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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074887 | Optical reader having a plurality of imaging modules The invention in one embodiment is an optical reader having a plurality of imaging modules. In one method for operating a multiple imaging module reader of the invention, a second frame of image data captured via actuation of a second imaging module is automatically... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8002188 | Method utilizing digital picture taking optical reader having hybrid monochrome and color image sensor A portable hand held optical reader having a specially constructed two-dimensional image sensor array is operational in a bar code decoding mode and in a picture taking mode. The specially constructed image sensor array, in one embodiment, is a hybrid monochrome and... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7934658 | Method and apparatus for achieving a tailored content response based upon a product identifier coupled with a user identifier A method and an apparatus for achieving a tailored content response based upon a product identifier coupled with a user identifier are provided. In one method embodiment, the present invention receives a machine readable indicia wherein at least a first portion of t... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7918399 | Portable scanning device for scanning product item A portable scanning device for scanning a product item is provided. The product item has visible information relating thereto and a plurality of tags disposed thereon. Each tag encodes data on an identity of the product item and the location of that tag on the produ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7909257 | Apparatus having coordinated exposure period and illumination period The invention features an image reader and a corresponding method for capturing a sharp distortion free image of a target, such as a one or two-dimensional bar code. In one embodiment, the image reader comprises a two-dimensional CMOS based image sensor array, a tim... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905414 | Imaging reader with adaptive focusing for electro-optically reading symbols An imaging assembly in an imaging reader for electro-optically reading indicia includes a solid-state imager having an array of image sensors, and a focus control element, such as a liquid imaging lens, having a variable transfer function characteristics for capturi... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7900841 | Shopping system comprising product item and reading device A shopping system comprises a product item having an interface surface and a reading device for reading coded data disposed on the interface surface. The reading device includes: (a) a radiation source for emitting radiation which exposes a coded data portion on the... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7878408 | Finger tip data reading device A reading device for reading an interface surface provided on a product item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data. The reading device includes: a harness which is configured to tight fittingly receive at least a portion of a user's hand; a housi... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7857225 | System, method and apparatus for communicating information from a personal electronic device An accessory for a personal electronic device detects data encoded into light, sound, vibration energy, radio frequency energy, or a combination thereof, and provides the encoded data either to a bar code scanner using light, or to an NFC terminal using NFC protocol... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7845563 | Digital image capture and processing system employing an illumination subassembly mounted about a light transmission aperture, and a field of view folding mirror disposed beneath the light transmission aperture A digital image capture and processing system having a housing with a light transmission window, and an illumination subsystem including an illumination board disposed adjacent the light transmission window, configured substantially within a plane, and having a cent... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7798411 | Heated protective window for an optical scanning device The invention relates to a window for an optical scanning device comprising a panel having a pair of oppositely directed light transmitting surfaces. A PTC heater wire preferably of a diameter less than the width of the smallest permissible indicia of a barcode is u... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7793843 | Image capture device with data input function and data management method thereof An image capture device with data input includes a storage unit, an image capture unit, a barcode recognition unit, a data indexing unit and a display unit. The storage unit stores barcode and other information associated with the barcode data. The image capture uni... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7787239 | Housing feature for providing stability for a portable terminal A portable computing device including a housing having a top surface and a bottom surface connected to one another by a pair of sides, a proximal end and a distal end, the top surface including a user interface for operation by a user. The device comprises a planar ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7780089 | Digital picture taking optical reader having hybrid monochrome and color image sensor array A portable hand held optical reader having a specially constructed two-dimensional image sensor array is operational in a bar code decoding mode and in a picture taking mode. The specially constructed image sensor array, in one embodiment, is a hybrid monochrome and... | 08/24/2010 |
| 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 information is available from a reference source. An indication is the... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7766242 | Method of monitoring inventory on an open shelving system A carousel used in a restocking system is comprised of a drive track. A plurality of bins are arranged into rows, with the rows being driven by said drive track. A drive mechanism, e.g. an electric motor, drives the drive track. A sensor is provided to sense the pos... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7673803 | Planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based engine A planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based engine including; an engine housing having light transmission aperture; an image formation and detection module and having an image detection array and image formation optics with a field of view (FOV) extending ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7651029 | Pistol grip for a portable terminal with an internal receptacle for a stylus A handle for a portable terminal having a user interface configured for interaction with a stylus. The handle comprises a handle body having the grip portion shaped for grasping by a hand of the user of the portable terminal, a proximal end of the grip portion for c... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7614561 | Scanner flipper oscillation frequency detection and adjustment thereof A scanner flipper oscillation frequency analyzing method, computer-readable medium, and apparatus is provided. In one embodiment, the method turns a laser off if the laser is on and receives a signal indicative of a flipper oscillation frequency. The method then com... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7611063 | Automatically-activated code symbol reading system An automatically-activated code symbol reading system includes a hand-supportable housing having a light transmission aperture through which a field of view (FOV) passes; and an automatically-activated bar code symbol reading mechanism for repeatedly reading code sy... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7607581 | Digital imaging-based code symbol reading system permitting modification of system features and functionalities A digital imaging-based code symbol reading system having a set of standard features and functions, and a set of custom features and functionalities that satisfy customized end-user application requirements. The system includes a housing having a light transmission ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7568629 | Shopping system comprising reading device A shopping system comprising a reading device is provided. The reading device is adapted to read an interface surface provided on a product item. The interface surface has coded data disposed thereon which includes, at a plurality of locations on the interface surfa... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7568627 | Restocking of open shelving with a hand held device A carousel used in a restocking system is comprised of a drive track. A plurality of bins are arranged into rows, with the rows being driven by said drive track. A drive mechanism, e.g. an electric motor, drives the drive track. A sensor is provided to sense the pos... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7568628 | Bar code reading device with global electronic shutter control The invention features an image reader and a corresponding method for capturing a sharp distortion free image of a target, such as a one or two-dimensional bar code. In one embodiment, the image reader comprises a two-dimensional CMOS based image sensor array, a tim... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7566009 | Reading device having a harness A reading device for reading an interface surface provided on a product item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data. The reading device includes: a harness which is configured to tight fittingly receive at least a portion of a user's hand; a housi... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7556203 | Method and system for linking a wireless hand held optical reader with a base unit or other wireless device A retail store network comprising a cash register, server, and hand held optical reader for reading a bar code symbol of an item and generating a decoded out bar code data message. The hand held bar code reader has an electrical connector and a wireless transceiver.... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7546954 | Bar code reading device for reading 1D or 2D bar code symbols The present invention relates to a bar code reading device for reading 1D or 2D bar code symbols. The bar code reading device, in one embodiment, can receive a command to disable symbology reading. In another embodiment, a bar code reading device can have a timercou... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7540425 | Method of dynamically controlling illumination and image capturing operations in a digital image capture and processing system A digital image capture and processing system employing automated real-time analysis of digital image exposure quality to automatically reconfigure system control parameters, and dynamically control illumination and imaging operations within the digital image captur... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7533824 | Image sensor based optical reader An optical reader can include an image sensor. In one embodiment an optical reader can be configured to have different operating modes, the different operating modes optimizing the reader for reading different indicia. In another embodiment an optical reader can com... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7523867 | Automatically-activated hand-supportable laser scanning bar code symbol reading system with omnidirectional and unidirectional scanning modes in addition to a data transmission activation switch A hand-supportable bar code symbol reading device having a laser scanning engine that is controlled to selectively operate in either an omni-directional scan mode or a single line scan mode. In the single line scan mode of operation, symbol character data produced b... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7520434 | Reader for reading machine-readable symbols, for example bar code symbols A machine-readable symbol reader for reading machine-readable symbols such as barcode symbols employs a first reflective surface having a first perimeter to create a pointer beam, and a movable second reflective surface with a second perimeter small than the first p... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7510121 | Multi-level hierarchical radio-frequency communication system Portable measuring devices which communicate by low power transceivers through a communication controller with a printer device collect weight and size data on articles to be shipped. The collected weight and size data are combined with origin and destination data, ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7484666 | Automatic digital-imaging based bar code symbol reading system supporting pass-through and presentation modes of system operation using automatic object direction detection and illumination control, and video image capture and processing techniques An automatic digital-imaging based code symbol reading system supporting pass-through and presentation modes of system operation, automatic object direction detection and illumination control, and video image capture and processing techniques. By virtue of the prese... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7469836 | Hand-held laser scanning device for scanning a product item A laser scanning device for scanning an interface surface of a product item is provided. The interface surface has visible information relating to the product item and a plurality of tags disposed thereon. Each tag contains coded data indicative of an identity of th... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7464877 | Digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading system employing image cropping pattern generator and automatic cropped image processor Disclosed is a method of and apparatus for dynamically and adaptively controlling system control parameters (SCPs) in a multi-mode image capture and processing system, wherein (i) automated real-time exposure quality analysis of captured digital images is automatica... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7444159 | Data input device, systems using the device, and methods for operating such systems A data storage device 5 having a storage capacity of at least 8 Mbyte is surrounded by a housing including a stylus portion 23, having a tip 25 for indicating a position. The stylus permits the data storage device 5 to be used for data en... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440268 | Computer case A computer case includes a primary frame body formed from a plurality of primary supports, a cover case mounted on the outside of the primary frame body, and a power supply coupled to the rear area of the primary frame body. The computer case preferably also include... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434733 | 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, the reader clocks out and captures at least one partial frame of ima... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435508 | Multiple battery assembly for portable devices Described is a portable electronic device which may include a body accommodating electrical components of the device. The body defines a battery chamber and a battery receiving element movably mounted within the battery chamber. The battery receiving element include... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431215 | Automatically-activated hand-supportable omni-directional laser scanning bar code symbol reader having a user-selectable linear scanning menu-reading mode supported by a omni-directional laser scanning pattern having temporally varying intensity characteristics for improved bar code symbol navigation and alignment during menu-reading operations An automatically-activated bar code reading system including: a visible laser light source, scanning element and a plurality of stationary mirrors. When arranged in a first configuration, the visible laser light source, scanning element and plurality of stationary m... | 10/07/2008 |
