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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2006
Minghui Wu, Beijing, CN;
Rongfeng LI, Beijing, CN;
Wenxin LI, Beijing, CN;
Edward P. Heaney, Jr., Long Beach, CA (US);
Karl Chan, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Kurt A. Rapelje, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Minghui Wu, Beijing, CN;
Rongfeng Li, Beijing, CN;
Wenxin Li, Beijing, CN;
Edward P. Heaney, Jr., Long Beach, CA (US);
Karl Chan, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Kurt A. Rapelje, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Compulink Management Center, Inc., Long Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for processing a captured image and, more particularly, for processing a captured image comprising a document. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprising a camera to capture documents is described. In another embodiment, a method for processing a captured image that includes a document comprises the steps of distinguishing an imaged document from its background, adjusting the captured image to reduce distortions created from use of a camera and properly orienting the document is described.