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US 7,372,459 · App. 10/508,527 · Granted May 13, 2008

Method for storing layers' information of a layers-made object

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Patent No.
US 7,372,459
App. No.
10/508,527
Granted
May 13, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for storing and displaying a layers' information of a layer-made object, comprising: (a) forming a layer-image of each layer of said object layers, wherein said layer image is a real perpendicular view image of said layer; (b) aligning each of said layer-images in a common two-dimensions axis, wherein said layer-image location in said common axis is in correspondence with the location of said layer in said object when is assembled; (c) forming two dimension matrixes, a two dimension matrix for each layer-image, wherein each matrix element has three variables (x,y,j)—when “x” and “y” are representing a point location on said layer-image according to said common axis and “j” represents an appearance of material view in said point of said layer-image; and (d) adding said two dimension matrixes into a three-dimensions matrix, wherein each matrix element has four variables (x,y,z,j)—when “x” and “y” are representing said point location, “z” represents layer identification and “j” represents said appearance of material.

Claims (20)

1. A method for displaying a layers' information of a layer-made object, comprising:

a) forming a layer-image of each layer of said object layers, wherein said layer image is a perpendicular view image of said layer;

b) aligning each of said layer-images in a common two-dimensions axis, wherein said layer-image location in said common axis is in correspondence with the location of said layer in said object when is assembled;

c) forming two dimension matrixes, a two dimension matrix for each layer-image, wherein each matrix element has three variables (x,y,j)—when “x” and “y” are representing a point location on said layer-image according to said common axis and “j” represents an appearance of material view in said point of said layer-image;

d) adding said two dimension matrixes into a three-dimensions matrix, wherein each matrix element has four variables (x,y,z,j)—when “x” and “y” are representing said point location, “z” represents layer identification and “j” represents said appearance of material; and

h) displaying said three-dimensions matrix as an image, wherein said image is arranged according to the variables “x” and “y” and wherein each combination of the variables “z,j” of a specific “x” and “y” has a specific and different color.

2. The method of claim 1 , further includes:

e) representing each element of said three-dimensions matrix as a function (x, y, j [i]), wherein Jxy=F (x, y) represents information at location x,y in said common axis, where Jxy=(jxy 1 , jxy 2 , jxy 3 . . . jxyn), which is an “n” number length vector wherein “n” is the number of said layers and jxy[i] is a data according to the i-th layer out of “n” layers at said location (x,y).

3. The method of claim 1 , further includes:

f) storing layers information in a format x,y(j 1 ,j 2 , j 3 , . . . j n ), wherein “x” and “y” are the location of each point according to said common axis, “j” is the appearance of a material or any other ingredient—truth or false—and the “j” index “n” is an identification of a layer.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein “j” is a character variable that represents a kind of material or ingredient and an appearance of said material or said ingredient or the non-appearance of said material or said ingredient.

5. The method of claim 1 , further includes:

g) decoding each element of said three-dimensions matrix and storing layer's information, wherein each element has a specific code.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein each element of said three-dimensions matrix has an additional variable representing a level of interest of the represented point, said additional variable could be determined manually or be determined according to predetermined criteria.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein said additional variable is used to mark interesting regions when said three-dimensions matrix is displayed.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein layers' CAD\CAM are used instead of said layer-images.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein said variable “j” represents a non-appearance of a material or an appearance of a material or any other ingredient and a kind of said material or said ingredient according to a layer's information.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein said CAD\CAM are PCB layers CAD\CAM.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein said layer information is a PCB layers CAD\CAM information.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein said layer is a physical layer or a process layer, which is performed on a physical layer during the production sequence.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2018
From: CAMTEK LTD
To: CIMS HONG KONG CO.,LIMITED
Reel/Frame 045196/0039 →
LICENSE Recorded Mar 14, 2018
From: CIMS HONG KONG CO.,LIMITED
To: CAMTEK LTD
Reel/Frame 045583/0788 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EXECUTION DATES PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 016573 FRAME 0386. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CORRECT EXECUTION DATES. Recorded Jan 15, 2008
From: FLIESWASSER, RONI; YANUKA, MOTI; CHERNOMAZ, EVGENIA; PINHASSI, YOSSI; BUZAGLO, DANIEL
To: CAMTEK LTD.
Reel/Frame 020364/0760 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2005
From: PINHASSI, YOSSI; YANUKA, MOTI; FLIESWASSER, RONI; BUZAGLO, DANIEL; CHERNOMAZ, EVGENIA
To: CAMTEK LTD
Reel/Frame 016573/0386 →
Priority Claims (1)
IL 148829 · Mar 21, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060013471A1 · Jan 19, 2006