Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
382313000 | Hand-held | 37 |
20080240620 | Electronic device with simplified operation input/output module - An electronic device includes an imaging unit configured for capturing an image of a subject, a memory unit configured for storing data and images; a processing unit configured for processing data and images; a display unit configured for displaying data and images; and a central processing unit configured for processing various signals and images. The processing unit includes a replay module, a selection module, a function module, a menu module and an input/output unit. The input/output unit is configured for activating anyone of the replay module, the selection module, the function module and the menu module. The application system for the electronic device through activating each module via the input/output interface unit can allow the use of the electronic device to be more convenient and simplified. | 10-02-2008 |
20080292219 | Method And System For An Image Sensor Pipeline On A Mobile Imaging Device - In an embodiment of the invention, images are processed within a mobile device. Image data may be divided into variable size tiles and processed in steps or stages on a per tile basis within a hardware image sensor pipeline. The processing steps or stages may comprise one or more distortion correction steps. A portion of the variable size tiles may be processed via software within a processor. In this regard, output from any portion of the ISP may be stored in RAM and subsequently retrieved for software processing. The results from software processing may be stored in RAM and communicated back to any point within the hardware ISP for additional processing. The hardware ISP and the processor via software may simultaneously process different portions of the variable size tiles. | 11-27-2008 |
20090016650 | HANDHELD IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A handheld inspection apparatus for inspecting an object in a non-contact manner is provided, the apparatus comprising: a telecentric lens arrangement comprising a telecentric lens arranged to collect light rays projected or reflected from an object to be inspected; a mobile image sensing device such as a CCD digital camera arranged with respect to the telecentric lens to receive the lights rays collected by the telecentric lens and convert these into an image representative of the object, wherein the telecentric lens is arranged such that movement of the apparatus in a direction away from or towards the object causes the image to remain of the same size on the image sensing device. Preferably an illumination unit is provided which is detachably mounted on the camera and is interchangeable depending on the purpose. | 01-15-2009 |
20090022429 | System and method to manipulate an image - A method of operating an image reader comprising the steps of: capturing an image; recognizing a form within the captured image; and, cropping the captured image to the size of the form. | 01-22-2009 |
20090060395 | MOBILE SYSTEM FOR EXACTING PARKING TOLLS - Mobile systems are provided for charging electronic toll collection accounts for parking fees. The systems are configured to wirelessly request and receive tag data from an electronic toll device. Some embodiments include a vehicle and a boom, some embodiments include a handheld device, and other embodiments include combinations thereof. Methods of charging an electronic toll payment system are also provided. A mobile scan system wirelessly requests and receives tag data from an electronic toll device on a customer's vehicle which is checked for validity, and then an electronic toll collection account is charged a fee for parking. | 03-05-2009 |
20090148074 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PERFORMING AN IMAGE PROCESSING FUNCTION ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 06-11-2009 |
20090161994 | Using metadata tags in video recordings produced by portable encoded information reading terminals - A system and method for facilitating the video information search and users' navigation through multiple video image or video stream files, as well as reducing the amount of data transferred between a video content management server and a video playback client, by employing metadata tags inserted into the video recordings automatically or by an operator of an encoded information reading terminal. | 06-25-2009 |
20090196530 | SYSTEM FOR INITIATING ACTION IN PROCESSING SYSTEM - A system for initiating an action in a processing system. The system comprises a printed page having an interactive element enabling user interaction with the page; an optically imaging sensing device for interacting with the interactive element and generating indicating data using sensed coded data; and a processing system configured for: receiving the indicating data, identifying a page description corresponding to the printed page; identifying the interactive element and initiating an action associated with the interactive element. The printed page comprises a plurality of coded data portion, each containing a code pattern encoding a unique location on the page and identifying a page identity. | 08-06-2009 |
20090202180 | ROTATION INDEPENDENT FACE DETECTION - An image acquisition device includes an image sensing unit for registering raw image data and a movement sensing unit for determining information indicative of the current position of the image sensing unit and of a deviation of the current position of the image sensing unit from a reference position. The image sensing unit also includes a processing unit for receiving the information indicative of the current position of the image sensing unit and of its deviation from a reference position from the movement sensing unit. The processing unit is adapted for moving image data received from the image sensing unit to the current position by the amount of deviation from its reference position determined by the movement sensing unit and for performing object recognition on the thus moved image data. | 08-13-2009 |
20100008600 | DISPLAY METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display method and display apparatus. Shooting a physical medium generates a captured image from the physical medium. An image pattern on the physical medium, which includes an identification code and binary indicators, is scanned. The identification code identifies a location on a storage medium of at least one image object. Each binary indicator is associated with a corresponding status parameter and has a positive value or a null value. At least one status parameter value is acquired and has a status parameter value for each status parameter whose binary indicator has the positive value. A display object is generated in dependence on the location appearing in the identification code and the acquired at least one status parameter value. The display object and the captured image are displayed, on a display unit of the display apparatus, in an overlapping relationship in which the display object overlaps the captured image. | 01-14-2010 |
20100014784 | Sensing Device For Subsampling Imaged Coded Data - A sensing device is provided with an image sensor for capturing images of coded data disposed on a surface, a framestore for storing frames of the captured image as image data, subsampling means for subsampling the stored image date to generate subsampled image data, and an image processor for processing the subsampled image data to generate interaction data based on the sensed coded data and indicative of interaction of the sensing device with the surface. The image processor is integrated on a monolithic integrated circuit, the monolithic integrated circuit including a first subsampled framestore for storing the subsampled image data based on image data from the framestore. | 01-21-2010 |
20100124384 | Image processing handheld scanner system, method, and computer readable medium - An image processing system and method is disclosed. The image processing system can be configured for use with a mouse scanner system operable to scan a document. The mouse scanner system includes a scanner built into a computer mouse and the image processing system includes a scanner software application operating on a computer. The scanner includes a positioning system operable to output position indicating data and an imaging system operable to output captured image data. The data is sent to the scanner software application where a feedback image is constructed and displayed on a display in real, or near real, time to allow the user to view what areas have been scanned. The scanner software application also constructs an output image that can be printed, saved or communicated. | 05-20-2010 |
20110038563 | INDICIA READING TERMINAL HAVING MULTIPLE EXPOSURE PERIODS AND METHODS FOR SAME - There is described an image reading terminal having an image sensor array including a plurality of pixels, a first optical assembly for focusing imaging light rays onto a first set of pixels of an image sensor array and a second optical assembly for focusing imaging light rays onto a second set of pixels of the image sensor array. The first set of pixels and the second set of pixels of the image sensor array can have different exposure settings in a single exposure period for the image sensor array. In one embodiment, the indicia reading terminal can be adapted to process image data corresponding to pixels of the image sensor array for attempting to decode a decodable indicia. | 02-17-2011 |
20110110609 | DEVICE WITH MOTION SENSING ACCELEROMETERS - A device is disclosed having an elongate housing. A pair of orthogonal accelerometers and an infrared sensor arrangement are mounted in the elongate housing. The infrared sensor arrangement is configured to sense information printed on a surface in infrared ink. The pair of orthogonal accelerometers is configured to sense relative positions of the elongate housing. A transceiver is also includes in the housing for communicating the information and relative positions to a remote computer system. | 05-12-2011 |
20110129168 | PEN-SHAPED SENSING DEVICE FOR SENSING SURFACE REGIONS - A pen-shaped sensing device is provided for sensing coded data disposed which is substantially invisible to the average unaided human eye on a surface. The device has a region identity sensor configured to sense, when the sensing device is positioned or moved relative to a region of the surface, and using at least some of the coded data, region identity data indicative of an identity of the region, and a transmitter configured to transmit the sensed region identity data to the computer system to a computer system. | 06-02-2011 |
20110142371 | OPTICAL SCANNERS, SUCH AS HAND-HELD OPTICAL SCANNERS - A hand-held optical scanner is described. The hand-held optical scanner has an image sensor, as well as a scan window through which image light is directed toward the image sensor. | 06-16-2011 |
20110188782 | Hand-Held Portable Microarray Reader For Biodetection - A hand-held portable microarray reader for biodetection includes a microarray reader engineered to be small enough for portable applications. The invention includes a high-powered light-emitting diode that emits excitation light, an excitation filter positioned to receive the excitation light, a slide, a slide holder assembly for positioning the slide to receive the excitation light from the excitation filter, an emission filter positioned to receive the excitation light from the slide, a lens positioned to receive the excitation light from the emission filter, and a CCD camera positioned to receive the excitation light from the lens. | 08-04-2011 |
20120063701 | PORTABLE DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE SENSORS FOR NETWORKED COMMUNICATION - A portable device is provided having image and motion sensors, a controller and network interface. The image sensor images encoded tags printed on a surface. The tags encode identity data indicative of an identity associated with the surface. The motion sensor senses motion of the device relative to the surface. The controller controls decoding of the data of the imaged tags in accordance with the sensed device motion. The network interface communicates the data with a network. | 03-15-2012 |
20120183240 | HAND-HELD SCANNING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A hand-held scanning system and method thereof are described. A look-up table is created to generate a mapping relation between a plurality of reference amplitudes and a plurality of corresponding sampled positions. An analog-to-digital converter samples an analog signal and converts it into a digital signal. The digital signal represents a mapping relation between the sampled positions of the movement distance and the corresponding scanning amplitudes of the signal intensity. The hand-held scanning system ascertains the sampled positions corresponding to a former scanning amplitudes and a present scanning amplitudes according to the look-up table during the scanning stage for detecting the position variation status to determine whether the trigger signal is activated for image scanning or not. | 07-19-2012 |
20120224790 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHECKING LOTTERY TICKETS - An apparatus for checking lottery tickets includes a camera and a processing unit. The camera captures an image of a lottery ticket. The processing unit is connected to the camera to receive the image of the lottery ticket and captures a set of numbers in the image. The processing further reads a set of winning numbers and a winning rule of the lottery according to a type and an issue number, and compares the set of numbers on the image with the set of winning numbers according to the winning rule to determine whether the lottery ticket wins a prize or/and which prize the lottery ticket wins. | 09-06-2012 |
20130148914 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED DOCUMENT CAPTURE - A system and method for processing an image of a document is disclosed. The method includes receiving at least one predetermined document parameter of the document. An image of the document is previewed on a display using a camera. The display provides a visual indication of a defect in the image based on the preview. A processor proposes a procedure to minimize the defect in the image. A user adjusts the camera in response to the proposal. The processor processes the image of the document. | 06-13-2013 |
20140056542 | Trainable Handheld Optical Character Recognition Systems and Methods - A handheld scanner incorporates vision software to allow the handheld scanner to be trained for OCR. The handheld scanner can include a user interface to allow a user to associate an image of a mark with electronic data for the mark. The user interface, along with a range finder, can also be used to influence variables that affect the quality of an image scan, thereby improving the quality of results for the image scan and/or decode process. | 02-27-2014 |
382314000 | Sensing mechanism in stylus | 15 |
20080219600 | Associating Attributes to Captured Input Within a Digital Pen - Methods, systems, and media are disclosed for altering the captured input within a digital pen. One embodiment includes capturing the input by the digital pen, wherein the input comprises dots and measurements. Further, the method includes modifying, within the digital pen, the input based on an attribute selected for the input, wherein the modifying produces a modified input. Such modifying may occur by conversion functions, such as to a preferred input format, e.g., Excel®spreadsheet, or a preferred stylistic format, e.g., black 12 point font, wherein the conversion functions modify the input to affect such preferences based on a position of one or more selectors located on the exterior of the digital pen. Finally, the method includes transmitting the modified input to a computer system in wireless communication, for example, with the digital pen. | 09-11-2008 |
20090003733 | ELECTRONIC WRITING INSTRUMENT, CAP, COMPUTER SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC WRITING METHOD - An electronic writing instrument is provided with: an electronic writing instrument body portion that captures a code image formed on a medium based on reflected light; and a detachable cap that is attached to the one end side of the electronic writing instrument body portion. The electronic writing instrument body portion has: at one end side thereof, a writing unit that writes down on the medium on which the code image is formed; a light emitting unit that emits light to the medium; and an image capture unit that captures an image from reflected light reflected on the medium by the emitting light. The detachable cap is configured so as to cover the writing unit when attached to the one end side, and to pass emitted light from the light emitting unit and the reflected light from the medium. | 01-01-2009 |
20090052807 | Digital image capture and processing system employing automatic illumination control and a field of view (FOV) folding mirror beneath the light transmission aperture of an illumination board disposed within the housing - A digital image capture and processing system having a housing with a light transmission window, and an illumination subsystem including an illumination board disposed adjacent the light transmission window, configured substantially within a plane, and having a central aperture mounted adjacent the imaging window. The illumination board supports an array of illumination sources mounted around at least portion of the central aperture, for producing and a field of illumination within the FOV of its image formation and detection subsystem during object illumination and imaging operations. A FOV folding mirror is mounted within the housing and beneath the illumination board, and folds the path of the FOV beneath the light transmission aperture and directs and projects the FOV out through the central aperture. Also, an automatic illumination control subsystem is provided for controlling the array of illumination sources during object illumination and imaging operations. | 02-26-2009 |
20100129006 | ELECTRONIC PEN WITH RETRACTABLE NIB - An electronic pen for interacting with a substrate having coded data disposed thereon. The pen comprises: an image sensor for sensing the coded data when the pen is used to interact with the surface; a slidably retractable nib for contacting the surface; and a processor configured to generate indicating data indicative of the interaction with the substrate. The image sensor is configured to sense the coded data only when the nib is configured in the extended position. | 05-27-2010 |
20100142856 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND READING METHOD - A image reading apparatus includes an pointing part that points a position on a medium that has an image to be read formed thereon, an irradiating unit that irradiates light onto the medium on which the position was pointed by the pointing part, an imaging unit that forms an image of light reflected from the medium irradiated with light by the irradiating unit, a generating unit that generates a signal representing the image to be read that depends on the reflected light whose image is formed by the imaging unit, and a changing unit that varies an direction of the imaging unit, and changes the position on the image that is imaged by the generating unit, within an irradiation range irradiated with light by the irradiating unit. | 06-10-2010 |
20100232730 | PEN SYSTEM FOR RECORDING HANDWRITTEN INFORMATION - A pen system for recording a track of handwritten information created by a handheld electronic pen. The pen system includes the handheld electronic pen and a second memory unit located in an external data storage device. The electronic pen has an image sensor for optically imaging a position-coding pattern printed on a surface, a processor for recording the handwritten information as digital ink and a first memory unit for storing the digital ink. The first and second memory units are connected in such a way that a transmission of digital ink is caused to occur automatically from the first memory unit to the second memory unit. Receipt of the digital ink by the second memory unit causes the second memory unit to associate the track of handwritten information with a stored description of the surface. | 09-16-2010 |
20110188783 | Aiding Device for Reading a Printed Text - The invention deals with an aid device for reading a printed text, comprising a data acquisition peripheral with a camera and a communication interface, said peripheral being movable by a user on a printed text to frame a portion of text, a processing unit, communication means between the peripheral and the processing unit, and a vocal reproduction device. The processing unit is programmed to acquire a sequence of images framed by the camera, to detect when the user has stopped on the text, to recognise at least one word which the user intends reading, and to reproduce the sound of said at least one word by means of vocal synthesis by means of the vocal reproduction device. | 08-04-2011 |
20110229058 | INTERACTIVE SYSTEM INCLUDING SUBSTRATE AND ELECTRONIC PEN WITH RETRACTABLE NIB - An interactive system including a printed substrate having coded data disposed thereon an an electronic pen for interacting with the substrate. The pen includes an infrared light source; an image sensor; a cartridge having a nib for contacting said substrate; a retraction mechanism for slidably moving the cartridge between a retracted position and an extended position; a force sensor cooperating with the retraction mechanism; and a processor configured to generate indicating data indicative of the interaction with the substrate. The image sensor is configured to sense said coded data only when said force sensor detects that said nib is in contact with said substrate. | 09-22-2011 |
20110317939 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNITION OF WRITING, FOR REMOTE COMMUNICATION, AND FOR USER DEFINED INPUT TEMPLATES - A device including a housing, a writing tip connected to the housing, a writing surface position indicator, a processor in the housing, a memory device in the housing connected to the processor, and a sensor in the housing and cooperative with the writing surface position indicator. The device may be used to record writings and drawings applied to a surface by a user, to transmit that data to a remote device, to download data from remote devices, and to otherwise communicate with remote devices. | 12-29-2011 |
20120189227 | DECODING DIGITAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN A HAND-FORMED EXPRESSION - Embodiments include a method, a manual device, a handheld manual device, a handheld writing device, a system, and an apparatus. An embodiment provides a device. The device includes an imaging circuit operable to acquire digital information encoded in a hand-formed analog expression marked on a surface by a handheld writing device. The device also includes a translator circuit operable to decode the digital information. The device further includes a correlation circuit operable to generate a signal indicative of the decoded digital information. | 07-26-2012 |
20120237140 | OPTICALLY IMAGING STYLUS FOR INTERACTING WITH SUBSTRATE HAVING IMAGEABLE POSITION-CODING PATTERN - An optically imaging stylus for interacting with a substrate having an imageable position-coding pattern identifying a plurality of locations on the substrate. The stylus includes: a nib; an image sensor; and a processor configured for: (i) inferring a perspective transform using perspective-distorted features of the imaged position-coding pattern; (ii) determining a rotational orientation of the stylus relative to the position-coding pattern; (iii) acquiring and decoding coded data contained in the imaged position-coding pattern, the decoded coded data identifying an imaged location on the substrate; (iv) calculating a nib position using: the imaged location, the perspective transform and the determined rotational orientation, the nib position being different than the imaged location; and (v) generating digital ink identifying the nib position. | 09-20-2012 |
20120275726 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING VALIDITY OF A PRINTED DOCUMENT - A method and system to determine validity of a printed document is provided. An example system comprises a validation module and an alert module. The validation module may be configured to detect, using a scanning device, a document identification associated with a printed document and determine, based on the document identification, a state of the electronic document The alert module may be configured to trigger an alert, based on the determined state of the electronic document. | 11-01-2012 |
20120328216 | Interactivity for Printed Content - A method for providing interactivity for printed content is disclosed. An image of a writing surface containing the printed content is captured by an optical imaging pen device. The image includes a pattern printed on the writing surface. A plurality of available options associated with the printed content coincident with the pattern in the image is then determined and a selection from a user of one of the plurality of available options is received. An application is executed, with the execution using the selected option. | 12-27-2012 |
20130195381 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING PRODUCTION WORKFLOW INFORMATION - A workflow information capture system uses a digital pen to capture handwritten information about a production process resource. The pen captures the handwritten markings from a worksheet, identifies the position of the marking, based on the position determines one or more process parameters for the marking, and saves the handwritten markings and their corresponding process parameter in a memory. The system may then use this information to generate recommendations for improving a workflow that is implemented by the process resource. | 08-01-2013 |
20140301668 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNITION OF WRITING, FOR REMOTE COMMUNICATION, AND FOR USER DEFINED INPUT TEMPLATES - A device including a housing, a writing tip connected to the housing, a writing surface position indicator, a processor in the housing, a memory device in the housing connected to the processor, and a sensor in the housing and cooperative with the writing surface position indicator. The device may be used to record writings and drawings applied to a surface by a user, to transmit that data to a remote device, to download data from remote devices, and to otherwise communicate with remote devices. | 10-09-2014 |