Cheree Heppe here: I am techno challenged.
How do I get the money identifier to work? When I pass the warning notice about identifying counterfeit bills, there seems to be a blank screen. Where do I point the camera? How do I get the camera to take the picture? I should have been born technologically gifted instead of soooo good looking. (smile) Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone On 08/03/2011, at 12:55, Greg Aikens <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, just bought it. Works very fast for me as well. > > Greg > On Mar 8, 2011, at 2:37 PM, Kevin Mattingly wrote: > >> I saw the discussion, bought it for my IPhone 3GS and tried it on a 1 and 5 >> dollar bill. It was really fast. >> >> Kev >> On Mar 8, 2011, at 3:18 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >> >>> I guess. I'm someine who remains scheptibal but maybe I might give it a >>> try. I only have a dollar on me at present, I think? if I didn't spend it >>> lol! but if this works I might sell my ibil or something. It is a very very >>> good machine and provides some stuff that I don't think the look thing can >>> do yet such as vibrations or beeps. Now that would be cool! >>> On Mar 8, 2011, at 11:54 AM, Esther wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Sarah, >>>> >>>> I tried out this app. It's really fast on an iPhone 4. My guess is that >>>> it works this fast because it's optimized for U.S. currency only. If the >>>> camera stays on, it can process a series of images taken at slightly >>>> different positions to reconstruct the full image of the bill. Further, >>>> if this is U.S. currency, you can take advantage of similarity of the bill >>>> structure that has proved a problem for other programs to do this in two >>>> passes: one to decide whether this is U.S. money (if not, don't try to run >>>> the program), if so, concentrate on identifying the parts of the bill that >>>> are distinct enough to identify the currency uniquely. This could be a >>>> corner that has the denomination amount, the picture of the president in >>>> the front center (Washington for $1, Lincoln for $5, etc.) or the image on >>>> the back center of the same bill (sorry, don't know what these are off the >>>> bat). There's a Chinese character OCR program for the iPhone (not >>>> accessible, alas!) that's running the same way -- the camera has to be on >>>> continuously for a bit to get a match. Looktel really does run fast. At >>>> least on an iPhone 4. I can't speak for the other options, but this app >>>> is certainly working for the iPhone 3GS. It is definitely faster and >>>> easier to use than oMoby. (On that note, I once had a result that >>>> identified a $1 bill that was very creased with the amount, but also came >>>> up with Google links for "tired money" from oMoby.) >>>> >>>> Try it yourself, and see what you think. I'd say this program is worth >>>> it. I'd like to hear feedback from folks who have the fourth generation >>>> iPod Touch, though, or others who can compare the results from iPhone 3GS, >>>> iPhone 4, and 4th generation iPod Touch. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Esther >>>> >>>> On Mar 8, 2011, at 09:33, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm still a sceptic. I saw the video. no way can you identify money that >>>>> fast. it' sjust impossibil. I mean how could you identify those 4 or 5 >>>>> bills in about 20 seconds? is it riged? >>>>> >>>>> Takle care all. >>>>> Sarah Alawami >>>>> >>>>> On Mar 8, 2011, at 11:03 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, too bad this is only for US currency right now. Canadians have a >>>>>> stand alone bill reader which we can get for free, but I like LookTel. >>>>>> They do a lot of things right. I'd buy it just to support them, >>>>>> especially if it isn't breaking the bank. >>>>>> >>>>>> Have fun, >>>>>> >>>>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>>>> User support consultant, >>>>>> Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf, >>>>>> 1-888-255-5194 >>>>>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2011-03-08, at 1:59 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Get it if you have an iPhone! It is faster than any other. Just open >>>>>>> the program, click ok that you won't use it to identify counterfit >>>>>>> money, then point the camera to the bill. 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