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20100295868 | IMAGE PROCESSING FOR HANDHELD SCANNER - A computer peripheral that may operate as a scanner. The scanner captures image frames as it is moved across an object. The image frames are formed into a composite image based on computations in two processes. In a first process, fast track processing determines a coarse position of each of the image frames based on a relative position between each successive image frame and a respective preceding image determine by matching overlapping portions of the image frames. In a second process, fine position adjustments are computed to reduce inconsistencies from determining positions of image frames based on relative positions to multiple prior image frames. The peripheral may also act as a mouse and may be configured with one or more navigation sensors that can be used to reduce processing time required to match a successive image frame to a preceding image frame. | 11-25-2010 |
20100296129 | AUTOMATIC SIZING OF IMAGES ACQUIRED BY A HANDHELD SCANNER - A computer peripheral that may operate as a scanner. The scanner captures image frames as it is moved across an object. The image frames are formed into a composite image based on computations in two processes. In a first process, fast track processing determines a coarse position of each of the image frames based on a relative position between each successive image frame and a respective preceding image determine by matching overlapping portions of the image frames. In a second process, fine position adjustments are computed to reduce inconsistencies from determining positions of image frames based on relative positions to multiple prior image frames. As additional image frames are added to the composite image, the size and format of the composite image may be automatically adjusted to facilitate ease of use. | 11-25-2010 |
20100296131 | REAL-TIME DISPLAY OF IMAGES ACQUIRED BY A HANDHELD SCANNER - A computer peripheral that may operate as a scanner. The scanner captures image frames as it is moved across an object. The image frames are formed into a composite image based on computations in two processes. In a first process, fast track processing determines a coarse position of each of the image frames based on a relative position between each successive image frame and a respective preceding image determine by matching overlapping portions of the image frames. In a second process, fine position adjustments are computed to reduce inconsistencies from determining positions of image frames based on relative positions to multiple prior image frames. As a result, a composite image of an object being scanned may be presented in real time to a user, providing a user feedback or portions of the object that have been scanned and those that have not. | 11-25-2010 |
20100296133 | MODE SWITCHING IN A HANDHELD SCANNER - A handheld device that may operate as a scanner, computer mouse or as a camera. In the scanner mode, the device captures image frames as it is moved across an object. The image frames are formed into a composite image based on computations in two processes. In a first process, fast track processing determines a coarse position of each of the image frames based on a relative position between each successive image frame and a respective preceding image determine by matching overlapping portions of the image frames. In a second process, fine position adjustments are computed to reduce inconsistencies from determining positions of image frames based on relative positions to multiple prior image frames. A control mechanism, such as a button on the device can be used to switch between the scanner and mouse modes. When the device is lifted, it may switch to the camera mode. | 11-25-2010 |
20100296137 | CONTINUOUS SCANNING WITH A HANDHELD SCANNER - A computer peripheral that may operate as a scanner. The scanner captures image frames as it is moved across an object. The image frames are formed into a composite image based on computations in two processes. In a first process, fast track processing determines a coarse position of each of the image frames based on a relative position between each successive image frame and a respective preceding image determine by matching overlapping portions of the image frames. In a second process, fine position adjustments are computed to reduce inconsistencies from determining positions of image frames based on relative positions to multiple prior image frames. Processing of the image frames may allow a scan of an object to be suspended and resumed automatically when a user lifts the scanner, by deleting out of focus image frames and matching subsequent image frames to previously stored image frames. | 11-25-2010 |
20100296140 | HANDHELD SCANNER WITH HIGH IMAGE QUALITY - A computer peripheral that may operate as a scanner. The scanner captures image frames as it is moved across an object. The image frames are formed into a composite image based on computations in two processes. In a first process, fast track processing determines a coarse position of each of the image frames based on a relative position between each successive image frame and a respective preceding image determine by matching overlapping portions of the image frames. In a second process, fine position adjustments are computed to reduce inconsistencies from determining positions of image frames based on relative positions to multiple prior image frames. When the determined position of multiple image frames overlap, pixels in the composite image may be formed by combing values of pixels in the image frames, which improves image quality of the composite image. | 11-25-2010 |
20110234497 | COMPUTER PERIPHERAL FOR SCANNING - A computer peripheral that may operate as a hand-held scanner and, in some embodiments, also as a conventional computer mouse. The components incorporated in the device to support scanning may be compact and may be positioned to allow flexibility in shaping a housing of the device. As a result, the device may be ergonomically shaped to facilitate hand-held use as either a scanner or a mouse. Controls, for mouse or scanner operation, may be readily incorporated into the device. The components may also be low cost. Such a low cost, compact design may be achieved through an appropriate selection of curved reflective surfaces in optical paths through the housing. The curved reflective surface may selectively focus or spread light traveling along an optical path, reducing or eliminating the need for lenses and may enable light emitting elements and an image array to be mounted on the same printed circuit board. | 09-29-2011 |
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20160092419 | Structured Sample Authoring Content - Technologies are described herein for generating structured sample authoring content based on a user input. Generally described, sample content, such as a synopsis of a subject, may be generated from a contextual interpretation of one or more keywords provided by a user. Using the one or more keywords, a system retrieves content data from one or more resources. The content data is parsed and used to generate a structure of the content data. The structure is then used to generate sample content that may be presented to the user. The presented information may provide a way to jumpstart an authoring project on particular topics of interest. | 03-31-2016 |
20160092428 | Dynamic Presentation of Suggested Content - A dynamic presentation of contextually relevant content during an authoring experience. As a user writes about a topic, the authored content is analyzed to identify one or more keywords that may be used to identify, retrieve and present suggested content to the user. The suggested content may be received from one or more resources, such as a search engine, a data store associated with the user, social media resources or other local or remote files. Techniques described herein might also select the keywords from authored content based on a cursor position. As a result, the suggested content may change as the cursor moves to a new position in the authored content. In addition, techniques described herein provide a user interface control that allows for the selection and de-selection of one or more keywords, which allows a user to tailor the suggested content by toggling one or more controls. | 03-31-2016 |
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20150036340 | Lighting Arrangement, in Particular for Escape Route Lighting - In a lighting arrangement, in particular for escape route lighting, comprising a light source and an optical element assigned to the light source, said optical element being designed to emit asymmetrically the light emitted by the associated light source, the optical element can be positioned in different ways. | 02-05-2015 |
20160069532 | COVER ELEMENT FOR FLAT LUMINAIRE - A frame-like cover element for a luminaire including a box-shaped luminaire housing, which has a light exit opening on one side, is designed to be arranged on the housing in the region of the light exit opening thereof and in the process to enclose, in frame-like fashion, a light output region of the luminaire, wherein the cover element is connected integrally to at least one optical element, which extend into the inner region of the luminaire housing and is intended to influence the light output by the luminaire. | 03-10-2016 |
20160076752 | LED MODULE COMPRISING SHOCK-HAZARD PROTECTION ELEMENT - An LED module has an LED printed circuit board having a flat surface region, an LED for generating a light, wherein the LED is arranged on the surface region of the LED printed circuit board, and a shock-hazard protection element for providing protection from touching contact being made with the surface region of the LED printed circuit board or the LED, wherein the shock-hazard protection element has a flat surface region, which is arranged so as to be oriented parallel to the flat surface region of the LED printed circuit board, wherein the shock-hazard protection element furthermore has at least one light-influencing region for optically influencing the light, which light-influencing region is configured so as to protrude from the flat surface region of the shock-hazard protection element. | 03-17-2016 |