, Wuerselen (DE); Frank Winzen, Aachen (DE); Mario Joussen, Nideggen (DE); Joerg Kesten, Merzenich (DE); and James A. Negro, Arlington, MA (US)
Assigned to Cognex Corporation, Natick, MA (US)
Filed by Cognex Corporation, Natick, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/120,944.
Application 18/120,944 is a continuation of application No. 17/195,185, filed on Mar. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,606,483.
Application 17/195,185 is a continuation of application No. 16/215,570, filed on Dec. 10, 2018, granted, now 10,944,891, issued on Mar. 9, 2021.
Application 16/215,570 is a continuation of application No. 13/645,173, filed on Oct. 4, 2012, granted, now 10,154,177, issued on Dec. 11, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0403445 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 23/00 (2023.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/00 (2023.01) [H04N 23/671 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for analyzing images, comprising:
a camera comprising an imager and a processor arrangement, the camera configured to capture sequential images of an object having a feature of interest;
the processor arrangement comprising:
a first core configured to receive a first image of the sequential images, the first image containing a first portion of the feature of interest, the first core being configured to perform a first vision system task on the first portion of the feature of interest and generate a corresponding first result; and
a second core configured to receive a second image of the sequential images, the second image containing a second portion of the feature of interest, the second core being configured to perform a second vision system task on the second portion of the feature of interest and generate a corresponding second result.