Patents by Inventor Milorad Neskovic

Milorad Neskovic 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).

  • Detecting bar code candidates
    Patent number: 6386454
    Abstract: An area of interest is scanned to produce pixels of the scanned area. The pixels are divided into a plurality of blocks. For each block, an orientation of a spanning line or a lack of orientation is determined. Contiguous ones of the blocks are clustered, when their orientation is within a certain tolerance level. Each cluster has a length and a width. The length is longer than the width. If the orientation of a cluster's block is perpendicular to the length of that cluster, that cluster is selected as a bar code candidate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Accu-sort Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Hecht, Milorad Neskovic, Vasanth Shreesha, Edward Cohen
  • Detecting bar code candidates
    Publication number: 20010006191
    Abstract: An area of interest is scanned to produce pixels of the scanned area. The pixels are divided into a plurality of blocks. For each block, an orientation of a spanning line or a lack of orientation is determined. Contiguous ones of the blocks are clustered, when their orientation is within a certain tolerance level. Each cluster has a length and a width. The length is longer than the width. If the orientation of a cluster's block is perpendicular to the length of that cluster, that cluster is selected as a bar code candidate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Publication date: July 5, 2001
    Inventors: Kurt Hecht, Milorad Neskovic, Vasanth Shreesha, Edward Cohen
  • High speed image acquisition system and method
    Patent number: 6193158
    Abstract: A system for high speed acquisition and decoding of a barcode symbol locates potential barcode candidates within a scanned image and filters the candidates to eliminate invalid data. The system permits computational resources to be focused on decoding information most likely to be an actual barcode symbol. Once a potential barcode candidate has been located, the barcode symbol is processed to determine the barcode orientation and symbology. Each element of the barcode symbol is then located, even if all elements are not visible in the original image, and the barcode symbol is decoded in accordance with the specific symbology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Accu-Sort Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Hecht, Milorad Neskovic, Vasanth Shreesha, Edward Cohen
  • High speed image acquisition system and method of processing and decoding bar code symbol
    Patent number: 6015089
    Abstract: A system for high speed acquisition and decoding of a barcode symbol locates potential barcode candidates within a scanned image and filters the candidates to eliminate invalid data. The system permits computational resources to be focused on decoding information most likely to be an actual barcode symbol. Once a potential barcode candidate has been located, the barcode symbol is processed to determine the barcode orientation and symbology. Each element of the barcode symbol is then located, even if all elements are not visible in the original image, and the barcode symbol is decoded in accordance with the specific symbology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Accu-Sort Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Hecht, Milorad Neskovic, Vasanth Shreesha, Edward Cohen
  • High speed image acquisition system and method of processing and decoding barcode symbol
    Patent number: 5969325
    Abstract: A system for high speed acquisition and decoding of a barcode symbol locates potential barcode candidates within a scanned image and filters the candidates to eliminate invalid data. The system permits computational resources to be focused on decoding information most likely to be an actual barcode symbol. Once a potential barcode candidate has been located, the barcode symbol is processed to determine the barcode orientation and symbology. Each element of the barcode symbol is then located, even if all elements are not visible in the original image, and the barcode symbol is decoded in accordance with the specific symbology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Accu-Sort Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Hecht, Milorad Neskovic, Vasanth Shreesha, Edward Cohen