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Presents the challenges and solutions of using a camera phone as a mobile scanning device, as it relates to capturing written and printed information.
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Why look for a fax machineWhy capture documents on the go?Why capture documents on the go?
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The challenges of camera phone picturesThe challenges of camera phone pictures
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Why use Qipit to copy?Why use Qipit to copy?
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DeDe--warping, frame detection & croppingwarping, frame detection & cropping
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Automatic DeAutomatic De--blurringblurring
Short distance between the camera and the document often creates an out-of-focus blur
De-blurring algorithms restore the original document by estimating and reversing the blur component of the image.
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Automatic deAutomatic de--noisingnoising
Camera Phones usually present high noise ratios in low lighting environments
De-noising algorithms enhance the image quality while considerably reducing size.
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Size = 548 KbytesDe noised imageSize = 248 Kbytes
DeDe--warping and glare attenuationwarping and glare attenuation
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Fix bad or uneven document illuminationFix bad or uneven document illumination
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Mobile document capture is now a realityMobile document capture is now a realityOver one million users in the mobile scanning market
Usage statistics show business usersC b i d bil f i lCorporate business users and mobile professionalsCreative, communications and education professionals
Students adopting mobile scanning at a quick rate
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Mobile scanning poised to enter the enterprise market as students start working
2 Mega Pixel Camera Phones Sales
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Mobile e-mail to surpass picture messaging and handset client upload as preferred mobile scanning
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2Mpix or better camerasquickly prevailing.
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The business perspective: mobile scanningThe business perspective: mobile scanningMobile professionals: increased convenience, productivity
Capture and process information on the goNo paper backlog to manage at the end of the dayp p g g y
Corporations: increased productivity, compliance Accelerate circulation of informationInstant sign and send
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Instant « sign and send »Camera usage can be restricted to scanning (no photography)Corporate security and confidentiality policies on e-mail attachments fully apply
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Verticals: increased competitiveness, productivityStandard mobile handsets in lieu of dedicated data capture devices
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6 devicesLogistics and transportation, real estate, legal, etc.Mobile document capture process can be branded (server-based).
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The consumer perspective: mobile scanningThe consumer perspective: mobile scanningHome: archive, save money, get things done
Replace home scanner and faxRecipes Report Cards Kids artworkRecipes, Report Cards, Kids artworkImportant Documents (Policies, IDs, Certificates)Send contracts, applications and forms
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Class: increased convenience, save time & moneyClass notes and WhiteboardsResearch materials (Libraries and Archives)
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On the go: save information, increased convenienceBook Covers, Wine labels, Price Tags and Product Labels
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7 oo Co e s, e abe s, ce ags a d oduct abe sAdvertisementNewspaper and Magazine ArticlesThat last minute document you forgot to send
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A solution for mobile document capture: QipitA solution for mobile document capture: QipitTake a picture of any printed or written information
Send it to Qipit and receive a crisp clear digital copy
Share it via email or fax – instantly or later
Publish it online, on your blog or bookmark it with your favorite social bookmarking service
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Store it in a personal password-protected account, you can even tag it to make it easier to find later.
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From photos to usable, valuable copiesFrom photos to usable, valuable copies
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Qipit for notes captureQipit for notes capture
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Qipit for forms captureQipit for forms captureQipit for forms captureQipit for forms capture
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Qipit for flip chart captureQipit for flip chart captureQ p t o p c a t captu eQ p t o p c a t captu e
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A solution for mobile document capture: QipitA solution for mobile document capture: QipitTake a picture of any printed or written information
Send it to Qipit and receive a crisp clear digital copy
Share it via email or fax – instantly or later
Publish it online, on your blog or bookmark it with your favorite social bookmarking service
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Store it in a personal password-protected account, you can even tag it to make it easier to find later.
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Summary of Qipit’s underlying Summary of Qipit’s underlying technologytechnologyA fully automatic, integrated (and patented) process designed to overcome the inherent drawbacks in camera phone images through advanced image processing:
De-blurring, de-noising, de-warpingImage segmentationInk extraction (illumination correction, shadow elimination, glare removal)
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Complex mathematical algorithms enable general-public use Qipit is fully automatic and very simple to use: point, shoot, sendQipit is tolerant to diverse “real world” lighting conditions: shadows,
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written: paper ruling, shadows, etc.
Thanks Thanks –– Need any more information?Need any more information?
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8 Conrad Hametner - [email protected] - @hametner
Benoit Bergeret - [email protected]
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