Patents by Inventor Edward Heaney

Edward Heaney has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Photographic document imaging system
    Publication number: 20060045379
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Edward Heaney, Zachary Andree, Zachariah Clegg, James Darpinian, Kurt Rapelje, William Adams, Zachary Dodds