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6991166 LED-based planar light illumination and imaging (PLIIM) engine  
A LED-based planar light illumination and imaging (PLIIM) engine for use in a hand-supportable linear imager adapted for manual movement relative to an object to be illuminated and imaged. The...
6991164 Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding bar codes with primary and secondary information and method of using such bar codes  
A bar code ( 10 ) has primary information ( 46, 48, 50, 51 ) encoded in one direction (e.g., horizontally) and secondary information ( 13, 21, 36 ) encoded in another direction (e.g., vertically)...
6991158 Mobile paper record processing system  
A method is disclosed for electronically capturing and storing paper records for accounting purposes using a mobile handheld device with an integrated digital camera or scanner. This method...
6989816 Methods and systems for providing human/computer interfaces  
Providing interaction between a user with remote data stored on a network is disclosed. A physical medium has at least one hot spot encoded with linking data enabling access to remote data. The...
6988661 AUTOMATED OBJECT IDENTIFICATION AND ATTRIBUTE ACQUISITION SYSTEM HAVING A MULTI-COMPARTMENT HOUSING WITH OPTICALLY-ISOLATED LIGHT TRANSMISSION APERTURES FOR OPERATION OF A PLANAR LASER ILLUMINATION AND IMAGING (PLIIM) BASED LINEAR IMAGING SUBSYSTEM AND A LASER-BASE  
An automated object identification and attribute acquisition system comprising a planar light illumination and imaging subsystem (PLIIM) based linear imaging subsystem, and a laser-based object...
6988314 Assembly, tolerance matching and post-manufacturing quality assurance method  
A system and method for assembling an internal combustion engine and for correlating engine information with a vehicle identification number. The engine includes an engine block and a plurality of...
6988662 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT INFORMATION-RELATED TRANSACTIONS USING WEB DOCUMENTS EMBODYING TRANSACTION-ENABLING APPLETS AUTOMATICALLY LAUNCHED AND EXECUTED IN RESPONSE TO READING URL-ENCODED SYMBOLS POINTING THERETO  
A novel transaction-enabling method and system are disclosed, wherein a transaction-enabling Java-Applet is embedded within an HTML-encoded document stored in an HTTP server at predetermined URL....
6987581 Method and system for instruction of a computer using sensor with identifier  
The present invention provides a method for enabling instruction of a computer to perform tasks, the method including the steps of: providing a user with at least one form printable on a surface to...
6987478 Multi-function portable device  
Described is a multi-function portable device which includes a memory, a transmitter, a scanning arrangement for obtaining images to be stored in the memory, a processor coupled to the memory and...
6987573 Interface surface printer  
A printer for receiving document data from a computer system and printing an interface onto a surface. The interface is based on the document data, which includes identity data indicative of at...
6981648 Information carrier medium and reader for reading the information carrier medium  
An information carrier medium includes at least first and second sheet members ( 12, 14 ) each having first and second surfaces opposite to each other and laminated together with the first surface...
6981643 Optical scanner for reading a barcode  
A barcode scanner includes at least a laser emitter, a collimator, a light condensing lens and a linear light receiver. When the scanning light beams from the laser emitter are projected onto a...
6981644 Apparatus and method for recognizing code  
An apparatus and method for recognizing a code from a code image that is expressed physically or electronically and extracting data represented in the code image is provided. The method includes...
6978937 METHOD OF READING INFORMATION AND APPARATUS THEREFOR, METHOD OF ACQUIRING SIGNAL FOR USE WITH INFORMATION READING APPARATUS, METHOD OF PROCESSING BAND LIMITATION, METHOD OF EXTRACTING TIMING POINT AMPLITUDE AND METHOD OF PROCESSING SIGNAL THEREOF, READ SIGNAL PROCESSING UNIT, AND METHOD OF PROCESSING READ SIGNAL AND PROCESSING APPARATUS THEREOF  
A method of reading information which makes it possible to suppress the size of hardware and a price thereof and to improve an S/N ratio of a reading signal and reading resolution, wherein even if...
6978936 Method of and system for automatically producing digital images of moving objects, with pixels having a substantially uniform white level independent of the velocities of the moving objects  
Methods of and systems for illuminating objects using planar laser illumination beams having substantially-planar spatial distribution characteristics that extend through the field of view (FOV) of...
6978930 Optical bar code scanner and system for retrieving bar code data  
A shopping system for scanning codes related to products, such as consumer goods and services, and for retrieving data associated with the codes includes a portable, hand-held and battery-operated...
6976630 Bar-code reader, method of reading a bar code, and computer product  
In an optical scanner, an optical scanner optically scans a bar code to obtain signal strength of light reflected from black bars and white bars of the bar code, an extracting unit extracts edge...
6976626 Wireless bar code symbol driven portable data terminal (PDT) system adapted for single handed operation  
The wireless PDT of the present invention employs a “display-on bottom” design which places the unit perfectly centered in the hand of the operator, allowing for the best possible viewing as...
6978038 Systems and methods for pixel gain compensation in machine-readable graphical codes  
A method for increasing the readability of a machine-readable graphical code on a printing surface is provided. The method includes receiving a graphical code image. The graphical code image is an...
6976631 Code reader and code reading method for color image  
A code reader for color images, which can simultaneously accept a one-dimensional code or a two-dimensional code and data of a color image of a subject for management and which can record both the...
6974083 Point-of-transaction workstation for electro-optically reading one-dimensional indicia, including image capture of two-dimensional targets  
A solid-state imager is mounted at a point-of-transaction workstation for capturing images of diverse targets useful for customer identification, customer payment validation, and operator...
6974082 Hardware integration system  
An integrated marking system is described wherein means for marking or encoding information, preferably in the form of a plurality of machines, are linked and controlled in conjunction with means...
6974080 Lenticular bar code image  
A lenticular bar code image includes a lenticular lens having a front surface including a plurality of lenticules and a back surface opposite the front surface; and an image joined to the back...
6974078 Personal communication device with bar code reader for obtaining product information from multiple databases  
A communication system including a personal communication device that allows a user to communicate over the Internet with a network of multiple remote databases and to search the databases for...
6971578 Planar laser illumination and imaging module (PLIIN) based semiconductor chips  
Methods of and systems for illuminating objects using planar laser illumination beams having substantially-planar spatial distribution characteristics that extend through the field of view (FOV) of...
6971576 GENERALIZED METHOD OF SPECKLE-NOISE PATTERN REDUCTION AND PARTICULAR FORMS OF APPARATUS THEREFOR BASED ON REDUCING THE SPATIAL-COHERENCE OF THE PLANAR LASER ILLUMINATION BEAM AFTER IT ILLUMINATES THE TARGET BY APPLYING SPATIAL INTENSITY MODULATION TECHNIQUES DURING THE DETECTION OF THE REFLECTED/SCATTERED PLIB  
A planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based camera system capable of producing digital images with reduced levels of speckle-pattern noise. The PLIIM based camera system comprises a...
6969000 Optical module apparatus equipped with a latch coupler  
An optical module apparatus equipped with a latch coupler includes a carrier movable on a guiding rod. The guiding rod is coupled with a turnable check member. When the optical module apparatus is...
6969005 Optical unit for optical symbol reader  
An optical unit for an optical symbol reader comprises an optical scanner for scanning an optical symbol with the laser beam emitted by a light source, by angularly oscillating a reflection face...
6969002 Providing extended bar code information via liquid crystal displays  
A method of automatically providing information from a portable computing device to a bar code reader can include, within the portable computing device, automatically detecting a scan from the bar...
6964374 Retrieval and manipulation of electronically stored information via pointers embedded in the associated printed material  
A method of retrieving and manipulating electronic information that relates to a printed document. Each printed document contains an initialization marking that is recognizable by an external...
6962289 Method of and system for producing high-resolution 3-D images of 3-D object surfaces having arbitrary surface geometry  
Methods of and systems for illuminating objects using planar laser illumination beams having substantially-planar spatial distribution characteristics that extend through the field of view (FOV) of...
6959867 Apparatus for aiming a scanner  
The application discloses embodiments of an apparatus comprising a base having a top, a bottom, a proximal side and a distal side, the bottom being attachable to a scanner, an adjustable proximal...
6959868 TUNNEL-BASED METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING TRANSPORTED PACKAGES EMPLOYING THE TRANSMISSION OF PACKAGE DIMENSION DATA OVER A DATA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF PACKAGE DIMENSION DATA AT LINEAR IMAGING SUBSYSTEMS IN SAID TUNNEL-BASED SYSTEM SO AS TO ENABLE THE CONTROL OF AUTO ZOOM/FOCUS CAMERA MODULES THEREWITHIN DURING LINEAR IMAGING OPERATIONS  
A camera-based tunnel-type package identification system comprising at least first and second camera units, a package dimension subsystem, and a data communications network installed about a...
6959869 Automatic vehicle identification (AVI) system employing planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based subsystems  
An automatic vehicle identification (AVI) system for installation along a roadway, comprising one or more a planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based linear imaging subsystems mounted...
6959871 Terminal for reading machine-readable indicia and for executing a program  
A compact assembly for electro-optically scanning indicia includes an oscillatable component operative for focusing, and for sweeping, a light beam across the indicia and, optionally, for...
6957775 INTERNET-BASED METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY MONITORING, CONFIGURING AND SERVICING PLANAR LASER ILLUMINATION AND IMAGING (PLIIM) BASED NETWORKS WITH NODES FOR SUPPORTING OBJECT IDENTIFICATION AND ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION ACQUISITION FUNCTIONS  
An Internet-based method of and system for monitoring, configuring and servicing planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based network remotely situated from and using any Internet-enabled...
6948662 Two-dimensional optical code scanner with scanning pattern having region of greater apparent brightness for assisting alignment of scanning pattern  
An alignment indication is provided in an optical scanner for reading a two-dimensional optical code by varying the scanning beam to provide a region of apparent greater brightness. In the case of...
6945463 Multi-channel scanning system with common decoder  
A multi-channel scanner having several photodetectors ( 12 a -12 d ) and several lasers ( 10 a -10 d ) for scanning along multiple paths ( 50 a -50 d ) incorporates a separate input channel ( 26 a...
6948068 Method and apparatus for reading digital watermarks with a hand-held reader device  
A method and apparatus is disclosed for use with an object bearing a digitally watermarked image. The method includes operating a device, such as a hand-held device, to generate digital data...
6942159 Method for extending bar code PDF 417 coding capacities  
A process for increasing the data encoding capacity of the PDF 417 bar code. After the data is compressed, the data is read by the data acquisition hardware which is linked to the scanning hardware...
6942145 Checkout device with enhanced security label detection  
A checkout device with a barcode reader and electronic article surveillance (EAS) system. The checkout device includes a barcode reader having substantially horizontal and vertical apertures for...
6942150 Web-based mobile information access terminal  
An improved system and method of surfing Web-sites on the Internet. In the first illustrative embodiment, the Internet Scanning System includes a bar code symbol reader programmed to read...
6932273 Method and apparatus to prevent reporting multiple reads of optical coded items  
A scanner comprising a data reader integrated with a weigh scale includes a processor that recognizes specific types of optical codes. In a preferred embodiment, when a weighable item is read by...
6932272 Micro bar code and recognition system and method thereof  
A micro bar code and a recognition system and method thereof are provided. The micro bar code is provided with a plurality of nanounits disposed in a predetermined arrangement. The nanounits are...
6932120 Method for producing airbags  
A method for producing woven airbags, especially at least partially multi-layered airbags, includes the following steps: the warp threads are prepared in a warping room, warp threads which are...
6923375 Aircraft weight and balance system  
Dynamic aircraft/vehicle specific load planning and weight balancing systems and methods are used to automate the process of weighing passengers and their baggage, including carry-on baggage, to...
6925471 Detecting interactions via intelligent gateway  
A method of detecting interactions among objects associated with RFID tags implemented in computer software operating in a services gateway, the services gateway including server software installed...
6918540 BIOPTICAL POINT-OF-SALE (POS) SCANNING SYSTEM EMPLOYING DUAL POLYGON-BASED LASER SCANNING PLATFORMS DISPOSED BENEATH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL SCANNING WINDOWS FOR 360° OMNI-DIRECTIONAL BAR CODE SCANNING  
A bioptical laser scanning system employing a plurality of laser scanning stations about a two independently controlled rotating polygonal mirrors. The system has an ultra-compact construction,...
6918541 Object identification and attribute information acquisition and linking computer system  
An object identification and attribute information tracking and linking computer system for connection to the communication medium of a data communication network. The object identification and...
6915954 Programmable data element queuing, handling, processing and linking device integrated into an object identification and attribute acquisition system  
A programmable data element queuing, handling, processing and linking device integrated into an object identification and attribute acquisition system operated in either a singulated or...