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8814049 |
Mobile terminal having information recognition module
The present invention relates to a mobile terminal having an information recognition module. The mobile terminal having an information recognition module of the present invention comprises: a... |
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8757489 |
Portable device and method for reading coded information
A portable device includes coded information reading means, digital image acquisition means and an illuminator, associated with the acquisition means for acquiring images. The illuminator is... |
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8740084 |
Method and apparatus for projecting illumination patterns from barcode readers
A method and apparatus for projecting illumination patterns from barcode readers. The apparatus includes a housing, an invisible illumination light source, and a visible illumination light source.... |
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8590792 |
Apparatus for and method of reading printed and electronic codes
An apparatus for, and method of, imaging printed and electronic codes associated with transactions or objects to be processed, support a window on a housing, illuminate the codes through the... |
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8459557 |
Dual laser scanning code symbol reading system employing automatic object presence detector for automatic laser source selection
Method of and system for reading code symbols a dual-laser scanning bar code symbol reading system having the capacity to automatically select in a user-transparent manner, and activate either a... |
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8371506 |
Handheld barcode code input device with no-power supplied switch trigger
A device for scanning a bar code symbol is adapted to be worn comfortably on an operator's bare or gloved hand, arm, or wrist which does not interfere with normal use of the hand. When provisioned... |
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8199195 |
Wireless video surveillance system and method with security key
A surveillance system and method having at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) and/or another ICD, and a security key for ensuring or... |
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8177134 |
Multiple range indicia reader with single trigger actuation
A method of operating an indicia reader for reading information bearing indicia (IBI) positioned in a field of view of the reader includes: transmitting a first laser light beam adapted for... |
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7950582 |
Method of producing a coated optical element
A method of producing a coated optical element which uses in-mold decoration (IMG) techniques. The method includes injection molding an element adjacent a coating of a preform sheet, whereby the... |
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7861933 |
Methods and systems for network configuration
Network and device configuration systems and methods are described. In an embodiment, a first user interface configured to receive from a user configuration information regarding a first network... |
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7832641 |
Scanner switched to active state by sensed movement in quiescent scanning mechanism
The disclosure generally relates to a method and apparatus for determining if an optical scanner is moving. In one embodiment the method for sensing movement of an optical scanner comprises the... |
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7793842 |
Device and method for reading bar codes on an object
An automated storage system for storing large quantities of samples in trays includes a storage compartment, a tray shuttle compartment abutting the storage compartment on one side and a plurality... |
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7775437 |
Methods and devices for detecting linkable objects
A camera portion of a portable consumer device obtains data from a field of view, and at least a portion of the data is used to determine existence of an object in the field of view for which the... |
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7735738 |
Thermal management in imaging reader
A reader for electro-optically reading indicia, includes a solid-state imager including an array of image sensors for capturing return light from the indicia during reading, and a light source for... |
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7733238 |
Handheld data capture system with power and safety monitor and method therefore
The present invention provide a motion detection circuit for a handheld item detection system, where the motion detection circuit includes an accelerometer outputting at least one signal... |
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7611061 |
Electro-optical reader with stop motion sensor
A stop motion sensor supported by a mobile electro-optical reader is operative for sensing when the mobile reader is supported in a steady state by the operator for a predetermined time period,... |
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7549583 |
Method for waking up in-counter fixed scanners
A method of waking up an in-counter bar code scanner from its standby mode comprises providing a sensor assembly attached to a touch plate. The sensor assembly comprises an oscillating magnet... |
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7537163 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus having a communication interface receives image data through the communication interface to form an image. The image forming apparatus includes a power supply unit, a... |
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7475821 |
Scanner and method for eliminating specular reflection
Described is a scanner for reading an optical code which includes a light transmission system and an image acquisition system. The light transmission system projects light on a target. The image... |
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7389933 |
Triggerless electro-optical reader
A software-programmed controller supported by a mobile electro-optical reader is operative for sensing when the mobile reader is supported in a steady state by the operator for a predetermined... |
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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... |
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7296743 |
Laser power control arrangements in electro-optical readers
Laser power control arrangements interrupt power to a laser used in electro-optical readers upon detection of operating conditions not conforming to preestablished standards, and adjust power to... |
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7051943 |
Portable handheld electronic article surveillance and scanner device
A handheld combined electronic article surveillance (EAS) and barcode scanner device. The device may be configured for wireless communication with a point of sale network so that is entirely... |
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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... |
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6874689 |
LASER BEAM SCANNING DEVICE EMPLOYING A SCANNING ELEMENT HAVING A FLEXIBLE PHOTO-ETCHED GAP REGION DISPOSED BETWEEN AN ANCHORED BASE PORTION AND A LIGHT BEAM DEFLECTING PORTION HAVING A NATURAL FREQUENCY OF OSCILLATION TUNED BY THE PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS OF SAID FLEXIBLE PHOTO-ETCHED GAP REGION AND FORCIBLY OSCILLATED ABOUT A FIXED PIVOT POINT AT AN ELECTRONICALLY-CONTROLLED FREQUENCY OF OSCILLATION SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT FROM SAID NATURAL RESONANT FREQUENCY OF OSCILLATION
Disclosed is laser beam scanning apparatus in the form of an electronically-controlled mechanically-damped off-resonant laser beam scanning mechanism. The scanning mechanism comprises an etched... |
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6854655 |
Two window optical scanner
The invention relates to a scanning device for reading bar code symbols, wherein the scanning device comprises a housing having a substantially horizontal surface and a substantially vertical... |
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6827271 |
Methods and apparatus for determining a position of a rotating optical element in a bar code scanner
Techniques for determining a position for a rotating optical element, or spinner, of a bar code scanner are described. A diffractive element is positioned so as to be struck by a laser beam... |
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6772950 |
System and method for an image capturing network
Described are a system and method for monitoring a location. The system may include a scanner having a digital imager, a processor and a communication device. The scanner is situated at the... |
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6655591 |
Method and apparatus for reducing data collection device power consumption
A method and apparatus are provided for reducing power consumption in a data collection device. The method includes providing a power detector in an interface component of the data collection... |
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6631845 |
Two window optical scanner
The invention relates to a scanning device for reading bar code symbols, wherein the scanning device comprises a housing having a substantially horizontal surface and a substantially vertical... |
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6578767 |
Low cost bar code reader
An optical scanning module and a scanner incorporating the scanning module for reading bar codes and other optical indicia that consists of a printed circuit board, an elongated elliptical... |
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6557765 |
Data processing terminal
A data processing terminal sends control commands to an external device to control the external device. The data processing terminal has a control command sending unit and an external device... |
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6382509 |
Signal reading control method for barcode scanner
A signal reading control method for barcode scanner that does not activate the scanner structure temporarily when the button key of the barcode scanner is pressed, and applies a constant frequency... |
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6357659 |
Hands free optical scanner trigger
A method and apparatus for detecting an object within the field of view of an optical reader, such as bar code scanner. Object detection is determined by a software algorithm that may be embedded... |
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6328211 |
Automatic hand-supportable laser bar code symbol scanner and method of reading bar code symbols using the same
An automatic bar code symbol reading system comprising components for carrying out object detection, scanning, photoreceiving, A/D conversion, bar code presence detection, symbol decoding, data... |
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6155486 |
Method and apparatus for operating a security system of a self-service checkout terminal
A method of operating a self-service checkout terminal having a scanner device for allowing a user to enter an item for purchase, and a weight scale for detecting placement of the item for... |
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6102293 |
Optical scanning system minimizing average laser power and improving aiming
According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided an optical system for and a method of reading bar code symbols on a target by moving a laser beam directed toward the target... |
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6098884 |
Circuit structure of bar code reader capable of reading bar code with decreased power consumption
A bar code reader is provided which is designed to read a bar code with a decreased power consumption. The bar code reader includes a laser output cycle adjuster that determines a laser output... |
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5900614 |
Self-scanning checkout device
A self-scanning checkout device includes a registration section having a stationary scanner for permitting a customer to input article information for a purchased article, a counter arranged on... |
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5895908 |
Bar code scanner with laser power down feature
A proximity sensor receives light beams reflected from a goods. A proximity sensor control unit determines that the goods exists when a light quantity of the reflected light received by the... |
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5811785 |
Scanning system with adjustable light output and/or scanning angle
Apparatus for reading bar code symbols including a laser light source, an optical component for scanning a reference plane, and a sensor for detecting the light of variable intensity reflected... |
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5763865 |
Reader module for reading bar code symbols when connected to or disconnected from a terminal module
An electro-optical system for reading bar code symbols includes a reader module and a terminal module releasably interconnected to each other. The reader module includes a manually actuatable... |
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5742043 |
Body-nearable laser scanning system with programmed mode for consecutively reading bar code symbols without system reactivation
A portable automatic code symbol reading system having a laser scanning engine mounted upon the hand of its operator to provide hands-free automatic laser scanning capabilities. The automatic code... |
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5600121 |
Optical reader with independent triggering and graphical user interface
A system for reading indicia such as bar code symbols having a scanner for generating a scanning light beam directed toward a symbol to be read; a first actuator manually displaceable from a first... |
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5594228 |
Self-checkout, point-of-transaction system including deactivatable electro-optically coded surveillance tags
A self-check apparatus is provided for processing a sales transaction of an article having an attached surveillance tag, each attached surveillance tag bearing a coded indicia such as a bar code.... |
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5534684 |
Portable optical reader with motion sensing system and method
A portable terminal unit of tablet configuration contains an optical reader for scanning two-dimensional information on a target area. The terminal unit has an optical window near an underside... |
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5525810 |
Self calibrating solid state scanner
A solid-state scanner for reading bar codes or projecting images is described. The scanner operates either in a reading mode or a calibrate mode using the same hardware. Use of two-dimensional... |
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5502297 |
Method and apparatus for detecting the presence of a surface bearing a bar code symbol
A method and apparatus for detecting the presence of a surface which may bear a bar code symbol. The apparatus generates a series of pulses having a duty cycle which depends upon whether light... |
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5463214 |
Apparatus for optimizing throughput in decoded-output scanners and method of using same
A method of improving throughput in a scanner whose scanning action is capable of being stopped and started instantly, comprising the steps of A) storing results of a first scan of a target... |
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5369265 |
Bar-code reader apparatus with an automatic read starting function
A stop sensing section senses movements by comparing data on two lines separated by a time interval in the same place (line) of the digital image information on the bar codes from a signal... |