Patents by Inventor Khalid A. AL-HOKAIL

Khalid A. AL-HOKAIL 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).

  • Braille copy machine using image processing techniques
    Patent number: 9875670
    Abstract: A Braille Copy Machine includes a processor configured to detect at least one Braille cell from a scanned image of an original Braille document. The detecting includes determining a coordinate and a code for the at least one Braille cell. The Braille Copy Machine also includes an embosser configured to create an embossed copy of the original Braille document based on the determined coordinate and code for the at least one Braille cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: AbdulMalik S. Al-Salman, Ali Y. El-Zaart, Khalid A. Al-Hokail, Yousef A. Al-Suhaibani, AbdulAziz O. AlQabbany
  • BRAILLE COPY MACHINE USING IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES
    Publication number: 20120008151
    Abstract: A Braille Copy Machine includes a processor configured to detect at least one Braille cell from a scanned image of an original Braille document. The detecting includes determining a coordinate and a code for the at least one Braille cell. The Braille Copy Machine also includes an embosser configured to create an embossed copy of the original Braille document based on the determined coordinate and code for the at least one Braille cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
    Inventors: AbdulMalik S. AL-SALMAN, Ali Y. EL-ZAART, Khalid A. AL-HOKAIL, Yousef A. AL-SUHAIBANI, AbdulAziz O. ALQABBANY