Structural arrangement applied to a support for electronic devices

Abstract

The present innovation relates to a novel arrangement applied to a structure serving as a support for electronic devices, such as a tablet, which are inserted into a holder fixed to the structure, thereby enabling the scanning of documents placed on an inclined rest of the support, having the same inclination as the holder, using said electronic device positioned in the support.

Description

[0001] DESCRIPTIVE REPORT

[0002] CONSTRUCTIVE CONFIGURATION APPLIED TO SUPPORT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES

[0003] Innovation field

[0004]

[0001] The present innovation relates to a support structure for electronic equipment, more specifically a support for an electronic device intended for capturing images of documents.

[0005] History of innovation

[0006]

[0002] Professional scanning equipment, also known as "scanners," has played a crucial role in the evolution of document digitization, converting paper files to digital format with quality and speed. Its operation consists of capturing images of physical documents and converting them into digital format.

[0007]

[0003] Scanning technology has evolved significantly since the first devices. Today, we have high-resolution devices capable of capturing minute details and processing documents in batches, capturing multiple pages at once.

[0008]

[0004] The quality of the scan depends on the optical resolution of the equipment. The higher the resolution, the more details are captured, measured in DPI (dots per inch). In addition, new technologies such as CCD (charge-coupled device) or CIS (contact image sensor) are used to capture the document image.

[0009]

[0005] After digitization, documents are saved in different formats, such as PDF, TIFF, JPEG, or PNG, with PDF being widely used to preserve the original formatting and allow text searching.

[0010]

[0006] OCR technology - optical character recognition, converts text from scanned images into searchable text by identifying characters and words, allowing documents to be indexed and searched.

[0011]

[0007] Nowadays, many portable devices, such as smartphones or tablets, have high-resolution cameras and integrated scanning applications that serve the same purpose, allowing you to take photos of documents and convert them into digital files, such as PDF or JPEG2.

[0012]

[0008] In summary, document digitization is a combination of hardware, software, and filing standards that has revolutionized the way we handle paper-based information, where the choice of device depends on the specific needs of each situation, but all have the common goal of making document management more efficient and accessible.

[0013]

[0009] Thus, the challenge is to provide suitable conditions for digitizing documents in a more comfortable and practical way for the user, allowing portable devices to be placed on supports that position both the device and the documents to facilitate the operation.

[0014]

[0010] One of the main applications would be in the promotional market, subject to promotional strategies with raffles and distribution of gifts to boost sales where, after proof of consumption, consumers receive printed coupons to be filled out and placed in a ballot box manually.

[0011] After the launch of smartphones, technologies such as high-resolution cameras in devices with advanced hardware and software in the form of applications began to become popular.

[0015]

[0012] Thus, it is only natural that technologies evolved and the complex forms of controlling these campaigns generated a new process for controlling promotions using self-service kiosks.

[0016]

[0013] Initially, the customer scanned the invoices at one kiosk, registered at a second machine, and printed their receipts at a third kiosk. This entire process was simplified into a single kiosk, where the customer scanned the invoices, registered, and printed their receipts when needed, revolutionizing the market and becoming a benchmark in this segment.

[0017]

[0014] The present solution aims to improve the use of the device by people operating the system in a more intuitive and faster way, by positioning the document to be scanned below an "inverted" tablet, with the camera positioned downwards, allowing the document to be in the user's visual plane, enabling them to achieve their usage objectives more intuitively.

[0018] Discussion of the state of the art

[0019]

[0015] Document MU8301645-7 shows an arrangement in equipment for digitizing photographs and documents comprising a flat base or table, intended to accommodate the material to be digitized, from which three vertical flat plates project, forming a protective chamber against external light interference, on which is disposed a body equipped with lamps and cameras for capturing the images to be digitized, being provided with a control panel, which by means of potentiometers allows direct adjustment of the focus and zoom of the camera and the intensity of the luminosity applied to the document, in addition to presenting an output suitable for interfacing with a computer and real-time visualization on the monitor of the adjustments being made.

[0020]

[0016] The teachings of BR112014000295-9 present a scanning device comprising: a scanning path in which a scanning element for performing the scanning of an image from a document is disposed; a feed path in which a document is supplied to the scanning path; a discharge path in which the document is discharged after the scanning of the document in the scanning path has been completed; and a feedback path that is diverted from the discharge path such that the document fed along the discharge path in a direction opposite to a document feed direction is fed back to the feed path after the scanning of one side of the document has been completed; and a main structure in which guide portions on one side of the feed path, the discharge path and the feedback path are integrated.

[0021]

[0017] In BR102013028874-8, a reproduction table for digitization equipment can be seen, essentially comprising: two support trays, one for each face of the volume to be digitized, arranged at an angle and consisting of respective pantographic structures; each comprising: an upper support plate; lower arms, front and rear, parallel to the edges of the upper plate; said plate and arms articulated at the corners of central articulation plates, front and rear, and lateral triangular plates, front and rear, these articulated on lateral axes, left and right, and the central plates on a central axis lower than those, and also providing an image capture device, which is located on the upper part of the reproduction table, and which comprises: a digital camera;Its support includes a base that holds the articulated camera on a mobile carriage, which slides on guides, whose trajectory determines the exact positioning angle of the camera.

[0022]

[0018] The solution proposed in BR102013029551-5 teaches a device for copying documents using portable devices equipped with an embedded camera, intended primarily to assist visually impaired people in their daily tasks, indicated when there is a need to digitize documents using portable devices that have an embedded camera and OCR application software and also application software to convert text files into voice files.

[0023]

[0019] Application BR102019010231-4 describes a document scanning device that records both sides of the document and the unit to be visited: rooms, residential apartments, hospitals, companies; with the document scanner, the operator places the document in a slot, types the unit to be visited on the alphanumeric keypad, and then releases the visitor.

[0024]

[0020] US patent 9495736 discloses an image inspection apparatus that compares image data, which includes a storage means for the reference and inspection images, an image processing means for establishing matches between parts of the reference image stored as the first image data with parts of the target image stored as the second image data at the pixel level to perform image matching processing between them, a difference detection means for comparing the matched first and second image data to detect a difference between the first and second image data, an image production means for comparing the difference with a plurality of threshold values ​​to produce image data representing errors at each threshold value, and an inspection process using the image data representing errors produced at each threshold value.

[0025]

[0021] In the solution described in US11055817, a method is taught for acquiring an image of a target to provide an output video image that has a plurality of frame images, using a processor to manipulate the series of frame images from a video camera and a document imaging apparatus that includes a digital imaging unit containing optics that have an infinite focal length, said apparatus configured to cause the digital imaging unit to zoom in or zoom out in real time while maintaining constant the resolution value of the stored images.

[0026]

[0022] None of the references cited advance the inventive concepts of the innovation now proposed, comprising a constructive arrangement for a support for electronic devices for the digitization of documents.

[0027] Description of the figures

[0028]

[0023] Figure 1 presents a perspective view of the solution proposed here, showing the support (1), the document (2) and the tablet (3).

[0029]

[0024] Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the support of the present innovation, where its base (4), its support (5), the front projection (9), its vertical wall (6), its reinforcement (7) and its case (8) can be seen.

[0030]

[0025] Figure 3 shows a front view of the support (1), where the displaced position of the case (8) in relation to the support (5) can be seen, both supported by the vertical wall (6).

[0031]

[0026] Figure 4 shows, in detail, a perspective view of the case (8) supported by the vertical wall (6).

[0032]

[0027] Figure 5 shows a bottom view of the support (1), where the vertical wall (6), the reinforcement (7), the case (8) and the bottom opening (10) can be seen.

[0033] Detailed description of the innovation

[0034]

[0028] The present innovation relates, in summary, to a support (1) that allows the support of an electronic device (2), such as a tablet, so that it can capture the image of a document (3) located on the support (5), in the lower portion of said support (1).

[0035]

[0029] The support (1) consists of an essentially concave structure, made of rigid material, such as metal or plastic, configuring an essentially flat base (4) from which, at its distal end, an essentially vertical wall (6) is erected, at whose upper end a case (8) is positioned in an inclined position, supported by a reinforcement (7), fixed to the inner portion of said vertical wall (6).

[0036]

[0030] The case (8) consists of a hollow container, essentially rectangular in shape, capable of receiving inside it the electronic device (2) - such as a tablet, intended for capturing images of the document (3) to be digitized. It has an opening in its upper portion and side edges so that the screen of the electronic device (2) can be viewed in order to operate it, and an opening (10) in its lower portion, coinciding with the camera of the electronic device (2), so as to allow the capture of the image of the document (3) by said camera. Preferably, said case (8) is presented as a sealed container, equipped with fastening elements, such as rivets or screws, to fix its parts in order to prevent unauthorized access to or removal of the electronic device (2) enclosed therein.

[0037]

[0031] From the proximal end of the base (4), a frontal projection (9) rises, essentially vertical, along the entire frontal extent of the base (4), from which the support (5) projects, extending to the vertical wall (6) in the posterior portion of the structure.

[0038]

[0032] This support (5) has the same inclination as the case (8), so that two parallel surfaces are formed supported by the vertical wall (6). Preferably, the inclination of the case (8) and the support (5) is between 15° and 35° in relation to the horizontal plane of the support surface - that is, the base (4).

[0039]

[0033] Furthermore, the support (5) is wider than the case (8), so that the document (3) to be scanned is placed offset from the center of the case (8), allowing the camera of the electronic device (2) to be centered in relation to the area of ​​the document (3) to be scanned.

[0040]

[0034] So, in this configuration, the document (3) to be scanned is placed on the support (5) and the electronic device (2) is operated to capture the image, digitizing the necessary information.

[0041]

[0035] This innovation is not limited to the representations discussed or illustrated herein and should be understood in its broad scope. Many modifications and other representations of the invention will come to mind for those skilled in the art to which this innovation pertains, having the benefit of the teaching set forth in the preceding descriptions and accompanying drawings. Furthermore, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific form disclosed, and that modifications and other forms are understood to be included within the scope of the appended claims. Although specific terms are employed herein, they are used only in a generic and descriptive manner and not for the purpose of limitation.

Claims

CLAIMS 1) Constructive configuration applied to a support for electronic devices characterized by having an essentially concave structure for the support (1), consisting of an essentially flat base (4), a vertical wall (6) projecting from the distal end of said base (4), at whose upper end a case (8) is positioned in an inclined position, supported by a reinforcement (7), fixed to the inner portion of said vertical wall (6), said case (8), of essentially rectangular shape, having an opening in its upper portion, so that the screen of the electronic device (2) housed inside can be viewed, and an opening (10) in its lower portion, coinciding with the camera of the electronic device (2), so as to allow the capture of the image of the document (3) by said camera, said base (4) having, from its proximal end, an essentially vertical frontal projection (9) along its entire frontal extent,from which a support (5) projects, with the same inclination as the case (8), extending to the vertical wall (6) in the rear portion of the structure, said support (5) having a width greater than that of the case (8), so that the document (3) to be scanned is positioned offset from the center of the case (8), allowing the camera of the electronic device (2) to be centered in relation to the area of ​​the document (3) to be scanned. 2) Constructive configuration applied to a support for electronic devices, as in claim 1, characterized by having a case (8) and support (5) with the same inclination, between 15° and 35° in relation to the surface of the base (4).

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