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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2014
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Douglas A. Moore, Livermore, CA (US);
Joseph M. A. Djugash, San Jose, CA (US);
Yasuhiro Ota, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Shin Sano, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sarah Rosenbach, Berkeley, CA (US);
Sho Hiruta, San Francisco, CA (US);
Maura Hoven, San Francisco, CA (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Erlanger, KY (US);
Abstract
Imaging devices including spacing members and imaging devices including tactile feedback devices are disclosed. An imaging device includes a body portion, a spacing member, and a camera. The body portion extends in a lengthwise direction from a distal end of the body portion to an imaging end of the body portion. The spacing member extends from the imaging end of the body portion in the lengthwise direction. The camera is coupled to the imaging end of the body portion. When the spacing member of the imaging device is positioned in contact with a surface to be imaged by the camera and the imaging device is moved across the surface, the spacing member maintains a fixed distance between the camera and the surface as the imaging device moves across the surface to be imaged. Imaging devices including tactile feedback devices that are activated when text is recognized are also disclosed.