Inventors:
Edward Heaney - Long Beach CA, US
Zachary Andree - Brookline MA, US
Zachariah Clegg - Seattle WA, US
James Darpinian - Redondo Beach CA, US
Kurt Rapelje - Hawthorne CA, US
William Adams - Long Beach CA, US
Zachary Dodds - Claremont CA, US
International Classification:
G06K 9/36
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for processing a captured image and, more particularly, for processing a captured image comprising a document. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprising a camera to capture documents is described. In another embodiment, a method for processing a captured image that includes a document comprises the steps of distinguishing an imaged document from its background, adjusting the captured image to reduce distortions created from use of a camera and properly orienting the document is described.