Daniel C Dean

US Patent:

7546955, Jun 16, 2009

Filed:

Mar 16, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/687555

Inventors:

William A. Marty - Seattle WA, US
Daniel Dean - Snohomish WA, US
H. Sprague Ackley - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Intermec IP Corp. - Everett WA

International Classification:

G06K 7/10
G06K 5/04
G06K 9/32

US Classification:

235470, 23546201, 23546208, 23546214, 23546216, 23546245, 23547201, 23547203

Abstract:

Systems, devices, and methods for automatic data collection. An automatic data collection system includes an image capture subsystem and a processor subsystem. The automatic data collection system is operable to decode machine-readable symbols in a machine-readable symbol reading mode, and to automatically switch from a machine-readable symbol reading mode to an optical character recognition mode in response to information encoded in a machine-readable symbol. In some embodiments, the automatic data collection system is further operable to perform optical character recognition on human-readable symbols in a human-readable symbol reading mode.

US Patent:

7857220, Dec 28, 2010

Filed:

May 11, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/463947

Inventors:

William A. Marty - Seattle WA, US
Daniel Dean - Snohomish WA, US
H. Sprague Ackley - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Intermac IP Corp. - Everett WA

International Classification:

G06K 5/04
G06K 7/10
G06K 9/32

US Classification:

23546208, 23546201, 23546209, 2354621, 23546214, 23546245, 23546249, 23547201, 23547202, 23547203

Abstract:

Systems, devices, and methods for automatic data collection. An automatic data collection system includes an image capture subsystem and a processor subsystem. The automatic data collection system is operable to decode machine-readable symbols in a machine-readable symbol reading mode, and to automatically switch from a machine-readable symbol reading mode to an optical character recognition mode in response to information encoded in a machine-readable symbol. In some embodiments, the automatic data collection system is further operable to perform optical character recognition on human-readable symbols in a human-readable symbol reading mode.

US Patent:

57548285, May 19, 1998

Filed:

Jul 31, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/509649

Inventors:

Manolito E. Adan - Woodinville WA
Michael W. Van Flandern - Redmond WA
Daniel Dean - Issaquah WA
Jeffrey A. Davis - Bothell WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9455

US Classification:

395500

Abstract:

A technique for emulating a computer game port uses a memory manager software program to detect output instructions from a computer software program to the game port. In response to the detected output instruction, the memory manager diverts program operation to an interrupt routine wherein position data is read from a data frame and one or more game port delay times are calculated to correspond with the position of the selected positional control device. The delay times correspond with the delay times of a conventional analog joystick coupled to a conventional game port. The memory manager also detects input instructions from computer software program to the game port and diverts the computer software program to an interrupt servicing routine in which the emulated delay times are used to load a data register that is read by the computer software program. The data bits in the data register correspond to the delay time bits and are initially set to a first logic level during the delay time period, and reset after the expiration of the delay time period. In this manner, any positional control device can be used to provide position data to emulate a computer game port.