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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2008
Applicants:
George Steven Lewis, Alvarado, TX (US);
Carson Blaine Clanton, Arlington, TX (US);
Inventors:
George Steven Lewis, Alvarado, TX (US);
Carson Blaine Clanton, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G01D 3/08 (2006.01); G01D 7/02 (2006.01); G01P 1/08 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2013.01); B64D 45/00 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); G01D 3/08 (2013.01); G01D 7/02 (2013.01); G01P 1/08 (2013.01); G07C 5/0866 (2013.01); G06K 2209/03 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for optically recognizing, interpreting, and digitizing human readable instruments, annunciators, and controls includes an image acquisition sensor operable to capture images of at least one of the instruments, annunciators, and controls; and a logic processing unit operable to decode the images captured by the image acquisition sensor and interpret the decoded images to determine a state of the at least one of the instruments, annunciators, and controls.