AUGMENTED-REALITY SIGNATURE CAPTURE

• US 20150086114A1
• Filed: 09/24/2013
• Published: 03/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hand Held Products Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hand Held Products Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Inventors: Todeschini, Erik
• Granted Patent: US 9,251,411 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/189
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/32 Digital ink
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/16 Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/376 Acquisition

Abstract

A method for acquiring a person'"'"'s signature includes handwriting a signature by projecting movements of light. Signature information with respect to the projected light movements is concurrently acquired. The signature information is compiled to create a signature image.

Claims

1. A method for acquiring a person'"'"'s signature, comprising:

handwriting a signature by projecting movements of light;

concurrently acquiring signature information with respect to the projected light movements with an image-processing device; and

compiling the signature information into a signature image via the image-processing device;

wherein the step of acquiring signature information with respect to the projected light movements comprises (i) capturing signature-information images of the projected light movements, and (ii) compiling the signature-information images into a signature image.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of acquiring signature information with respect to the projected light movements comprises capturing positional information of the projected light movements.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of acquiring signature information with respect to the projected light movements comprises capturing substantially all of the projected light movements in an overexposed signature-information image.

5. The method according to claim 1, comprising the step of concurrently analyzing the signature information during the step of acquiring signature information.

6. The method according to claim 1, comprising the step of concurrently displaying the signature information during the step of compiling the signature information into a signature image.

7. The method according to claim 1, comprising the step of displaying the compiled signature image.

8. The method according to claim 1, comprising the step of recording the compiled signature image.

9. The method according to claim 1, comprising the step of acquiring an image of the signing person'"'"'s face.

3. (canceled)

10. A method for capturing signature information, comprising:

providing an image-processing device that includes (i) a camera for capturing signature information within the camera'"'"'s field of view, (ii) a display for displaying signature information captured by the camera, and (iii) a computer processor communicatively connected to the camera and the display;

handwriting a signature by projecting light onto a surface using a light-emitting device;

as the signature is handwritten on the surface, concurrently capturing signature information with respect to the projected light using the image-processing device'"'"'s camera;

processing the signature information to compile a signature image using the image-processing device'"'"'s processor; and

displaying the compiled signature image using the image-processing device'"'"'s display;

wherein the step of acquiring signature information with respect to the projected light comprises (i) capturing signature-information images of the projected light, and (ii) compiling the signature-information images into a signature image.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the step of capturing signature information with respect to the projected light comprises capturing positional information of the projected light using the image-processing device'"'"'s camera.

13. The method according to claim 10, comprising the step of concurrently displaying the signature information using the image-processing device'"'"'s display during the step of capturing the signature information.

14. The method according to claim 10, wherein the step of acquiring signature information with respect to the projected light comprises capturing substantially all of the projected light in an overexposed signature-information image.

15. The method according to claim 10, wherein the computer processor includes an associated memory for storing the signature information and/or the compiled signature image.

12. (canceled)

16. A method for capturing signature information, comprising:

providing an image-processing device that includes (i) a camera for capturing signature information within the camera'"'"'s field of view, (ii) a display for displaying signature information captured by the camera, and (iii) a computer processor communicatively connected to the camera and the display;

handwriting a signature by projecting light at the image-processing device'"'"'s camera using a light-emitting device;

concurrently capturing signature information with respect to the projected light using the image-processing device'"'"'s camera;

processing the signature information to compile a signature image using the image-processing device'"'"'s processor; and

displaying the compiled signature image using the image-processing device'"'"'s display;

wherein the step of acquiring signature information with respect to the projected light comprises (i) capturing signature-information images of the projected light, and (ii) compiling the signature-information images into a signature image.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the step of capturing signature information with respect to the projected light comprises capturing positional information of the projected light using the image-processing device'"'"'s camera.

19. The method according to claim 16, wherein the step of acquiring signature information with respect to the projected light comprises capturing substantially all of the projected light in an overexposed signature-information image.

20. The method according to claim 16, comprising the step of concurrently displaying the signature information using the image-processing device'"'"'s display during the step of capturing the signature information.

21. The method according to claim 16, comprising the step of acquiring a facial image of the handwritten-signature'"'"'s signee using the image-processing device'"'"'s camera.

22. The method according to claim 16, wherein the computer processor includes an associated memory for storing the signature information and/or the compiled signature image.

18. (canceled)

23. A method for acquiring a person'"'"'s signature, comprising:

handwriting a signature by finger movements in the air;

concurrently acquiring signature information with respect to the finger movements with an image-processing device; and

compiling the signature information into a signature image via the image-processing device;

wherein the step of acquiring signature information with respect to the finger movements comprises (i) capturing signature-information images of the finger movements, and (ii) compiling the signature-information images into a signature image.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein the step of acquiring signature information with respect to the finger movements comprises capturing positional information of the finger movements.

26. The method according to claim 23, wherein the step of acquiring signature information with respect to the finger movements comprises capturing substantially all of the finger movements in an overexposed signature-information image

27. The method according to claim 23, comprising the step of concurrently analyzing the signature information during the step of acquiring signature information.

28. The method according to claim 23, comprising the step of concurrently displaying the signature information during the step of compiling the signature information into a signature image.

29. The method according to claim 23, comprising the step of displaying the compiled signature image.

30. The method according to claim 23, comprising the step of recording the compiled signature image.

31. The method according to claim 23, comprising the step of acquiring an image of the signing person'"'"'s face.

25. (canceled)

32. A method for capturing signature information, comprising:

providing an image-processing device that includes (i) a camera for capturing signature information within the camera'"'"'s field of view, (ii) a display for displaying signature information captured by the camera, and (iii) a computer processor communicatively connected to the camera and the display;

handwriting a signature in the air using a signature motion within the field of view of the image-processing device'"'"'s camera;

as the signature is handwritten in the air, concurrently capturing signature information using the image-processing device'"'"'s camera;

processing the signature information to compile a signature image using the image-processing device'"'"'s processor; and

displaying the compiled signature image using the image-processing device'"'"'s display display;

wherein the step of acquiring signature information with respect to the projected light comprises (i) capturing signature-information images of the signature motion, and (ii) compiling the signature-information images into a signature image.

33. The method according to claim 32, wherein the step of capturing signature information comprises capturing hand-positioning information using the image-processing device'"'"'s camera.

34. The method according to claim 32, wherein the step of capturing signature information comprises capturing signature-information images using the image-processing device'"'"'s camera.

36. The method according to claim 32, wherein the step of acquiring signature information with respect to the signature motion comprises capturing substantially all of the signature motion in an overexposed signature-information image.

37. The method according to claim 32, comprising the step of concurrently displaying the signature information using the image-processing device'"'"'s display during the step of capturing the signature information.

38. The method according to claim 32, comprising the step of acquiring a facial image of the handwritten-signature'"'"'s signee using the image-processing device'"'"'s camera.

39. The method according to claim 32, wherein the computer processor includes an associated memory for storing the signature information and/or the compiled signature image.

35. (canceled)