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Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 20, 2023
Applicant:

United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);

Inventor:

Ryan J. Simpson, Vienna, VA (US);

Assignee:

United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G06T 3/4023 (2024.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/1443 (2013.01); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); G06T 3/4023 (2013.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a system and a method for extracting a computer readable code from a captured image of a mailpiece or parcel using downsampling and edge detection. The system can include a reader configured to capture an image of an item having a computer readable code positioned thereon and a processor in data communication with the reader. The processor can generate captured image data of the item including the computer readable code, downconvert the captured image data to generate a downconverted image data and detect an edge of the computer readable code. The processor can also identify a position of the computer readable code in the downconverted image data and store or process only the identified computer readable code.


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