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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2008
Chinchuan Andrew Chiu, San Diego, CA (US);
Jingqiang LI, San Diego, CA (US);
Hau Hwang, San Diego, CA (US);
Hsiang-tsun LI, San Diego, CA (US);
Stephen Horton, San Diego, CA (US);
Xiaoyun Jiang, San Diego, CA (US);
Joseph Cheung, San Diego, CA (US);
Chinchuan Andrew Chiu, San Diego, CA (US);
Jingqiang Li, San Diego, CA (US);
Hau Hwang, San Diego, CA (US);
Hsiang-Tsun Li, San Diego, CA (US);
Stephen Horton, San Diego, CA (US);
Xiaoyun Jiang, San Diego, CA (US);
Joseph Cheung, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure describes barcode scanning techniques for an image capture device. The image capture device may automatically detect a barcode within an image while the image capture device is operating in a non-barcode image capture mode, such a default image capture mode. In one aspect, the detection of the barcode within the image may be based on a combination of identified edges and low intensity regions within the image. The image capture device may configure, based on the detection of the barcode, one or more image capture properties associated with the image capture device to improve a quality at which the images are captured. The image capture device captures the image in accordance with the configured image capture properties. The techniques may effectively provide a universal and integrated front-end for producing improved quality images of barcodes without requiring significant interaction with a user via a complicated user interface.