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7252234 Optical reader station  
The invention is directed to an optical reader station for reading an object and a method of controlling an illumination source in the station for illuminating the object. The optical reader...
7252222 Embedded optical signatures in documents  
A method of embedding an optical signature in a document and document produced therefrom. The optical signature is an optical pattern generated from a known value, such as a mathematical,...
7252233 Image reading apparatus and a control method for an image reading apparatus  
An image reading apparatus having an image sensor for slips and an image sensor for card-type media is configured to switch operation between the two image sensors quickly and efficiently. The slip...
7240849 Glyph pattern generation and glyph pattern decoding  
Unique patterns of glyphs are represented within blocks. Each pattern identifies a unique position on a unit of print media. Moreover, a desired current position for any given glyph or subset of...
7240839 Color measurement apparatus operable as a pointing device, a computer display measurement device and a printer output measurement device  
A color measurement apparatus is adapted as an attachment for a personal computing system. An interface integral to the color measurement apparatus couples the color measurement apparatus to the...
7240842 Optical information reading apparatus and optical information reading method  
A control circuit performs capturing of pixel signals along each scanning line when a high-speed capturing mode is selected, switches the capturing mode to a partial capturing mode when it is...
7242463 Method and device for detecting patterns on a substrate  
Device for detecting patterns on a travelling substrate, namely on a substrate being deposited on a sheet or on web matter, wherein the substrate is a metallized foil travelling in a travelling...
7240840 Optical reader and use  
An optical reader is provided for reading a symbol representing information having areas of different light reflectivity. The optical reader comprises a radiant energy source, a photodetector, an...
7237721 Image processing for pattern detection  
The present invention relates to an image pre-processing method for a pattern detection system, such as a bar code detection system. The method comprises the steps of: detecting a start point and...
7237711 Apparatus configured for illuminating paper-based forms of payment and cash register comprising same  
An illumination device comprises a housing, a light source, a light transmissive support plate and a sensor. The light source is mounted within a cavity of the housing. The light transmissive...
7237725 Security marking system and method for minimizing pirating of data on data media including compact discs and digital versatile discs  
The present invention is a method and system of marking data media products by introducing a predetermined tracing substance constituting a security marking into a polycarbonate (or polystyrene)...
7237720 Product packaging including digital data  
Light sensitive materials applied in shipping materials, including security seals and tear tape, for authentication, discrimination and recognition of items.
7234641 Illumination pulsing method for a data reader  
Row signals or other typically regular signals generated by an imager during each frame period of the imager are counted to determine when to emit pulses of illumination. Methods in accordance with...
7234645 Document having an encoded data structure  
A printed document includes a data structure encoded on a surface of at least one page of the document, the data structure comprising a plurality of block data regions. Each block data region...
7232067 Registering multiple similar items with flickers  
Items, for example grocery items in a shopping cart or warehoused items being inventoried, are counted by electronically registering flickers from tags attached to, or incorporated into, the items....
7232072 Combined code reader and digital camera  
An image capture system having an image capture module and a terminal unit captures both photo images and coded images. An alterable optical path of the system operates in a first configuration...
7229019 Method and system for determining positions on a document  
The invention comprises an information carrier on which the position of a measuring point ( 37, 41 ) may be determined using a mobile readout device, as well as an attendant method of determining a...
7225987 Integrated scanner on a common substrate  
An integrated scanner for scanning a barcode is formed on a common substrate. The scanner may include a micro-machined mirror, a laser diode, and a detector, mounted on a single substrate or...
7225985 Optical scanner  
An optical scanner is provided with a carrier, a casing, a driving unit and a transmission unit. The carrier has a connecting unit and an optical system mounted thereon. The casing has a guiding...
7225986 Image reading system  
An image reading system which reads the images of a detectable object comprising an image display device that has an image display area to display images having luminosity corresponding to the...
7225984 Systems and methods for providing multiple object planes in an optical image scanning environment  
Systems and methods for optically scanning multiple object planes are provided. One embodiment is a system for optically scanning multiple object planes comprising a platen and an optical head for...
7222790 Apparatus for optically reading information  
In an apparatus for optically reading an information code, a case has one wall in which a reading window through which light is transmittable. The reading window has a length and a width. An area...
7222787 Ballot marking system and apparatus utilizing single print head  
A system and apparatus for marking a pre-printed paper ballot which can be either hand-marked by a voter, or machine-marked by the apparatus. If the ballot is to be machine marked, the ballot is...
7222793 Arrangement and method of imaging one-dimensional and two-dimensional optical codes at a plurality of focal planes  
A non-complex imaging arrangement is aligned along an imaging axis. A mirror assembly is configured to reflect an image from an optical axis, which intersects the imaging axis, toward the optics...
7219841 Device and system for verifying quality of bar codes  
A device for processing image data relating to bar codes is described. In one embodiment a bar code verification device is provided having an ergonomic form factor characterized by a domed hand...
7219840 Calibrating fine actuator using a reference pattern  
A disc media marking systems and methods facilitate optical disc labeling through calibration of a fine actuator using a reference pattern.
7219842 Scanning unit suitable for applications with a high-speed scanning requirement  
A scanning unit includes a lamp-mounting body having a top surface formed with an elongate opening that is disposed between a pair of parallel first and second grooves. First and second reflective...
7213752 Method of preventing TOC reading error in a multi-session disc  
A method for preventing a TOC reading error in a multi-session disc includes determining a range of absolute time of a specific session, when a plurality of Q codes, each of which has a value in a...
7215835 Method for operating optoelectronic sensors and sensor  
A method for operating an optical sensor which has a light receptor that receives line-by-line reflected or returned light for a complete picture. At least some of the received pictures are...
7210629 Portable communication device  
A portable communication device includes a first housing extending in a first direction, a second housing extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and formed at a bottom...
7210630 Image scanning apparatus and a hybrid processing apparatus incorporating the image scanning apparatus  
An image scanning apparatus for scanning a plurality of mediums of different thicknesses with each medium scanned by pressing the medium to the scanning surface of an image scanning sensor with...
7210628 Dynamic solid state diffractive optics applied for reading a diffractive optics memory  
The apparatus and method of the present invention employ solid state dynamic diffractive optical elements for reading information from a diffractive optics memory. The diffractive optics memory has...
7204418 Pulsed illumination in imaging reader  
A target is illuminated with high intensity light pulses to make the target appear stationary to a solid state imager of an imaging reader to improve reader performance at high swipe speeds of the...
7204416 System and method for uncontrolled velocity scanning  
Disclosed are systems and methods which provide for scanning of information, such as characters or symbols, without requiring a controlled scan velocity. Preferred embodiments utilize an optical...
7204417 Graphical code reader that is configured for efficient decoder management  
A graphical code reader is disclosed. The graphical code reader includes a processor and memory in electronic communication with the processor. The memory is used for storing a digital image of a...
7201319 Device which processes images in accordance with coded data on card  
An image processing device is provided comprising a card interface for receiving a card having encoded image effect information printed on a first surface and an image transformed by the image...
7201318 Optical adjustment for increased working range and performance in electro-optical readers  
Working range is increased in an electro-optical reader or an imager for reading indicia by applying a voltage to a variable lens to change the shape of a liquid therein.
7195166 Method and device for data decoding  
A method is provided for decoding data stored in a partial area of a coding pattern on a surface, based on a recorded image of the partial area. The coding pattern contains elements which each have...
7195163 Laser scanning unit  
A laser scanning unit to form an electrostatic latent image according to an image signal by projecting a light onto a photosensitive medium. The laser scanning unit has a light source having a...
7195162 Optical reading apparatus  
An automatic optical reading apparatus ( 1 ) having a light emitting section ( 26 ), a light receiving section ( 27 ) and an outside interface section ( 36 ). A first unit ( 2 ) houses at least one...
7191946 Optical identification and marking system  
The system comprises a mark ( 2 ) which is placed on an object ( 3 ) or a document, or which is constituted by the entire or part of said object, in addition to a read device ( 5 ) enabling said...
7191944 Drive mechanism for image scanner apparatus  
An image scanner apparatus is composed of a housing, an optical unit positioned in the housing, a drive mechanism driving the optical unit. The drive mechanism includes first and second wires...
7188769 Laser scanner using rotating holographic optical element  
A scanning device adapted to scan an interface surface provided on a product item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of an identity of the product item, the...
7188778 Machine-readable symbol and related method  
A machine readable symbol includes a data field of arranged data cells. Each data cell is assigned a data pattern value or a finder pattern value. Preferably, at least some of the data cells, or...
7185815 Device for controlling multiple types of electroluminescent devices  
A controller for an electroluminescent device includes an internal electroluminescent device system configuration database that includes configuration data stored in the controller for multiple...
7185814 Layer structure and method of manufacture for optical memory strip (OMS)  
This invention discloses an optical memory strip and a data card that has at least an optical memory strip as a cutoff piece bonding and attaching to the data card for storing data accessible with...
7182258 Enhanced reflective optical encoder  
An Enhanced Reflective Optical Encoder (“EROE”) having an emitter module for transmitting emitted optical radiation to an encoded media and a detector module for receiving reflected optical...
7182247 Coded surface with function flags  
A region having coded data thereon, wherein at least some of the coded data includes data indicative of a functional attribute of a part of the region. A sensing device for use with such a region,...
7178731 Measuring device for a model and machining device equipped with the same  
The invention relates to a measuring device comprising elements for measuring models for producing dental fittings by generating a three-dimensional data record as a model for the three-dimensional...
7175096 Data glyph format  
A data glyph and method, system, and computer program product for creating and reading the data glyph is provided. In one embodiment the data glyph is created by combining individual glyph...