Patents by Inventor Frank W. Shearer

Frank W. Shearer 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).

  • Patent number: 8827162
    Abstract: A travel kiosk with improved passport reading. The travel kiosk includes a shelf for correctly positioning a passport for reading machine readable code in the passport. A single imager reads the machine readable code in the passport and other machine readable codes in other travel documents, such as driver licenses and travel documents displayed by smart phones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Frank W. Shearer
  • Publication number: 20120273574
    Abstract: A travel kiosk with improved passport reading. The travel kiosk includes a shelf for correctly positioning a passport for reading machine readable code in the passport. A single imager reads the machine readable code in the passport and other machine readable codes in other travel documents, such as driver licenses and travel documents displayed by smart phones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: NCR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Frank W. Shearer
  • Publication number: 20100051695
    Abstract: A multiple aperture imaging barcode reader which positions a movable mirror to image items at different focal lengths and fields of view. The barcode reader includes a housing with a first aperture and a second aperture, a mirror assembly moveable to first and second positions, a camera for capturing a first image of a first item when the mirror assembly is in the first position and the first item is optically aligned with the first aperture, and for capturing a second image of a second item when the mirror assembly is in the second position and the second item is optically aligned with the second aperture, and a processor for identifying and decoding a first barcode label on the first item, and for identifying and decoding a second barcode label on the second item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Rafael Yepez, Frank W. Shearer
  • Patent number: 6296187
    Abstract: A bar code scanning system for a conveyor system includes a CCD camera that writes data to a memory. Data is stored in the memory as a two-dimensional image at periodic time frames based on scanning by the CCD camera. Data is written out of the memory by a controller, to create a virtual X-scan pattern, that can be read and decoded by a decoder that is configured to decode X-scan patterns. Alternatively, the memory can be configured as a first memory region for receiving even pixel data, and a second memory region for receiving odd pixel data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: PSC Inc.
    Inventor: Frank W. Shearer