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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8028915 | Configuration migration for data capture systems A current data capture system has a set of configuration parameters operative for enabling the current data capture system to capture transaction data. A configuration host is operative for pulling the set of configuration parameters from the current data capture sy... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025233 | Data collection system having EIR terminal interface node A network accessible node that facilitates management of a fleet of portable communication devices (EIR terminal), including portable data terminals and/or barcode readers, by directing performance of software upgrade and/or configuration update actions by one or mo... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7980471 | Method of unlocking restricted extended classes of features and functionalities embodied within a digital image capture and processing system by reading feature/functionality-unlocking type code symbols A hand-supportable digital image capture and processing system including a hand-supportable housing having an imaging window, and an area-type image formation and detection subsystem having image formation optics for projecting a field of view (FOV) through the imag... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7913910 | Method of programming a barcode scanner A method of programming a barcode label with a single programming barcode label. The method includes printing a single programming barcode label for implementing a plurality of program features by a computer, and scanning the single programming barcode label. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7857222 | Data collection system having EIR terminal interface node A network accessible node that facilitates management of a fleet of portable communication devices (EIR terminal), including portable data terminals and/or barcode readers, by directing performance of software upgrade and/or configuration update actions by one or mo... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7690574 | 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 applications. These methods and apparatus allow a user to access and make u... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7617982 | Computer peripheral with integrated printer and bar code reader A computer peripheral with integrated printer and bar code reader which saves space on countertops. The computer peripheral includes a printer, including a housing, a bar code reader in the housing, and control circuitry in the housing for facilitating communication... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7530497 | Digital image capturing and processing system employing an image capturing and processing module and an integrated electronic weigh scale module having a load cell centrally located with respect to said image capturing and processing module Digital image capturing and processing system comprising a digital image capturing and processing module, and an integrated electronic weigh scale module having a load cell that is centrally located with respect to the digital image capturing and processing module. ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7487916 | Imaging-based bar code reader with enhanced decoding capability An imaging and decoding system for an imaging-based bar code reader. The imaging and decoding system includes an imaging system and a decoding system. The imaging system includes an imaging pixel array and a memory which function to: image the target bar code by sca... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7481371 | RFID encoded inkjet label and method An identification system for an object includes a radio frequency identification tag formed as a label. The tag is encoded so as to contain information regarding the object. The label has indicia printed thereon corresponding to the encoded information. The informat... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7455233 | 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 applications. These methods and apparatus allow a user to access and make u... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7451932 | 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 applications. These methods and apparatus allow a user to access and make u... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7441706 | Method and system for processing and using information A method for processing information wherein information is received from a plurality of bar code scanners, preferably reading web codes, the source and destination information for the received information is determined and data from the received information is distr... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7416125 | Synthesis decoding and methods of use thereof Systems and methods for successfully decoding optical images of objects of interest when such objects are situated outside a conventional working range of an imaging system, or when such objects are degraded. The systems and methods are based upon a comparison of co... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407096 | System and method for training and monitoring data reader operators A scanner or other data reader is equipped with means for determining characteristics of an operator's scanning technique. In a preferred configuration, the scanner is integrated with a weigh scale for obtaining a dynamic weight of an item as the item is moved acros... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407109 | Digital-imaging based code symbol reading system employing a micro-computing platform supporting an event-driven multi-tier modular software architecture Digital-imaging based code symbol reading system employing a micro-computing platform supporting an event-driven multi-tier modular software architecture. The system includes: an image formation and detection subsystem; an illumination subsystem; an illumination con... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7395969 | 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 applications. These methods and apparatus allow a user to access and make u... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389928 | System and method of utilizing a machine readable medical marking for managing surgical procedures The method and system include marking a surgery site (e.g., location of surgical incision) or a site of other medical action with a machine-readable medical marking (e.g., bar code or a dot pattern), which may be used in conjunction with (1) a scanner for reading th... | 06/24/2008 |
| 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 read object. The trigger unit instructs the projection unit for project... | 06/10/2008 |
| 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 and one or more apertures located between the optical emitter and de... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374093 | 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 applications. These methods and apparatus allow a user to access and make u... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370114 | Software downloading using a television broadcast channel A software distribution architecture having a television broadcast system as its infrastructure. Software from a software repository (1600) is mixed into a television broadcast system and transmitted into one or more selected channels at prescribed dates and ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7370012 | Electronic payment system An electronic payment system and method facilitates electronic commerce through controlled transfer of identification and value representations to wireless devices. The system includes a payment collection apparatus and a transaction apparatus, and provides for repr... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367514 | Reprogramming system including reprogramming symbol A symbol generator can be configured to receive various user input data, and can encode one or more programming bar codes based on the input data. Such input data can include designators for files. The input data can also include commands to be executed by a device ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364082 | Portable scanner module Scanner modules are provided for use with a docking station having a docking station interface adapted to receive an interface of an imaging device; the scanner module has an image-scanning unit adapted to form an image of a medium; a controller to controllably caus... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360706 | Hand-supportable imaging-based auto-discriminating 1D/2D bar code symbol reader employing a multi-mode image processing bar code symbol reading subsystem having a plurality of modes of operation which are dynamically reconfigurable in response to real-time image analysis A hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading device comprises: an IR-based object presence and range detection subsystem; a multi-mode area-type image formation and detection subsystem having narrow-area and wide area image capture modes of opera... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353995 | Method and system for automated setup of configuration parameters for a control processor A method and system for configuring a control processor in a process control system. Barcode configuration data contain operating features of a process control network component is entered via an optical scanner and the data is forwarded to a control processor. The ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353998 | Image processing system receiving simultaneous scan requests from multiple scanners In a system comprising at least one scanner in communication with a computer said computer having plurality of process instantiable therein, said processes including a plurality scanning processes, a communications layer, and monitoring software, said instantiable p... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353987 | Printer and control method of printer A printer includes a reading unit to read an original that includes a machine-readable code, an extraction unit to extract the machine-readable code from the original, and a scaling unit to reduce the original. The printer further includes a detection unit to detect... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350708 | Method for data interchange Data interchange is performed by opening a document having tagged information including data tags and data. The data, such as data associated with data fields is updated. A target, such as a bar code is generated based on the data tags and data. The updated data is ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347361 | System, method and program product for account transaction validation A system, method and program product for account transaction validation which may be downloaded or otherwise installed on a networked computing device such as a cell phone or other networked computing device. The networked computing device provides an encrypted vali... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349552 | Connected audio and other media objects Media objects are transformed into active, connected objects via identifiers embedded into them or their containers. In the context of a user's playback experience, a decoding process extracts the identifier from a media object and possibly additional context inform... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 includes capturing an image of the barcode and converting the image of the ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344081 | Method of automatically detecting a test result of a probe zone of a test strip A method of automatically detecting a test result of a probe zone of a test strip Is provided. In one embodiment, he method comprises capturing an image of a bar code and an image of at least one test strip from a scanning object, determining a setting value for the... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341195 | System and method for targeted education and advertising A method and apparatus for targeted education and advertising preferably includes sanitary paper comprising a plurality of portions and a consumer-friendly message disposed on at least one of the plurality of portions. The consumer-friendly message preferably compri... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342673 | Device for defining participants of a control system for a printing machine A device for defining participants in a control system that controls a printing machine is provided. The control system includes a central computer and a number of participants which interact with the central computer in order to carry out processes. The participant... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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. When a code symbol (e.g., magstripe or bar code) encoded with the URL ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337968 | System for storing, accessing and displaying HTML-encoded documents relating to an object being worked upon in a work environment by a human operator A bar code symbol driven system for accessing information resources from information servers connected to communication networks, including the Internet. The system includes a bar code symbol reader (7a) for reading bar code symbols encoded with inform... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 cost. The feature can diffuse light from an existing indicator light wit... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328848 | Method and system for transmitting data based on two-dimensional symbol technologies Techniques for transmitting data between devices based on two-dimensional symbols are disclosed, where the devices are generally not equipped with the traditional networking capabilities, or at least these traditional networking capabilities are not used for the dat... | 02/12/2008 |
