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20 April 2016 Invisible data matrix detection with smart phone using geometric correction and Hough transform
Halit Sun, Mahir C. Uysalturk, Mahmut Karakaya
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Abstract
Two-dimensional data matrices are used in many different areas that provide quick and automatic data entry to the computer system. Their most common usage is to automatically read labeled products (books, medicines, food, etc.) and recognize them. In Turkey, alcohol beverages and tobacco products are labeled and tracked with the invisible data matrices for public safety and tax purposes. In this application, since data matrixes are printed on a special paper with a pigmented ink, it cannot be seen under daylight. When red LEDs are utilized for illumination and reflected light is filtered, invisible data matrices become visible and decoded by special barcode readers. Owing to their physical dimensions, price and requirement of special training to use; cheap, small sized and easily carried domestic mobile invisible data matrix reader systems are required to be delivered to every inspector in the law enforcement units.

In this paper, we first developed an apparatus attached to the smartphone including a red LED light and a high pass filter. Then, we promoted an algorithm to process captured images by smartphones and to decode all information stored in the invisible data matrix images. The proposed algorithm mainly involves four stages. In the first step, data matrix code is processed by Hough transform processing to find “L” shaped pattern. In the second step, borders of the data matrix are found by using the convex hull and corner detection methods. Afterwards, distortion of invisible data matrix corrected by geometric correction technique and the size of every module is fixed in rectangular shape. Finally, the invisible data matrix is scanned line by line in the horizontal axis to decode it. Based on the results obtained from the real test images of invisible data matrix captured with a smartphone, the proposed algorithm indicates high accuracy and low error rate.
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Halit Sun, Mahir C. Uysalturk, and Mahmut Karakaya "Invisible data matrix detection with smart phone using geometric correction and Hough transform", Proc. SPIE 9845, Optical Pattern Recognition XXVII, 98450P (20 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2223724
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KEYWORDS
Cameras

Printing

Hough transforms

Light emitting diodes

Distortion

Image processing

Optical filters

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