Title :
Locating and Decoding EAN-13 Barcodes from Images Captured by Digital Cameras
Author :
Chai, Douglas ; Hock, Florian
Author_Institution :
Visual Inf. Process. Res. Group, Edith Cowan Univ., Churchlands, WA
Abstract :
In this paper, we propose a vision-based technique to locate and decode EAN-13 barcodes from images captured by digital cameras. The ultimate aim of our approach is to enable electronic devices with cameras such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) to act as a barcode reader
Keywords :
bar codes; decoding; image coding; mark scanning equipment; video cameras; EAN-13 barcode; European Article Numbering; decoding; digital camera; electronic device; image capture; vision-based technique; Australia; Bars; Consumer products; Decoding; Digital cameras; Information processing; Mathematics; Mobile handsets; Modems; Personal digital assistants;
Conference_Titel :
Information, Communications and Signal Processing, 2005 Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bangkok
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9283-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICICS.2005.1689328