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7389923 |
Methods and apparatus for tracking the direction of a moving item by a bar code scanner
Methods, computer readable medium, and apparatus for tracking the direction of a moving item by laser bar code scanners are disclosed. In particular, the method includes the following steps at a...
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7383997 |
Method of automatically establishing a data communication link between an optical code reading device and a host system having a data communication interface
An improved bar code symbol reading methodology/device/system includes a bar code symbol reading engine that reads bar code symbols affixed to objects proximate thereto and 3roduces symbol...
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7383996 |
Bioptical laser scanner for six-sided 360° POS-based 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,...
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7383995 |
Optical information reader and optical information reading method
A tabletop type optical information reader has a projection unit, a trigger unit, a decode unit, a data processing unit, a memory unit, and a switch unit. The projection unit projects light to a...
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7380721 |
Low-cost compact bar code sensor
A barcode sensor package has an optical emitter circuit and an optical detector circuit which are formed as one or more integrated optical circuits disposed in a housing which has a reading surface...
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7380720 |
Optical scanning system and image forming apparatus using the same
An optical scanning system having an imaging optical system for imaging a plurality of light beams deflected by a deflecting surface of a optical deflector upon different scan surfaces. The imaging...
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7380718 |
Method for reading out symbol information and device for reading out symbol information
To provide a method for reading out symbol information and a device for reading out symbol information which are able to prevent a decline in decoding reliability by reducing noise caused by a...
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7377439 |
Piezoelectric scan system
A system for scanning a target is provided. A light source directs a beam of light toward piezoelectric material having an arcuate reflective surface. The reflective surface directs at least a...
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7377438 |
Combined imaging coded data source data acquisition
A signal processing means ( 40 ) outputs a signal ( 41 ) representing a number when a combination of at least two imagers ( 11 ), ( 12 ) detects a spatial arrangement of a plurality of code...
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7354000 |
Method and system for sensing a barcode
A method and system used in the barcode sensing process are disclosed, in which at least two instances of an optical signal are obtained from the same barcode in different time periods, and...
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7353999 |
Graphical code reader configured for data collection and decoding
A graphical code reader includes an imager that provides image data corresponding to a two-dimensional image of a graphical code. The graphical code reader also includes a processor and memory in...
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7347374 |
Hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reader employing an event-driven system control subsystem, automatic IR-based object detection, and trigger-switch activated image capture and processing subsystem
A hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reader employing an event-driven system control subsystem, automatic IR-based object detection, and a trigger-switch activated image capture...
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7347373 |
Method and system for utilizing a digital camera for retrieving and utilizing barcode information
A method and system for utilizing an image capture device for obtaining information relating to an item having a barcode corresponding to a barcode number is described. The method and system...
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7347372 |
System and method of notifying an operator of a result of attempting to read a product label
A system for notifying an operator of a result of attempting to read a number of product labels on an item which produces only a single good read indication or bad read indication. The system...
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7341191 |
Internet-based system for enabling information-related transactions over the internet
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....
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7337972 |
System and method for embedding characters in a bar of a bar code
The present invention provides for widening a single bar ( 18 ) of a bar code without spoiling the readability of the bar code symbol. Further, the present invention provides for writing at least...
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7331524 |
Feedback mechanism for scanner devices
A bar code reader indicator feature gives visible indication that a bar code function has been performed. The feature is integrally molded with the exit window to simplify the design and reduce...
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7331523 |
Adaptive optical image reader
There is described in one embodiment a method for use by an apparatus that can acquire an image. According to a described method, parameters for utilization by the apparatus are provided. According...
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7328847 |
Barcode data communication methods, barcode embedding methods, and barcode systems
Barcode data communication methods, barcode embedding methods, and barcode systems are described. According to one embodiment, a barcode data communication method includes accessing a composite...
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7325738 |
Method of and system for determining the lower limit of decoding resolution in an imaging-based bar code symbol reader
A method of determining the lower limit of decoding resolution in a digital imaging-based bar code symbol reader. A software-based optical design program is used to generate the composite DOF chart...
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7314178 |
Method of and apparatus for controlling the selection, initiation and execution of computer programs automatically and directly in response to the remote (or proximal) scan of special barcodes or other coded indicia, in direct response to receiving the barcode scan signals from the reader, and without other human intervention
A technique for automatically controlling a computer by the remote (or proximal or local) scanning of special coded-indicia to execute computer-stored programs directly and automatically in...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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