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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 scanning an IBI on a target located a first distance from the indicia reader... | 05/15/2012 |
| 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 coating transfers to the element to create the optical element. ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 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, and for automatically actuating the mobile reader in response to sensing... | 11/03/2009 |
| 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 member affixed at one end and a permanent magnet attached at an opposite f... | 06/23/2009 |
| 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 states monitor unit, and a mode switch unit. The power supply unit suppl... | 05/26/2009 |
| 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 time period, and for automatically actuating the mobile reader in respons... | 06/24/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 the laser to enhance reader performance without violating prevalent saf... | 11/20/2007 |
| 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 reader automatically determines the symbology of interest and disables the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270932 | Imaging composition and method Imaging compositions and methods of using the compositions are disclosed. The imaging compositions are sensitive to low levels of energy such that upon application of the low levels of energy the compositions change color or shade. The compositions may be used in me... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7255275 | 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 an over-power condition not conforming to preestablished standards to meet prevalent safety standards. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7223519 | Imaging compositions and methods Imaging compositions and methods of using the compositions are disclosed. The imaging compositions are sensitive to low levels of energy such that upon application of the low levels of energy the compositions change color or shade. The compositions may be applied to... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7144676 | Imaging compositions and methods Imaging compositions and methods of using the compositions are disclosed. The imaging compositions are sensitive to low levels of energy such that upon application of the low levels of energy the compositions change color or shade. The compositions may be applied to... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7146199 | Cordless digital audio headphone A cordless digital audio headphone is disclosed. The headphone includes a pair of earphones connected to a headband. The earphones provide audible signals. The headphone also includes a memory unit positioned on the headband for containing digitally stored audio inf... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140545 | Optical reading device and portable communication equipment having the optical reading device An optical reading device optically reads information on a surface. The optical reading device includes a contact detection unit, a reading unit, and a signal processing unit. The contact detection unit provides a signal when the optical reading device is within a t... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7127529 | Smart card system having asynchronous communication with the smart card operating either as master or slave A smart card comprises a microcontroller, a memory unit, a storage unit, and a communications unit. The smart card may be connected to a terminal, which is in turn may be connected to a host computer and/or a network. The smart card is configured to initiate communi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7058545 | Software application domain and storage domain characterization process and method A method for characterizing a data path in a computer system includes collecting data from a software application, the data represents a data path between the software application and a storage system, collecting data from the storage system, the data represents the... | 06/06/2006 |
| 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 portable within a protected area. The device may include a capacitor dispos... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051922 | Compact bioptical laser scanning system A bioptical holographic laser scanning system employing a plurality of laser scanning stations about a holographic scanning disc having scanning facets with high and low elevation angle characteristics, as well as positive, negative and zero skew angle characteristi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040540 | Bar code scanning system with wireless communication links A code symbol reading device includes a portable housing that contains a source of optical energy. This optical energy is projected into a scan field external to the housing and is incident upon a code symbol situated on an object located within the scan field. Opti... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7021547 | Counter-top scanner with bump protection mechanism and scan angle adjustment mechanism An improved counter-top bar code scanner is equipped with a bump protection mechanism and a scan angle adjustment mechanism. The bump protection mechanism is provided in the form of a protective sheath fabricated of a shock-absorbing material. The scan angle adjustm... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6935566 | Portable instrument for electro-optically reading indicia and for projecting a bit-mapped image A portable instrument incorporates an electro-optical assembly for reading indicia during for projecting a bit-mapped image during a display mode. A manually operable switch on the instrument is disposed for selecting one of the modes. The image is formed by pulsing... | 08/30/2005 |
| 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 the monitored frequency lies within a predetermined frequency range. | 08/16/2005 |
| 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 scanning element having a small flexible gap region of closely-controlle... | 04/05/2005 |
| 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 surface. A motor rotates a polygon mirror, which reflects a light beam fro... | 02/15/2005 |
| 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 produced by a laser source and reflected from the spinner when the spinner i... | 12/07/2004 |
| 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 location. The system also may include a computing arrangement for accessing ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 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 device and sensing the power delivered to the scan engine compo... | 12/02/2003 |
| 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 surface. A motor rotates a polygon mirror, which reflects a lig... | 10/14/2003 |
| 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 aperture in the scanning module that is spaced from the circuit bo... | 06/17/2003 |
| 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 determining unit. The control command sending unit is used to se... | 05/06/2003 |
| 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 wave on a laser diode for the same to emit photo points at... | 05/07/2002 |
| 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 in a controller or microprocessor contained within the scan... | 03/19/2002 |
| 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 format conversion, data storage and data transmission functio... | 12/11/2001 |
| 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 purchase in a post-scan area associated with the self-service chec... | 12/05/2000 |
| 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 in a scan across the symbol during a scan period that comme... | 08/15/2000 |
| 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 cycle consisting of a laser on-duration in which a laser sourc... | 08/08/2000 |
| 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 the downstream side from the registration section in the arti... | 05/04/1999 |
| 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 proximity sensor exceeds a determination threshold value. The det... | 04/20/1999 |
| 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 from the target. A processor determines whether the reflected ... | 09/22/1998 |
