Inventor · Suzhou, CN

Richard Hou

10Patents
8h-index
8Co-inventors
51Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 29, 2006 → Jun 7, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7494063B2 Automatic imaging-based code symbol reading system supporting a multi-tier modular software architecture, automatic illumination control, and video image capture and processing techniques Physics 38 Active
US7487917B2 Automatic digital-imaging based code symbol reading system supporting pass-through and presentation modes of system operation using automatic object direction detection, narrow-area and wide-area illumination control, and narrow-area and wide-area video image capture and processing techniques Physics 35 Active
US7845563B2 Digital image capture and processing system employing an illumination subassembly mounted about a light transmission aperture, and a field of view folding mirror disposed beneath the light transmission aperture Physics 31 Active
US7637432B2 Automatic point-of-sale based code symbol reading system employing automatic object motion detection and illumination control, and digital video image capturing and processing techniques Physics 20 Active
US7654461B2 Automatically-triggered digital video imaging based code symbol reading system employing illumination and imaging subsystems controlled in response to real-time image quality analysis Physics 18 Active
US7559475B2 Automatic digital-imaging based bar code symbol reading system supporting a pass-through mode of system operation using automatic object direction detection and illumination control, and video image capture and processing techniques Physics 17 Active
US7540425B2 Method of dynamically controlling illumination and image capturing operations in a digital image capture and processing system Physics 11 Active
US7789309B2 Automatic digital video-imaging based code symbol reading system employing illumination and imaging subsystems controlled within a control loop maintained as long as a code symbol has not been successfully read and the object is detected in the field of view of the system Physics 10 Active
US7854384B2 Digital image capture and processing engine employing optical waveguide technology for collecting and guiding LED-based illumination during object illumination and image capture modes of operation Physics 4 Active
US7484666B2 Automatic digital-imaging based bar code symbol reading system supporting pass-through and presentation modes of system operation using automatic object direction detection and illumination control, and video image capture and processing techniques Physics 4 Active

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