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US 9,542,610 B1Granted
Optical polling platform methods, apparatuses and media
AssigneePlickers Inc.
InventorsNolan R. Amy, Stan R. Amy
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Abstract
An image associated with a poll may be acquired via a camera. One or more symbols indicating responses may be found by analyzing the image. The responses specified by the symbols may be determined and saved. The responses may also be displayed to the operator and/or to the respondents.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a camera configured to capture an image, wherein the image includes a digital representation of a respondent's physical response device bearing a symbol, and wherein the symbol specifies the respondent's response to a poll and an identifier of the respondent;
- a processor communicatively coupled to the camera and configured to analyze the captured image to decode the symbol and to determine the respondent's identifier and response to the poll;
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- a storage device communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to store the determined response.
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A mobile device comprising:
- a camera configured to capture an image associated with a poll, wherein the image includes a digital representation of a respondent's physical response device bearing a symbol, wherein the physical response device is associated with a plurality of valid orientations, and wherein each of the plurality of valid orientations corresponds to a different response;
- a processor communicatively coupled to the camera and configured to analyze the captured image to decode the symbol and to determine the respondent's response to the poll;
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- a storage device communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to store the determined response.
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A device for conducting a poll comprising:
- a camera configured to capture an image, wherein the image includes a digital representation of a physical response device, wherein the physical response device bears a symbol and is associated with a respondent;
- a processor communicatively coupled to the camera and configured to analyze the captured image to find the symbol and to determine from the symbol a response of the respondent to the poll and an identifier of the respondent;
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- a storage device communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to store the determined response and the determined identifier of the respondent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.