Patents by Inventor Jonas Alfthan

Jonas Alfthan 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).

  • Method and arrangement for retrieving information comprised in a barcode
    Patent number: 8774453
    Abstract: A method of retrieving information comprised in a barcode is disclosed. The method comprises detecting that the barcode is present in a first image having a first image quality and capturing a first region, acquiring, when it is detected that the barcode is present, a second image having a second image quality and capturing a second region, wherein the second image quality is higher than the first image quality, and wherein the second region at least partly overlaps the first region, and decoding the barcode based on the second image to retrieve the information. A corresponding program product and a corresponding arrangement are also disclosed along with a communication device comprising the arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Joakim Söderberg, Jacob Ström, Jonas Alfthan
  • METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR RETRIEVING INFORMATION COMPRISED IN A BARCODE
    Publication number: 20130292473
    Abstract: A method of retrieving information comprised in a barcode is disclosed. The method comprises detecting that the barcode is present in a first image having a first image quality and capturing a first region, acquiring, when it is detected that the barcode is present, a second image having a second image quality and capturing a second region, wherein the second image quality is higher than the first image quality, and wherein the second region at least partly overlaps the first region, and decoding the barcode based on the second image to retrieve the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Joakim Söderberg, Jacob Ström, Jonas Alfthan
  • Method and arrangement for retrieving information comprised in a barcode
    Patent number: 8494268
    Abstract: A method of retrieving information comprised in a barcode is disclosed. The method comprises detecting that the barcode is present in a first image having a first image quality and capturing a first region, acquiring, when it is detected that the barcode is present, a second image having a second image quality and capturing a second region, wherein the second image quality is higher than the first image quality, and wherein the second region at least partly overlaps the first region, and decoding the barcode based on the second image to retrieve the information. A corresponding program product and a corresponding arrangement are also disclosed along with a communication device comprising the arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Joakim Söderberg, Jacob Ström, Jonas Alfthan
  • Method and arrangement for retrieving information comprised in a barcode
    Publication number: 20110007967
    Abstract: A method of retrieving information comprised in a barcode is disclosed. The method comprises detecting that the barcode is present in a first image having a first image quality and capturing a first region, acquiring, when it is detected that the barcode is present, a second image having a second image quality and capturing a second region, wherein the second image quality is higher than the first image quality, and wherein the second region at least partly overlaps the first region, and decoding the barcode based on the second image to retrieve the information. A corresponding program product and a corresponding arrangement are also disclosed along with a communication device comprising the arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Joakim Söderberg, Jacob Ström, Jonas Alfthan