Methods and systems for detecting screen covers on electronic devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9885672
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15176975

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Systems and methods for detecting the presence or absence of screen covers on electronic device screens are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining an image of a front side of an electronic device and automatically identifying line segments in the image. For each identified line segment, the method includes calculating the angle of the identified line segment. The method further includes determining an amount of the line segments having vertical or horizontal orientations. If the amount of identified vertical or horizontal line segments exceeds a predetermined threshold amount, then the presence of a screen cover is indicated.

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ECOATM LLC10121 BARNES CANYON ROAD SAN DIEGO CA 92121

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Forutanpour, Babak San Diego, US 147 8399
Ploetner, Jeffrey San Diego, US 34 945

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