Optical reader for classifying an image
AssigneeHand Held Products, Inc.
InventorsMichael Ehrhart, Andrew Longacre, Jr.
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Abstract
An optical reader that is configured for classifying an image. The optical reader includes an image analysis component that is configured for classifying the image by evaluating a result of attempting to locate and process a portion of the image as graphical symbol, and configured for classifying the image as an image including a graphic symbol if and when attempting to locate and process a portion of the image as graphical symbol is successful, and configured for classifying the image as an image excluding a graphic symbol if and when attempting to locate and process a portion of the image as graphical symbol is unsuccessful.
Claims20
An optical reader that is configured for classifying an image, comprising:
- a color imaging assembly that is configured for obtaining a representation of an image in a digital format;
- and
- an image analysis component that is
- configured for classifying the image by evaluating a result of attempting to locate and process a portion of the image as graphical symbol, and
- configured for classifying said image as an image including a graphic symbol if attempting to locate and process a portion of the image as graphical symbol is successful, and
- configured for classifying said image as an image excluding a graphic symbol if attempting to locate and process a portion of the image as graphical symbol is unsuccessful.
A method for employing an optical reader to classify an image, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an optical reader;
- configuring the optical reader to obtain a representation of an image in a digital format;
- configuring the optical reader to classify the image by attempting to locate and process a portion of the image as graphical symbol;
- and wherein
- if attempting to locate and process a portion of the image as graphical symbol is successful, then classifying the image as an image including a graphic symbol;
- and wherein
- if attempting to locate and process a portion of the image as graphical symbol is unsuccessful, then classifying the image as an image excluding a graphic symbol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.