IP Library Granted Patent US 12,573,027
Granted Patent B2
US 12,573,027 · App. 18/500,045 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Evaluating a mobile device based on the distance between the screen and the frame

Inventors: Christopher Mandeen (West Chester, PA); Stephen Tate DiJoseph (Downingtown, PA)
Assignee: Communications Test Design, Inc.
G06T7/001G01N21/8851G06T7/70G06V10/761G01N2021/8887G06T2207/30121
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,573,027
App. No.
18/500,045
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system of evaluating a mobile device includes an imaging device to capture data taken along an edge of the mobile device; and a processing device to process the data and calculate a difference in distance between a surface of a display and a frame of the mobile device and compare the difference in distance to a predetermined value.

Claims (13)

1 . A method of evaluating a mobile device comprising:

capturing imaging data and processing the imaging data to determine if a display has shifted within a frame of a mobile device;

wherein the processing the image data includes determining a distance between front surfaces of the display and the frame.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein capturing the imaging data is performed by a line scanner.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the line scanner scans an edge of the mobile device to capture the imaging data.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the line scanner scans two edges of the mobile device to capture the imaging data.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the processing the image data further includes comparing the distance to a predetermined value.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein a comparison of the distance to the predetermined value indicates if the display has shifted within the frame of the mobile device by an unacceptable amount.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a result of processing the imaging data is displayed on a processing device.

8 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium including executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to capturing imaging data and process the imaging data to determine if a display has shifted within a frame of a mobile device;

wherein processing the image data includes determining a distance between front surfaces of the display and the frame.

9 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the imaging data is captured from a line scanner.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the processing the image data further includes comparing the distance to a predetermined value.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2024
From: COMMUNICATIONS TEST DESIGN, INC. (ALSO KNOWN AS COMMUNICATIONS TEST DESIGN, INC, AKA CTDI AND COMMUNICATIONS TEST DESIGN, INC. DBA NETWORK EXPANSION SOLUTIONS)
To: CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 067565/0608 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2023
From: MANDEEN, CHRISTOPHER; DIJOSEPH, STEPHEN
To: COMMUNICATIONS TEST DESIGN, INC.
Reel/Frame 065428/0861 →
Continuity (1)
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