Imaging and peripheral enhancements for mobile devices
US9672400B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2207/1011
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image enhancer device for use with an associated mobile electronic device having a digital camera. The image enhancer device includes an image manipulator coupled to a first region of a housing and configured to modify an optical path of the digital camera; an aimer having an aiming element configured to direct at least one aiming light beam towards an object of interest; an illuminator having an illumination element configured to direct at least one illumination light beam from the housing towards the object of interest; and electronics allowing for communication between the image enhancer device and the associated mobile electronic device. The image enhancer device forms a scan angle relative to a field of view of the digital camera of the mobile electronic device and allows for bar code imaging and/or native image processing with the digital camera of the associated mobile electronic device.
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