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Scanner for a mobile device

US7949370B1 · kind B1 · utility

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22Claims
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Filing dateDec 12, 2007
Grant dateMay 24, 2011
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2250/52
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, and methods for a scanning device for use with a mobile device are described herein. The scanning device may include an image capture module to capture surface images of a medium to be scanned and a positioning module to determine positioning information based at least in part on navigational images and the captured surface images. A mobile device may include one or more features of the scanning device including the image capture module and the positioning module. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

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