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7051937 System and method for fast binarization of bar codes in the presence of noise  
A system and method to binarize the bar code image in the presence of noise in order to render bar codes more detectable in the presence of noise. The method of this invention includes the steps of...
7051940 Data reader for multi-mode operation  
A data reader and method for data reading, such as a barcode scanner, wherein the scan pattern generating optics and other features are optimized for different modes of operation. In a preferred...
7051939 Bar code scanner with laser beam oscillator  
A bar code scanner with laser beam oscillator which rasters a laser beam to produce more scan line coverage. The bar code scanner includes a laser for producing a laser beam, a mirrored spinner,...
7048190 Method and apparatus for recording to and reading from a diffractive optics memory using symmetrical angular encoding  
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for reading information from and recording information to a diffractive optics memory using symmetrical angular encoding. A coherent light...
7044383 Bar code symbol reading device having intelligent data communication interface to a host system  
A data transmission subsystem, operably coupled to the bar code reading engine, communicates such symbol character data to the communication interface of a host system over a communication link...
7044377 Plug-and-play imaging and illumination engine for an optical code reader  
An imaging and illuminating engine for an optical code reader to illuminate and image remote target indicia, such as an optical code, is provided. The engine includes an image sensor for receiving...
7028903 Method for operating optical sensors  
A method for operating optical sensors, particularly code readers, which have a light receptor that receives light reflected and/or returned from an object. A picture is generated from the received...
7031803 Installation for treating products and corresponding data acquisition component  
An installation ( 1 ) for the treatment of products comprises: containers ( 2 ) for products to be treated and equipped with elements ( 14 ) for emitting radiofrequency waves, at least one...
7028899 METHOD OF SPECKLE-NOISE PATTERN REDUCTION AND APPARATUS THEREFORE BASED ON REDUCING THE TEMPORAL-COHERENCE OF THE PLANAR LASER ILLUMINATION BEAM BEFORE IT ILLUMINATES THE TARGET OBJECT BY APPLYING TEMPORAL PHASE MODULATION TECHNIQUES DURING THE TRANSMISSION OF THE PLIB TOWARDS THE TARGET  
A planar laser illumination and imaging (PLLIM) based camera system capable of producing digital images with reduced levels of speckle-pattern noise. The PLIIM based camera system comprises a...
7025272 System and method for auto focusing an optical code reader  
An optical code reader is provided including imaging circuitry having an array of photo sensing devices capable of sensing light incident on the array and outputting a plurality of pixel signals...
7025266 Device and method for digitizing a serialized scanner output signal  
A device for individually processing each color component of a serial analog signal from a color scanner. The device includes a multiple-channel-image-capture circuit comprising an analog front...
7017814 System and method for preventing printing of duplicate barcodes  
A system for preventing printing of duplicate barcodes includes a server ( 1 ), a database ( 2 ), a number of user computers ( 3 ), and a printer ( 4 ). The server includes: a print parameter...
7017813 Bar code reader for automatically detecting the presence of a bar code using laser flicker  
Method and apparatus for automatically reading bar code symbols using a reading device containing a laser beam configured to provide a scan field. The method involves automatically detecting the...
7017816 Extracting graphical bar codes from template-based documents  
Systems and methods of extracting from an input image a graphical bar code containing graphically encoded information are described. In one aspect, a document template is matched to the input...
7014113 Versatile graphical code reader for reading different types of graphical codes  
A graphical code reader is disclosed. The graphical code reader includes an image sensor. A first lens is provided for focusing light reflected from a graphical code to form a first image on a...
7007849 AUTOMATICALLY-ACTIVATED HAND-SUPPORTABLE 2-D BAR CODE SYMBOL READING SYSTEM EMPLOYING A LINEAR LASER SCANNING PATTERN GENERATOR, AN AUTOMATIC BAR CODE SYMBOL DATA DETECTOR, AUDIBLE DATA CAPTURE FEEDBACK GENERATOR, AND A MANUALLY-ACTIVATED DATA TRANSMISSION ACTIVATION SWITCH  
An automatically-activated laser scanning 2-D bar code symbol reading system for use in a work environment, wherein a hand-supportable 2-D bar code symbol reader is arranged in two-way...
6991167 Bioptical laser scanning system providing 360° of omnidirectional bar code symbol scanning coverage at a point of sale (POS) station  
Disclosed is a bioptical laser scanning system that provides 360° of omnidirectional bar code symbol scanning coverage at a point of sale (POS) station. The system generates a 3-D omnidirectional...
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...
6991168 Multi-channel signal processing in an optical reader  
An optical reader, for example a field of view reader or a flying spot scanner for reading a printed indicia such as a bar code symbol includes a light source and a light detector, and at least two...
6981645 Drive circuit for controlling a resonant motor  
A drive circuit for operating a resonant motor includes a motor circuit, a feedback circuit, a control circuit, and a coil drive circuit. A feedback loop includes the motor circuit, the feedback...
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...
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...
6976632 Automatic hand-supportable laser scanner and method of reading bar code symbols using same  
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for automatically reading bar code symbols. One aspect of the present invention concerns a method of reading bar code symbols using an automatic...
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...
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...
6969003 Method and apparatus for extending operating range of bar code scanner  
Briefly stated, the operating depth of field for a bar code scanner, preferably a laser scanner, is increased by placing a cubic phase mask (CPM) in the scanning beam. The masked beam is then...
6962288 Image reading apparatus and method  
An image reading apparatus prevents degradation of image quality and a delay in the image reading time which are caused by interruption of reading of image data. A speed at which a host computer...
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...
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...
6959870 Planar LED-based illumination array (PLIA) 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...
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...
6953153 Compact holographic laser scanner having minimized housing dimensions determined by scanning disc and beam folding mirror parameters  
Disclosed is a holographic laser scanner of ultra-compact design. The scanner has a scanner housing having width, length and height dimensions, and a holographic scanning disc for scanning and...
6951304 Polygon-based bioptical pos scanning system employing dual independent optics platforms disposed beneath horizontal and vertical scanning windows  
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,...
6945462 Optical information reading apparatus  
An optical information reading apparatus applies light to an object to be read such as a bar code symbol, photoelectrically converts by a photodetector element a light image formed by the...
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...
6942151 Optical reader having decoding and image capturing functionality  
The present invention is an imaging device which in one embodiment is equipped with decode functionality and is configured to operate in at least one of four user selected modes. In a first,...
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...
6942152 Versatile graphical code reader that is configured for efficient decoding  
A versatile graphical code reader that is configured for efficient decoding is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the graphical code reader includes an image sensor. The graphical code reader...
6938824 Decoding algorithm for laser scanning bar code readers  
A method for use in processing an analog signal from a laser scanning bar code reader containing information representative of reflected light from indicia including regions of different light...
6935563 Code reader  
A code reader is configured to reads information unique to an object from a code (e.g., one dimensional code, two dimensional code, three dimensional code, or multi-dimensional code combined with...
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...
6929184 Monitoring bi-directional motor drive failure in electro-optical reader  
Malfunction of a bi-directional resonant motor drive in an electro-optical reader is detected without new hardware by monitoring the frequency of a start-of-scan signal, and by determining whether...
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,...
6918539 Method of and device for reading optical data code  
A two-dimensional code reader repeats a cycle of ordinary code-reading processes such as taking an image of an optical data code, extracting a two-dimensional code from the image and decoding...
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...
6913199 System and method for verifying optical character recognition of optical code reads  
A system and method are provided for sensing an image of an object and an optical code associated with the object and generating respective object image data and optical code image data. A database...
6910631 Web-enabled system and method for designing and manufacturing bar code scanners  
An Internet enabled method and system ( 1 ) for designing, and manufacturing laser scanners of modular design and construction ( 231 ) using globally based information networks ( 3 ), such as the...
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