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7311262 Method of decoding a symbol with a low contrast  
A method for encoding a symbol such as a barcode with a finder of a known pattern, comprises steps of determining a potential point on the finder edge and tracing and verifying a path representing...
7303132 X-radiation scanning system having an automatic object identification and attribute information acquisition and linking mechanism integrated therein  
An x-ray object scanning-tunnel system for automatically acquiring and linking object identity and attribute information about each object transported therethrough while bearing a bar code symbol...
7303130 Method and device for recording of data  
The invention relates to a method for recording a bar code comprising a plurality of base elements. A reading device generates a sequence of partially overlapping images which together reproduce...
7303126 System and method for sensing ambient light in an optical code reader  
A system and method are provided for scanning an optical code, in which an optical code scanner system includes an ambient light sensor having at least one photo sensor for sensing ambient light...
7299985 Transmitting enhanced scanner signals on a single channel  
A system and method for encoding scanner signal strength and timing information provided, possibly on multiple signal lines, from a digitizer circuit into a signal that can be transmitted on a...
7299975 Add-on capture rate in a barcode scanning system  
A scanner system and method for improving capture rate of reading labels with add-ons without sacrificing throughput with respect to non-add-on labels, the scanner including a mode in which the...
7296748 Bioptical laser scanning system providing 360° of omnidirectional bar code symbol scanning coverage at point of sale station  
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,...
7296746 Aiming indicia for a bar code and method of use  
An aiming indicia is provided for a bar code comprising a sequence of parallel code bars and intervening code spaces disposed along a longitudinal code axis in accordance with a predefined...
7293714 Hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading system automatically processing captured images along parallel virtual scan lines based on the maximum pixel height of the region of interest (ROI)  
A hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading system comprises: an automatic object presence detection subsystem; an image formation and detection subsystem having an area-type...
7287700 Light emitting timing adjustment method, laser scanning apparatus, and image formation apparatus  
A laser scanning apparatus includes: a plurality of laser light sources including a first laser light source and a second laser light source; a scanner for scanning laser lights emitted from the...
7281661 Hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading system employing a method of intelligently illuminating an object so as to generate a digital image thereof which is substantially free of noise caused by specular-type reflection  
A hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reader comprises: an automatic object presence detection subsystem; a multi-mode area-type image formation and detection subsystem having...
7281659 Self-optimizing symbology reader  
The present invention provides a method to optimize the configuration of a symbology reader without the need for user intervention. Following a predetermined number of successful decodes, the...
7278575 Hand-supportable image-based bar code symbol reader employing helically-sweeping feature-extraction analysis on a captured digital image of an object referenced from the center thereof  
A hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reader comprises: an automatic object presence detection subsystem; an image formation and detection subsystem; a LED-based illumination...
7278573 Device for reading optical code  
A device for reading out an optical code includes a camera, an image memory for storing images taken by this camera, and an image processor for decoding an optical code contained in an image taken...
7275694 Portable bar code reading device generating first and second electronic representations of a substrate  
The present invention relates to a portable bar code reading device that generates electronic representations of a substrate having a bar code symbol disposed thereon. A portable bar code reading...
7273177 Camera-based barcode recognition  
Embodiments of the invention relate to decoding encoded barcode information from a series of camera-captured images by generating binarized sequences from the series of camera-captured images and...
7270273 Optical reader having partial frame operating mode  
A method for decoding a decodable symbol using an optical reader having a 2D image sensor that is configured to operate in a partial frame capture operating mode. In a partial frame operating mode,...
7270272 Digital image-based bar code symbol reading system employing a multi-mode image-processing symbol reading subsystem  
A hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading system comprises: an automatic object presence and range detection subsystem; an image formation and detection subsystem; a...
7267274 Magnetic ink validation for coupon and gaming industries  
A device and method for validating a ticket having magnetic ink printed on at least one side of a ticket. The ink is magnetized to create a magnetic signal in the magnetic ink and thereafter a...
7267272 Variable stride bit blitting  
A method for marking an article of merchandise with content represented by a bitmap stored in a source array of a source memory includes identifying, within a destination memory, a destination...
7258266 Defining, administering, and managing automatic identification information, such as bar codes  
A method and system for collecting, storing, and processing automatic identification code information includes receiving automatic identification code information and parsing it based on stored...
7243850 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...
7243848 Optical module with accelerated reset capability  
An optical scanning system in which plural scan lines are sequentially scanned, and parameters association with the scanning are monitored. If one or more parameters change during the scanning...
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...
7222792 Method and system for assisted culling and reformatting of encoded microtubes  
A method and system for aiding the selecting/culling or reformatting of encoded containers stored in a multi-rack array with respect to certain desired characteristics of compositions held within...
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...
7213761 Apparatus and process for two-stage decoding of high-density optical symbols  
A process comprising computing a histogram of pixel intensity data collected from a digital image of an optically readable symbol including light and dark elements, thresholding the histogram to...
7207489 Scan motor  
Methods and apparatus for providing a relatively miniature injection molded scan motor, for example, for a retroreflective illumination system. An exemplary scan motor comprises a spring module...
7204422 System, circuit, and method for edge detection in a binary optical code  
Systems process an input signal, derived from a binary optical code, having a series of multiple successive local peaks of the same given polarity. The circuit comprises a peak detector, a node in...
7201322 System, circuit, and method for edge detection in a binary optical code  
Systems better detect transitions in a binary optical code signal and thus better detect edges in binary optical codes, such as bar codes. The optical code signal imperfectly indicates perceived...
7195167 Modular omnidirectional bar code symbol scanning system with at least one service port for removable installation of scan module insert  
A modular omnidirectional laser-based bar code symbol scanning system having at least one scan module insert that is removably disposed (e.g., removably installed) within a system housing (or...
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...
7195164 Optical code reading device having more than one imaging engine  
A mobile computing device is provided having more than one imaging engine, and preferably, two imagining engines. Switching circuitry is provided for switching between the two imaging engines. Each...
7191947 Point-of-transaction workstation for electro-optical 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...
7175092 Analog-to-digital converter with automatic range and sensitivity adjustment  
The invention is a system and method for providing optimized accuracy and precision in analog-to-digital conversions of data. In an embodiment of the invention, an A/D converter is configured by...
7172125 Gain control system and method for use in electro-optical readers  
An intelligent gain selection circuit replaces the gain set by an automatic gain control circuit in an electro-optical reader for reading indicia, such as bar code symbols, with a larger gain where...
7170414 Systems and methods for optical reading and EAS tag sensing and deactivating at retail checkout  
Methods of operation of a data reader and security tag deactivation system whereby a data reader such as a barcode scanner is equipped with EAS deactivation coils or modules disposed in the...
7168621 Section based algorithm for image enhancement  
This present invention discloses a system and method for enhancing images of barcodes and other similar objects taken by the digital camera connected to or embedded in a mobile device. This filter...
7159780 Method for reading a symbol having encoded information  
Methods and apparatuses are provided for imaging and decoding symbols such as two-dimensional relief formed symbols and in particular, symbols wherein one or more edges of any number of data cells...
7152795 Bioptical product and produce identification systems employing planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIM) based subsystems  
A bioptical planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based object dimensioning, analysis and identification system comprising a pair of PLIIM-based object identification and attribute...
7150400 Method and apparatus for capturing and decoding an image of a remotely located bar code  
A method for remotely decoding a bar code includes capturing an image of a bar code using a camera, transmitting the image of the bar code across a network, receiving the image of the bar code at a...
7150399 Embedding barcode data in an auxiliary field of an image file  
Information decoded from a barcode or other machine-readable code within an image file is stored as character-based data in an auxiliary field, such as a comment field, of the image file....
7147161 Digitizing bar code symbol data  
Processing an analog electrical signal containing information representative of reflected light from indicia including regions of different light reflectivity, wherein the analog electrical signal...
7147159 Optical reader having two-dimensional solid state image sensor and light generator  
An apparatus is provided for reading a bar code of a target. The apparatus can include a matrix type two-dimensional image sensor and a light generator directing light toward the target. Optics can...
7143948 Reading method of the two-dimensional bar code  
A two-dimensional bar code printed on a piece of paper is photographed by the area sensor. A reading method of this bar code includes a process for correcting the distortion of the image of the...
7143946 Method and apparatus for accessing electronic data via a familiar printed medium  
The disclosed methods and apparatus relate generally to the electronics media industry, such as cable television (CATV), home shopping services, on-line computer services and computer memory...
7137559 Bar-code reader  
Management information, which is information about hardware in or software installed in the bar-code reader, is stored in a storage unit in the bar-code reader. The management information may be...
7137558 Methods and apparatus for forming barcode characters  
Methods and apparatus described herein form barcode characters by determining a number of pixels associated with forming a first bar and a second bar of a first barcode character. A separation...
7137556 System and method for dimensioning objects  
An information system for storing, retrieving, processing and displaying information captured about objects passing an information capture system. The captured and processed object information may...
7132947 Systems and methods for data reading and EAS tag sensing and deactivating at retail checkout  
Methods of operation of a data reader and security tag deactivation system whereby a data reader such as a barcode scanner is equipped with EAS deactivation coils or modules disposed in the...