Method of taking a picture without glare

A glare reducing optical capture system for addressed mail items that are weighed, comprising:

• a platform having a sensor configured and arranged to detect changes in weight caused by addressed mail parcels placed upon the platform;
• a first light emitter configured and arranged to emit light in a first direction;
• a second light emitter configured and arranged to emit light in a second direction different from the first direction;
• an image capturing device configured to capture:
• a first image of the address of a parcel of said addressed mail parcels illuminated by the first light emitter emitting light in the first direction, and
• a second image of the address of a parcel of said addressed mail parcels illuminated by the second light emitter emitting light in the second direction;
• and
• an image processor configured to construct a glare reduced image by comparing sections of the first image with corresponding sections of the second image and selecting the section with the least luminosity to populate the corresponding section of the glare reduced image.

A method for capturing a glare reduced image and processing the same, comprising:

• a. positioning alphanumeric text within a field of view of an image capturing device;
• b. illuminating the alphanumeric text with light emitted from a first light emitter configured and arranged to emit light in a first direction;
• c. capturing a first image of the alphanumeric text when the alphanumeric text is illuminated by the first light emitter with an image capturing device;
• d. illuminating the alphanumeric text with light emitted from a second light emitter configured and arranged to emit light in a second direction different from the first direction;
• e. capturing a second image of the alphanumeric text when the alphanumeric text is illuminated by the second light emitter with the image capturing device;
• and
• f. creating a glare reduced image of the alphanumeric text by comparing corresponding sections of the first image and the second image and selecting the section with the least luminosity to populate the corresponding section of the glare reduced image.