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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2018
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Yong Kwi Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Ji Yeon Son, Daejeon, KR;
Hyun Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Hyun Jong Kim, Cheongju-si, KR;
Hark Jin Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Young Ae Jeon, Sejong-si, KR;
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
A barcode recognition apparatus and a barcode recognition method. The barcode recognition method includes receiving, from a sensor, a triggering message indicating that a product enters, setting a camera focus on the basis of a barcode in an image of the product obtained using a camera upon receiving the triggering message, obtaining a product image according to the set camera focus, performing preprocessing for extracting a barcode region on the product image, extracting the barcode region from the preprocessed image, and deriving barcode information from the extracted barcode region.