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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2001
Jerlyn R. Culp, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Michelle R. Lehmeier, Loveland, CO (US);
Jerlyn R. Culp, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Michelle R. Lehmeier, Loveland, CO (US);
Hewlett Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system for capturing non-audible information for processing thereof is disclosed. The system comprises an optical capture device that is operable to optically scan an area. The optical capture device is also operable to recognize a triggering identifier associated with a visual object within the area, and the optical capture device is operable to process non-audible information captured thereby from the visual object in response to the optical capture device recognizing the triggering identifier associated with the visual object.