Patents by Inventor Steven G. Webster

Steven G. Webster 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SORTING IMAGE ACQUISITION SETTINGS FOR PATTERN STITCHING AND DECODING USING MULTIPLE CAPTURED IMAGES
    Publication number: 20180012052
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for acquiring and decoding a plurality of images. First images are acquired and then processed to attempt to decode a symbol. Contributions of the first images to the decoding attempt are identified. An updated acquisition-settings order is determined based at least partly upon the contributions of the first images to the decoding attempt. Second images are acquired or processed based at least partly upon the updated acquisition-settings order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Xianju Wang, Xiangyun Ye, James A. Negro, David Vekony, Robb Robles, Jozsef Borovszki, Steven G. Webster
  • Systems and methods for sorting image acquisition settings for pattern stitching and decoding using multiple captured images
    Patent number: 9600703
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for acquiring and decoding a plurality of images. First images are acquired and then processed to attempt to decode a symbol. Contributions of the first images to the decoding attempt are identified. An updated acquisition-settings order is determined based at least partly upon the contributions of the first images to the decoding attempt. Second images are acquired or processed based at least partly upon the updated acquisition-settings order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Cognex Corporation
    Inventors: Xianju Wang, Xiangyun Ye, James A. Negro, David Vekony, Robb Robles, Jozsef Borovszki, Steven G. Webster
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SORTING IMAGE ACQUISITION SETTINGS FOR PATTERN STITCHING AND DECODING USING MULTIPLE CAPTURED IMAGES
    Publication number: 20150347802
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for acquiring and decoding a plurality of images. First images are acquired and then processed to attempt to decode a symbol. Contributions of the first images to the decoding attempt are identified. An updated acquisition-settings order is determined based at least partly upon the contributions of the first images to the decoding attempt. Second images are acquired or processed based at least partly upon the updated acquisition-settings order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Xianju Wang, Xiangyun Ye, James A. Negro, David Vekony, Robb Robles, Jozsef Borovszki, Steven G. Webster