CN106934312A - Real-time adjustable window feature for barcode scanning and process of scanning barcode with adjustable window feature - Google Patents

Abstract

A real-time adjustable window feature for barcode scanning and a process for scanning barcodes with adjustable window features. A mobile barcode scanning device with a shrink-to-window feature includes an embedded camera and a user interface system with a visual display. The user interface system enables a user to access features of the mobile barcode scanning device with touch gestures. The mobile barcode scanning device also includes a barcode scanning application that is initialized by a user of the mobile barcode scanning device. The mobile barcode scanning device also includes an operating system communicatively coupled to the embedded camera, a barcode scanning application, and a user interface system. The visual display provides a viewfinder for the embedded camera in the barcode scanning application. The user-defined pinch-to-window feature is adjustable in size, orientation, and position in real-time by at least two-point touch gestures.

Description

Real-time adjustable window feature for barcode scanning and with adjustable window feature The process of scanning barcodes

Cross Reference to Priority Application

This U.S. nonprovisional application hereby claims the benefit of U.S. Patent Application No. 62/098,072 for Real-TimeAdjustable Window Feature for Barcode Scanning and Process of ScanningBarcode with Adjustable Window Feature (filed December 30, 2014), which is hereby Incorporated by reference in its entirety.

technical field

The present invention relates to a mobile barcode scanning device and a process for scanning barcodes.

Background technique

There is a problem common to barcode scanning systems when multiple barcodes are close to each other and the user wants to scan only one of the barcodes. Most barcode decoding solutions cannot target a particular barcode within the field of view when other barcodes are nearby, so all barcode decoding information may be returned to the business logic.

One solution to this problem relies on business logic to discern which barcode is required, but sometimes this may not be possible due to the similarity of the barcodes being scanned.

Another solution to this problem could be to define a window within the field of view of the barcode scanning device, only within which decoding can occur. However, this solution is not very flexible and may require frequent resizing.

Therefore, there is a need for a barcode scanning process and device that can be flexibly adjusted to scan only desired barcodes.

Contents of the invention

Accordingly, in one aspect, the present invention includes a feature on a mobile barcode scanning device for flexible adjustment of a barcode scanning window in real time.

Provides an embedded camera and user interface system for mobile barcode scanning devices. A user interface system is provided with a visual display and is configured to allow a user to access features of the mobile barcode scanning device with touch gestures on the visual display. Going a step further to provide a barcode scanning application for mobile barcode scanning devices. A barcode scanning application may be initiated by a user of a mobile barcode scanning device. It further provides an operating system for mobile barcode scanning devices. An operating system is communicatively coupled to the embedded camera, barcode scanning application and user interface system. The visual display provides a viewfinder for the embedded camera in the barcode scanning application.

Features of the mobile barcode scanning device include a user-defined graphics window overlaid on the viewfinder. The user-defined graphical window is adjustable in size, orientation and position by a user of the mobile barcode scanning device through at least two touch gestures on the visual display. The two-point touch gesture can resize, reorient and reposition the graphics window to the size, orientation and position of the two points in real time, whereby the barcode to be scanned can be defined by the user in real time in the adjustable graphics window.

In one exemplary embodiment, the two-touch gesture on the visual display is a pinch gesture with the user's two fingers.

In another exemplary embodiment, the two-point touch gesture is a touch gesture with a pair of stylus (ie, stylus).

In yet another exemplary embodiment, the two-touch gesture is a multi-touch gesture.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, the mobile barcode scanning device further includes a front-facing camera (ie, a user-facing camera) and image processing software. An operating system is communicatively coupled to the front camera and image processing software. The front-facing camera and image processing software allow the graphics window to be repositioned by the mobile device's eye-tracking capabilities.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, the mobile barcode scanning device is a smartphone.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, the mobile barcode scanning device is a smart watch.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, the mobile barcode scanning device is a tablet computer.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, the user's action to initiate a barcode scanning operation may be a voice command, a swiping motion of a stylus on the visual display, a touch gesture on the visual display, or a physical motion of moving the barcode scanning device.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, the barcode scanning application is configured such that the barcode can be successfully decoded if the barcode is partially contained by the graphics window.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, the barcode scanning application is configured such that the barcode can be successfully decoded if the barcode is fully enclosed by the graphics window.

In another aspect, the invention includes a process for scanning a barcode with a mobile device.

Mobile devices have embedded cameras and user interface systems. Provides a visual display for the user interface system. The user interface system is configured to allow a user to access features of the mobile device with touch gestures on the visual display. Also provides barcode scanning applications and operating systems for mobile barcode scanning devices. An operating system is communicatively coupled to the embedded camera, barcode scanning application and user interface system. The visual display provides a viewfinder for the embedded camera. The viewer has a user-defined graphics window in which, when the barcode scanning application starts scanning, it must at least partially include the barcode to be scanned and successfully decoded. The graphical window is adjustable in size, orientation and position by a two-touch gesture of the user moving the barcode scanning device.

The process includes the steps of: (i) initializing a barcode scanning application; (ii) displaying a camera viewfinder on a visual display; (iii) overlaying a user-defined graphics window in the viewfinder; defining the size, orientation and position of the graphical window in the viewfinder in real time to at least partially include in the viewfinder the barcode to be scanned and decoded; and (v) decoding any barcode within the graphical window.

In an exemplary embodiment, the defining step is accomplished by resizing, reorienting and repositioning the graphical window to the size, orientation and position of the two points in real-time by the two-point touch gesture. Thus, the barcode to be scanned can be limited in the adjustable graphic window by the user in real time.

In another exemplary embodiment, the two-touch gesture is a two-finger pinch gesture.

In another exemplary embodiment, at least a portion of the defining step is performed by eye-tracking capabilities of the mobile device. Further provide front camera and image processing software for mobile devices. An operating system is communicatively coupled to the front camera and image processing software. The eye tracking capability is implemented by a collaboration between the front camera and image processing software. For example, eye-tracking capabilities can help reposition graphics windows in real time.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, the barcode scanning application is configured such that a barcode to be scanned and successfully decoded must be completely included in the graphics window in the viewfinder.

In another exemplary embodiment, the mobile barcode scanning device may be a smart phone, a smart watch, or a tablet computer.

In another exemplary embodiment, the initialization step is accomplished by a physical action of the user. The physical action by the user to initiate a barcode scanning operation may be a voice command, a swiping motion of a stylus on the visual display, a touch gesture on the visual display, or a physical motion of moving the barcode scanning device.

In another exemplary embodiment, application logic is provided for a barcode scanning application. The application logic performs the data processing required by the barcode scanning application. The initialization step is done by the application logic.

The foregoing illustrative summary, as well as other exemplary objects and/or advantages of the invention, and the manner in which it is accomplished, are further explained within the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

Figure 1 depicts a block diagram of a mobile barcode scanning device according to the present invention.

2A and 2B schematically depict an adjustable user-defined graphics window in use on a mobile barcode scanning device according to the present invention.

Fig. 3 schematically depicts another embodiment of an adjustable user-defined graphics window in use on a mobile barcode scanning device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 depicts a flowchart of the process of scanning a barcode with a mobile barcode scanning device according to the present invention.

detailed description

The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In the drawings, like numerals refer to like elements throughout.

In one aspect, the invention includes a feature on a mobile barcode scanning device for real-time adjustment of a user-defined barcode scanning window.

Referring now to FIG. 1 , an exemplary mobile barcode scanning device 10 is provided with an embedded camera 11 , a user interface system 12 including a visual display 18 , a barcode scanning application 13 , and an operating system 14 . User interface system 12 is configured to allow a user to access features of mobile barcode scanning device 10 with touch gestures on visual display 18 . Operating system 14 communicatively links embedded camera 11 , user interface system 12 and barcode scanning application 13 . The barcode scanning application 13 may be initiated by the action of a user of the mobile barcode scanning device 10 . A system bus 15 may be provided for the mobile barcode scanning device 10, which facilitates communicatively linking the operating system 14 to other components. Other interface circuits and components, such as memory (not shown), etc., may also be present.

As previously discussed, the barcode scanning application 13 may be initiated by the action of a user of the mobile barcode scanning device 10 . The user's action may include a voice command, a stylus swiping motion on the visual display 18, a touch gesture on the visual display 18, a physical motion of moving the barcode scanning device 10, or any combination of these. Alternatively, the barcode scanning application 13 may be provided with application logic 25 which performs the required data processing of the barcode scanning application 13 . Initialization of the barcode application 13 can be done by the application logic 25 .

The mobile barcode scanning device 10 may also include a front camera 16 and image processing software 17 to provide the mobile barcode scanning device 10 with eye tracking capabilities. Operating system 14 is communicatively coupled to front camera 16 and image processing software 17 .

Mobile barcode scanning 10 devices can be smartphones, smart watches, or tablets.

Referring now to FIGS. 2A and 2B, in an exemplary embodiment of an inventive feature, the moving barcode shown in the block diagram of FIG. 1 prior to adjusting the graphical window 20 for size, position and orientation is schematically shown in FIG. 2A scanning device 10, and the mobile barcode scanning device 10 shown in the block diagram of FIG. 1 after adjusting the graphics window 20 for size, position and orientation is schematically shown in FIG. 2B. Figure 2A shows mobile barcode scanning device 10 with visual display 18 and viewfinder 19 on visual display 18 after a barcode application (not shown) has been initialized. Graphics window 20 is in the center of viewfinder 19 . The two barcodes 22 and 23 are approaching each other in the viewfinder 19 . The graphic window 20 includes the entire first barcode 22 and a part of the adjacent second barcode 23 . In FIGS. 2A and 2B, the barcode 23 is the barcode to be scanned and decoded. The user 43 is ready to adjust the graphics window 20 .

Referring now to FIG. 2B , the user 43 has moved the graphics window 20 to the right of the viewfinder 19 and resized the graphics window 20 to include only the barcode 23 to be decoded. User 43 uses two-touch gesture 21 (eg, pinch gesture 21 ) to move and resize graphical window 20 in real time such that graphical window 20 is sized, positioned, and oriented at the location of two-touch gesture 21 .

The two-touch gesture 21 may be a pinch gesture 21 as shown in FIG. 2B , but may alternatively be a two-point gesture 21 made with a stylus (not shown) or a multi-point gesture (not shown).

The barcode 23 to be decoded may be completely contained by the graphics window 20, as shown in FIG. 2B, or may be partially contained by the graphics window 20, depending on how the barcode scanning application (not shown) is configured.

Referring now to FIG. 3, in another exemplary embodiment of features of the present invention, mobile barcode scanning device 10 includes a front-facing camera 16 and image processing software (not shown). Front facing camera 16 and image processing software cooperate to allow mobile barcode scanning device 10 with eye tracking capabilities, as is known in the art for smart mobile devices. A user (not shown) can reposition graphics window 20 with eye movements. User's eyes 40A view graphics window 20 at first location 20A in a first orientation. Subsequently, the user focuses his eye 4OB to a second location on the viewfinder 19 where the user wishes to reposition the graphics window 20 from the initial location 2OA to the second location 2OB. In FIG. 3 , the user has moved the graphical window 20 from the center of the viewfinder 19 from a first position 20A (where the graphical window 20 includes part of the barcode 22 and barcode 23) to a second position 20B on the right side of the viewfinder 19. , effectively moving the graphics window 20 so that the barcode 22 is no longer in the graphics window 20 and the barcode 23 is completely contained in the graphics window 20 . In this way, the graphics window 20 can be repositioned on the viewfinder 19 in real time through the eye tracking capability of the mobile barcode scanning device 10 .

In another aspect, the invention includes a process for scanning barcodes with a mobile barcode scanning device having a real-time, user-defined adjustable window.

In an exemplary embodiment, depicted as a flowchart in FIG. 4, a process 30 of scanning a barcode with a mobile device is provided. Exemplary mobile devices used in this process have been described and illustrated in FIGS. 1-3, specifically using the feature of a user-defined graphics window, which must be at least Partially includes the barcode to be scanned and decoded. The graphics window is adjustable in size, orientation and position by a two-touch gesture by the user of the mobile device. The process 30 includes the steps of: initializing the barcode scanning application 31; displaying the camera viewfinder 32 on the visual display; overlaying a user-defined graphic window 33 in the viewfinder; defining the graphic window in the viewfinder in real-time by a user's two-point touch gesture size, orientation and position to include at least partially in the viewfinder the barcode to be scanned and decoded 34; and decode 35 any barcode within the graphics window.

The defining step 34 is accomplished by resizing, reorienting and repositioning 36 the graphics window with a two-point touch gesture. Two-point touch gestures can resize, reorient and reposition the graphics window to the size, orientation and position of the two points in real-time, whereby barcodes to be scanned and decoded can be confined in the resizable graphics window by the user in real-time . The two-touch gesture can be a pinch gesture with two fingers, a multi-touch gesture, or a two-point gesture with a stylus.

The defining step 34 may be accomplished at least in part by eye-tracking capabilities of the mobile device. Eye tracking capabilities are provided through the cooperation of the front camera and image processing software. Repositioning the graphics window can be accomplished through the mobile device's eye-tracking capabilities, as previously described with respect to FIG. 3 .

The initialization step 31 may be accomplished by a physical action of the user, such as a voice command, a swiping motion of a stylus on the visual display, a touch gesture on the visual display, physical motion of moving the barcode scanning device, or a combination thereof.

Alternatively, application logic may be provided for a barcode scanning application. The application logic performs the data processing required by the barcode scanning application. For example, the initialization step 31 can be done by application logic.

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In the specification and/or drawings, there have been disclosed typical embodiments of the present invention. The invention is not limited to such exemplary embodiments. Use of the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. The figures are schematic representations and are therefore not necessarily drawn to scale. Unless otherwise indicated, specific terms have been used in a generic and descriptive sense and not for purposes of limitation.

Claims (9)

1. A process of scanning a barcode with a mobile device, comprising: A mobile device is provided having (i) an embedded camera, (ii) a user interface system providing a visual display for the user interface system configured to allow a user to access features of the mobile device with touch gestures on the visual display, (iii) ) a barcode scanning application, and (iv) an operating system communicatively coupled to the embedded camera, the barcode scanning application, and a user interface system, wherein the visual display provides a viewfinder for the embedded camera, wherein the viewfinder provides a user Defines a graphics window within which, when a barcode scanning application begins scanning, must at least partially include a barcode to be scanned and successfully decoded, and wherein the graphics window is controlled in size, orientation, and position by the user of the mobile device at two points Adjustable touch gestures; Initialize the barcode scanning application; display the camera viewfinder on the visual display; Overlay user-defined graphic windows in the viewfinder; defining the size, orientation, and position of the graphical window in the viewfinder in real-time by a user's two-point touch gesture to at least partially include the barcode to be scanned and decoded in the viewfinder; and Decode any barcode within the graphics window. 2. The process of claim 1 , wherein the defining step is accomplished by resizing, reorienting, and repositioning the graphical window to the size, orientation, and location of the two points in real-time by a two-point touch gesture so that it can be manipulated by the user Confine the barcodes to be scanned in an adjustable graphics window in real time. 3. The process of claim 2, wherein the two-touch gesture is a two-finger pinch gesture. 4. The process of claim 1 , wherein the defining step is performed at least in part by eye tracking capabilities of a mobile device including a front-facing camera and image processing software, wherein the operating system is communicatively coupled to the front-facing camera and image processing software, and wherein the eye tracking capability is implemented by cooperation between the front camera and the image processing software. 5. The process of claim 4, wherein the defining step is accomplished by repositioning the graphics window via eye tracking capabilities of the mobile device. 6. The process of claim 1, wherein the barcode scanning application is configured such that a barcode to be scanned and successfully decoded must be fully included in the graphics window in the viewfinder. 7. The process of claim 1, wherein the mobile barcode scanning device is a smart phone, smart watch, or tablet computer. 8. The process of claim 1 , wherein the initializing step is accomplished by a physical action by the user, including a voice command, a stylus swiping motion on the visual display, a touch gesture or movement on the visual display The physical movement of the barcode scanning device. 9. The process of claim 1, wherein the barcode scanning application is provided with application logic that performs data processing required by the barcode scanning application, and wherein the initialization step is performed by the application logic.