Image analysis – Applications
Patent
1994-06-07
1996-05-07
Boudreau, Leo H.
Image analysis
Applications
382203, 382287, 235494, G06K 900
Patent
active
055154476
ABSTRACT:
A system and method are disclosed for locating an acquisition target consisting of a plurality of concentric rings of alternating levels of reflectivity (bull's-eye pattern) in two-dimensional images such as optically encoded symbologies. Such targets may be found even if they vary in size and tilt angle with respect to an imaging camera. Symmetry characteristics of the targets are used to locate the targets independent of the threshold level selected for determining transitions between rings of different reflectivity.
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Lei Ming
Zheng Joe
Boudreau Leo H.
Johns Andrew W.
United Parcel Service of America Inc.
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