Code Processing in Electronic Terminal

A mobile station, comprising:

• means for forming an image window from a target comprising a readable code;
• means for dividing the image window into sub-windows;
• means for analysing for each sub-window whether it constitutes a part of the code by comparing the variation density colour of the sub-window with one or more threshold values set for the colour;
• means for gathering the sub-windows evaluated as constituting a part of the code into a group of sub-windows;
• and
• means for verifying that the gathered group of sub-windows defines a valid code.

A method of locating a code in an image file, comprising:

• forming an image window from a target comprising a readable code;
• dividing the image window into sub-windows;
• analysing for each sub-window whether it constitutes a part of the code by comparing the variation density colour of the sub-window with one or more threshold values set for the colour;
• gathering the sub-windows evaluated as constituting a part of the code into a group of sub-windows;
• and
• verifying that the gathered group of sub-windows defines a valid code.

A computer-readable medium including a computer program product stored thereon, the computer program product for locating a code in an image file, comprising:

• computer code for forming an image window from a target comprising a readable code;
• computer code for dividing the image window into sub-windows;
• computer code for analysing for each sub-window whether it constitutes a part of the code by comparing the variation density colour of the sub-window with one or more threshold values set for the colour;
• computer code for gathering the sub-windows evaluated as constituting a part of the code into a group of sub-windows;
• and
• computer code for verifying that the gathered group of sub-windows defines a valid code.