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Apparatus and method for scanning and decoding information in an identified location in a document
US8947745B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8947745-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313934272-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jul 3, 2013 |
| Publication date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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A imaging scanner identifies first and second locations in a first and second captured image of a document, analyzes each character in the identified locations, and produces a first and second string, each including a character and a confidence value. The device determines that a first measurement of the confidence values in each of the first and second string is beyond a range of a first threshold. The device compares the confidence value for each character in the first string with a corresponding confidence value in the second string, selects a character from one of the first or second string with a higher confidence value; and produces a combined string including the selected characters and the confidence value associated with each selected character.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: sequentially, in an imaging scanner, capturing two or more images of a single document; identifying, in the imaging scanner, a first location in a first captured image where information to be decoded is located, analyzing each character in the first location, and producing a first string including both a corresponding character and a first confidence value for each character in the first location; determining, in the imaging scanner,…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8947745B2 cover?
- A imaging scanner identifies first and second locations in a first and second captured image of a document, analyzes each character in the identified locations, and produces a first and second string, each including a character and a confidence value. The device determines that a first measurement of the confidence values in each of the first and second string is beyond a range of a first thres…
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- Motorola Solutions Inc, Symbol Technologies Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N1/00331. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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