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Patent No.:

US 12387452 B1

Date of Patent:

Aug. 12, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 27, 2022

Automatic illumination switching for a scanning device using reflections

Applicant:

Hand Held Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);

Inventor:

Benjamin Hejl, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Hand Held Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);

Attorney:

Alston & Bird LLP

Primary Examiner:

Quan Pham

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

G06V 10/141 (2022.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06T 9/00 (2006.01); G06V 10/60 (2022.01); G06V 10/74 (2022.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

G06V 10/141 (2022.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06T 9/00 (2013.01); G06V 10/60 (2022.01); G06V 10/761 (2022.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06T 2207/10152 (2013.01);

Abstract

Various embodiments herein relate to automatically switching illumination for a scanning device based on detected reflections. In this regard, a reflection shape is detected in at least a first image related to an object associated with a direct part marking (DPM) indicia. Based on the reflection shape, one or more characteristics associated with the object are determined. Based on the one or more characteristics associated with the object, an illumination mode is selected from a plurality of illumination modes. Additionally, an illumination is projected via an illumination unit based on the illumination mode to capture a second image related to the object associated with the DPM indicia.

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