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OPTICAL READING OF EXTERNAL SEGMENTED DISPLAY

  • US 20170193322A1
  • Filed: 07/27/2016
  • Published: 07/06/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for optical reading of a segmented display using a reading device, the method comprising:

  • a camera viewing the segmented display on the reading device, the camera connected to the reading device, the segmented display being part of an external segmented display device, the reading device comprising a data reading application and one or more configuration parameters specific to the external segmented display device being read, and the data reading application;

    capturing and storing one or more still images from the viewing of the segmented display;

    generating one or more partial optical character recognition (OCR) result readings for each of the one or more still images of the segmented display, the generating comprising processing each of the one or more still images using the one or more configuration parameters;

    determining whether the one or more still images of the segmented display can be improved by adjustments of the camera or the segmented display to improve the capturing and storing of the one or more still images of the segmented display captured by the camera;

    if the one or more still images of the segmented display can be improved by adjustments of the camera or the segmented display, providing a real time feedback cue on the reading device prompting the adjustments of either the camera or the segmented display; and

    determining a final OCR result reading of the segmented display using the one or more partial OCR result readings generated from the one or more stored still images of the segmented display.

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