Camera system with color display and processor for reed-solomon decoding
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorKia Silverbrook
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Abstract
A handheld digital camera device including: a digital camera unit having a first image sensor for capturing images and a color display for displaying captured images to a user; an integral processor configured for: controlling operation of the first image sensor and color display; decoding an imaged coding pattern printed on a substrate, the printed coding pattern employing Reed-Solomon encoding; and performing an action in the handheld digital camera device based on the decoded coding pattern. The decoding includes the steps of: detecting target structures defining an extent of a data area; determining the data area using the detected target structures; and Reed-Solomon decoding the coding pattern contained in the determined data area.
Claims13
A handheld digital camera device comprising:
- a digital camera unit comprising a first image sensor for capturing images and a color display for displaying captured images to a user;
- and
- an integral processor configured for:
- controlling operation of the first image sensor and color display;
- decoding an imaged coding pattern printed on a substrate, said printed coding pattern employing Reed-Solomon encoding;
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- performing an action in said handheld digital camera device based on the decoded coding pattern,
- wherein said decoding comprises the steps of:
- detecting target structures defining an extent of a data area;
- determining the data area using the detected target structures;
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- Reed-Solomon decoding the coding pattern contained in the determined data area.
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