A color image of a target is captured by a color sensor in an imaging reader. A color image processing pipeline processes the captured color image with a plurality of color image processing components to display the image of a target with high fidelity. One or more of the components are bypassed to decode the image of a symbol target to prevent degradation of reader performance.

A system and a method for conducting credit card transactions through a mobile device of a user. The mobile device comprises an image acquisition unit and a mobile application operated by the mobile device. The system enables acquiring an image of a client's credit card, using the image acquisition unit; analyzing data of the image; outputting details of the credit card from the analysis; verifying the output details, wherein the verification is further carried out through the mobile application; verifying authorization of inputted monetary transaction, wherein the mobile application enables verifying the authorization by communicating with the billing center, associated with at least one credit company associated with the credit card over at least one communication network, wherein the communication is carried out by the mobile application using the mobile device; and conducting monetary transactions using the verified credit card details.

A system and method for dental implant recognition. The method includes uploading a dental image to a computerized dental implant recognition system. Editing said uploaded dental image, said editing step comprising removing unnecessary image elements from said uploaded dental implant image. Extracting at least a dental implant feature from said edited dental image. Comparing said extracted dental implant feature to dental implant image samples stored in a feature database of said recognition system.

A computer-implemented method for generating feedback based on a handwritten text, comprises the steps of initializing a writing instrument to be used in a writing operation comprising a handwritten text and capturing and processing the handwritten text to generate digital text data. The method further comprises the steps of identifying at least one handwritten text attribute associated with the digital text data, comparing the at least one handwritten text attribute with predefined textual feature attributes, and generating a textual feature based on the compared at least one handwritten text attribute and predefined textual feature attributes. In addition, the method comprises the steps of modifying the digital text data using the textual feature and generating feedback to a user based on the modified digital text data.

A system and method for determining a value of a hand written monetary tip amount on a paper payment receipt is provided. One embodiment scans, using a scanner, a paper payment receipt having a hand written monetary tip amount thereon; generates scan data that corresponds to the scanned paper payment receipt: identifies text from the scan data, wherein the identified text includes hand written text and machine printed text; discriminates the hand written text from the machine printed text; and determines a value of the hand written monetary tip amount based on the identified hand written text.

A system and method for determining a value of a hand written monetary tip amount on a paper payment receipt is provided. One embodiment scans, using a scanner, a paper payment receipt having a hand written monetary tip amount thereon; generates scan data that corresponds to the scanned paper payment receipt: identifies text from the scan data, wherein the identified text includes hand written text and machine printed text; discriminates the hand written text from the machine printed text; and determines a value of the hand written monetary tip amount based on the identified hand written text.

There is provided an information processing apparatus including an operation unit acquiring an input operation for a message composed of at least one of text and an image, a recording control unit recording the message in accordance with the acquired input operation, and a reproduction control unit reproducing the recorded message to display the message on a display unit.

An iris recognition camera system for mobile device includes a sensor and associated circuit, a lens and lighting sources including a lighting source element, a displaying light source element and IR LED light source elements, wherein the lighting sources are installed around the center of a camera lens with a certain clearance, and the lighting sources are attached on an FPCB and arranged on the four sides of the center of the camera lens and equipped with an FPCB cover for protection and a guiding mirror so that a user may conveniently acquire an image of his or her iris watching the image of his or her iris so as to identify and process only a living iris.

Disclosure herein concerns a method that includes illuminating a user's eye with an illumination source in a head-worn display, capturing an image of the user's eye with an eye camera in the head-worn display, wherein the image includes an eye glint produced by light from the illumination source that is reflected from a surface of the user's eye, determining a size of an eye glint in the captured image, and identifying a change in focus distance for the user's eye in correspondence with a change in the size of the eye glint.

Embodiments disclose a device for testing biological specimen. The device includes a sample carrier and a detachable cover. The sample carrier includes a specimen holding area. The detachable cover is placed on top of the specimen holding area. The detachable cover includes a magnifying component configured to align with the specimen holding area. The focal length of the magnifying component is from 0.1 mm to 8.5 mm. The magnifying component has a linear magnification ratio of at least 1.