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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2006
Brian Paul Ford, Cicero, NY (US);
Brian Paul Ford, Cicero, NY (US);
JADAK Technologies, Inc., Liverpool, NY (US);
Abstract
An imaging unit programmed to reduce specular reflection in a captured image and improve the interpretation of decodable information within the image. The imaging unit is programmed to scan a predetermined region within the image that is susceptible to specular reflection, evaluate the pixel values within the region against a threshold value that is representative of specular reflection, and then replace the pixel value found to represent specular reflection with replacement pixel values that do not corrupt interpretation of the decodable information in the predetermined region. The threshold value and replacement values may be determined on an ad hoc basis and stored in local memory, or calculated for each captured image.