Patents by Inventor Edward P. Heaney
Edward P. 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).
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Patent number: 9805281Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: COMPULINK MANAGEMENT CENTER, INC.Inventors: Minghui Wu, Rongfeng Li, Wenxin Li, Edward P. Heaney, Jr., Karl M. Chan, Kurt A. Rapelje, Bin Fu, Bin Feng
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Publication number: 20150347837Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Minghui Wu, Rongfeng Li, Wenxin Li, Edward P. Heaney, Jr., Karl M. Chan, Kurt A. Rapelje, Bin Fu, Bin Feng
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Publication number: 20130230254Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2013Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: Compulink Management Center, Inc.Inventors: Minghui Wu, Rongfeng Li, Wenxin Li, Edward P. Heaney, JR., Karl M. Chan, Kurt A. Rapelje, Bin Fu, Bin Feng
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Patent number: 8406476Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 2, 2007Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Compulink Management Center, Inc.Inventors: Minghui Wu, Rongfeng Li, Wenxin Li, Edward P. Heaney, Jr., Karl M. Chan, Kurt A. Rapelje, Bin Fu, Bin Feng
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Patent number: 8204339Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 5, 2009Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Compulink Management Center, Inc.Inventors: Edward P. Heaney, Jr., Zachary Andree, Zachariah Clegg, James Darpinian, Kurt A. Rapelje, William J. Adams, Zachary B. Dodds
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Patent number: 7835589Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 5, 2009Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Compulink Management Center, Inc.Inventors: Edward P. Heaney, Jr., Zachary Andree, Zachariah Clegg, James Darpinian, Kurt A. Rapelje, William J. Adams, Zachary B. Dodds
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Publication number: 20100239165Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2007Publication date: September 23, 2010Inventors: Minghui Wu, Rongfeng Li, Wenxin Li, Edward P. Heaney, JR., Karl M. Chan, Kurt A. Rapelje, Bin Fu, Bin Feng
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Patent number: 7697776Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 12, 2008Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Compulink Management Center, Inc.Inventors: Minghui Wu, Rongfeng Li, Wenxin Li, Edward P. Heaney, Jr., Karl Chan, Kurt A. Rapelje
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Publication number: 20090237531Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Inventors: Edward P. Heaney, JR., Zachary Andree, Zachariah Clegg, James Darpinian, Kurt A. Rapelje, William J. Adams, Zachary B. Dodds
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Publication number: 20090238485Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: Compulink Management Center, Inc.Inventors: Edward P. Heaney, JR., Zachary Andree, Zachariah Clegg, James Darpinian, Kurt A. Rapelje, William J. Adams, Zachary B. Dodds
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Patent number: 7593595Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 26, 2004Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Compulink Management Center, Inc.Inventors: Edward P. Heaney, Jr., Zachary Andree, Zachariah Clegg, James Darpinian, Kurt A. Rapelje, Zachary Dodds
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Publication number: 20080144971Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2008Publication date: June 19, 2008Inventors: Minghui Wu, Rongfeng Li, Wenxin Li, Edward P. Heaney, Karl Chan, Kurt A. Rapelje
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Patent number: 7330604Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 2, 2006Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignee: Compulink Management Center, Inc.Inventors: Minghui Wu, Rongfeng Li, Wenxin Li, Edward P. Heaney, Jr., Karl Chan, Kurt A. Rapelje
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Publication number: 20070206877Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2006Publication date: September 6, 2007Inventors: Minghui Wu, Rongfeng Li, Wenxin Li, Edward P. Heaney, Karl Chan, Kurt A. Rapelje