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Title:
DEVICE AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING A TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/113007
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A device for acquiring two-dimensional images of a three-dimensional object including a housing having a receptacle for receiving the object. The receptacle has a floor and an interior sidewall. The sidewall has at least one sight window and a plurality of lights for illuminating the object. A rotatable turntable is positioned on the floor of the receptacle, and the object is positioned on the turntable. At least one camera having an iris is located within the housing and positioned so that the iris can obtain images of the object through the sight window, allowing the camera to obtain still images of the object as the object is rotated on the turntable. There is also provided methods for stitching the still images of the three-dimensional object into a two-dimensional image to facilitate optical character recognition and further data processing.

Inventors:
BRUNNER ALEXANDER (US)
SMITH SIDNEY TREY (US)
LONG RANDALL TIMOTHY (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2013/023464
Publication Date:
June 18, 2015
Filing Date:
January 28, 2013
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Assignee:
BRUNNER ALEXANDER (US)
SMITH SIDNEY TREY (US)
LONG RANDALL TIMOTHY (US)
International Classes:
G06K9/00
Domestic Patent References:
WO2009102616A22009-08-20
WO2012046146A22012-04-12
Foreign References:
US20060120752A12006-06-08
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US20070216687A12007-09-20
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
THE WEINTRAUB GROUP, PLC et al. (24901 Northwestern HighwaySouthfield, Michigan, US)
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