MOBILE DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING A TOPOGRAPHICAL AREA DEFINED BY A BARCODE

• US 20140027503A1
• Filed: 07/24/2012
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLC (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Inventors: Giannetta, Michael J., Kennedy, Benedict John Howard
• Granted Patent: US 10,387,484 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

A mobile device is described. The mobile device includes a camera capturing an image of a barcode. The barcode includes information relating to a location of an object relative to a location of the barcode. A processor is coupled to the camera for decoding the barcode. A processor determines the location of the object in response to decoding the barcode. A display is coupled to the processor for displaying the object in a field of view of the camera. The processor instructs the display to visually accentuate the displayed object based on the determined location of the object.

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

a camera capturing an image of a barcode, the barcode comprising information relating to a location of an object relative to a location of the barcode;

a processor coupled to the camera for decoding the barcode, the processor determining the location of the object in response to decoding the barcode; and

a display coupled to the processor for displaying the object in a field of view of the camera, the processor instructing the display to visually accentuate the displayed object based on the determined location of the object.

2. The mobile device of claim 1 further comprising, a memory for storing the information relating to the location of the object relative to the location of the barcode.

3. The mobile device of claim 2 wherein the memory further stores a dimension of the object.

4. The mobile device of claim 1 further comprising a transceiver for communicating with a remote device, the remote device including a memory for storing information related to the barcode.

5. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the processor determines a distance between the camera and the barcode based on comparing a dimension of the barcode determined from the captured image of the barcode with a known dimension of the barcode.

6. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the processor determines where to visually accentuate the displayed object on the display based on a location of the barcode determined from the captured image of the barcode.

7. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the display indicates a direction to move the camera to display the object on the display.

8. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein visually accentuating the displayed object comprises outlining the displayed object.

9. The mobile device of claim 1 further comprising a motion sensor for sensing a motion of the mobile device.

10. The mobile device of claim 9 wherein the processor receives data from the motion sensor to compensate fur changes in orientation of the mobile device.

11. The mobile device of claim 1 wherein the display comprises a touch screen display.

12. A method for displaying a topographical area defined by a barcode, comprising:

capturing an image of the barcode using a camera, the barcode comprising information relating to a location of the topographical area relative to a location of the barcode;

decoding the barcode;

determining the location of the topographical area in response to decoding the barcode;

displaying the topographical area in a field of view of the camera; and

visually accentuating the displayed topographical area based on the determined location of the topographical area.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising storing the information relating to the location of the topographical area relative to the location of the barcode.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising storing a dimension of the topographical area.

15. The method of claim 12 further comprising communicating with a remote device, the remote device storing information related to the barcode.

16. The method of claim 12 further comprising determining a distance between the camera and the barcode based on comparing a dimension of the barcode determined from the captured image of the barcode with a known dimension of the barcode.

17. The method of claim 12 wherein visually accentuating the displayed topographical area comprises determining a location of the barcode from the captured image of the barcode.

18. The method of claim 12 further comprising indicating a direction to move the camera to display the topographical area.

19. The method of claim 12 further comprising sensing a motion of the camera.

20. A mobile device comprising:

a camera for capturing an image of the barcode, the barcode comprising information relating to a location of the topographical area relative to a location of the barcode;

means for decoding the barcode;

means for determining the location of the topographical area in response to decoding the barcode;

a display for displaying the topographical area in a field of view of the camera; and

means for visually accentuating the displayed topographical area based on the determined location of the topographical area.