PAUL J ALBRECHT
Engineering in Boston, MA
License number
Massachusetts 35507
Issued Date
Jun 29, 1990
Expiration Date
Jun 30, 2018
Type
Civil Engineer
Address
Address
Boston, MA 02132
Professional information
R &Amp; D At Kurzweil Technologies
Position:
R & D at Kurzweil Technologies
Location:
Greater Boston Area
Industry:
Computer Software
Work:
Kurzweil Technologies
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R & D
Reading Machine With Camera Polarizer Layers
US Patent:
7949245, May 24, 2011
Filed:
Mar 22, 2007
Appl. No.:
11/689569
Inventors:
Lev Lvovsky - Waban MA, US
Rafael Maya Zetune - Brighton MA, US
Paul Albrecht - Brighton MA, US
Raymond C. Kurzweil - Newton MA, US
Rafael Maya Zetune - Brighton MA, US
Paul Albrecht - Brighton MA, US
Raymond C. Kurzweil - Newton MA, US
Assignee:
K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc. - Wellesley Hills MA
International Classification:
G03B 15/03, H04N 5/222
US Classification:
396155, 348370
Abstract:
A reading machine includes an image input device including a lens and a polarizer disposed over the lens, a flash and a second polarizer disposed over the flash. The image input device also includes a computing device coupled to the image input device for capturing images, the computing device, including a processor to execute instructions and a computer program product residing on a computer readable medium, the computer program product comprising instructions for causing the processor to process the captured images to recognize features in the captured images.