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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146824 | Floating trigger assembly in electro-optical reader A floating trigger assembly is mounted on a housing of an ergonomically triggered reader for electro-optically reading a target to initiate the reading when manually actuated by an operator. The trigger assembly includes a trigger support in the housing, and a float... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146823 | Method and apparatus for rapid image capture in an image system Embodiments of a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for rapidly capturing images in an automated identification system to effectively extend one dimension of a field of view of an image system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the image system capt... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8028920 | Data capture terminal with multiple readers operable in handheld and hands-free modes of operation A data capture terminal for, and method of, automatically capturing data in a handheld mode, and in a hands-free mode, of operation, include an actuatable laser scanning reader supported by the terminal for electro-optically reading indicia to obtain data by scannin... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7497382 | Method of and control switch arrangement for controlling different operational states in an electro-optical reader A control switch arrangement for sequentially controlling different operating states in a moving beam reader or an imager employs a force sensing resistor switch requiring a low actuation force, and a control switch with improved tactile feedback and ergonomic effic... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7481372 | Re-configurable trigger assembly Described is an improved trigger assembly for use in an electronic device. The trigger assembly includes a pressure sensitive member and a trigger button. The pressure sensitive member includes two or more conductive lines. The pressure sensitive member is secured t... | 01/27/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7387253 | Optical reader system comprising local host processor and optical reader In an optical reading system comprising an optical reader and a host processor, the host processor may be configured to transmit a component control instruction in response to a user input command input by a user of the host processor to remotely control the reader.... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7383998 | Optical reader system comprising host processor and optical reader There is provided an optical reader system that can include an optical reader and a host processor which may be in communication via a communication link. In one embodiment a communication link between an optical reader and a host processor can be a wireless communi... | 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 |
| 7365794 | Built-in camera module suitable for cameras built into mobile communication terminal and mobile communication terminal using the camera module A camera module according to the invention comprises one flexible substrate, first and second camera units mounted on the same face of this flexible substrate, and bent parts so set in prescribed positions of the flexible substrate that the directions of the fields ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360707 | Integrated assembly of trigger and lightpipe in electro-optical readers A trigger for initiating reading, and a lightpipe for displaying the results of the reading, together form an integrated molded assembly for installation into an electro-optical reader. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354002 | Triggering system and method Described is a triggering arrangement including a power supply, a lighting arrangement and a switch. The lighting arrangement is coupled to the power supply. The switch is coupled to the lighting arrangement and the power supply. When the switch is in a first positi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344078 | Device for scanning and printing barcodes A method and apparatus for scanning and/or printing barcodes is described. In one embodiment, the method includes scanning a barcode at a first location with a device, storing the scanned barcode in a memory in the device, and printing the barcode at a second locati... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341190 | Method and apparatus for rapid image capture in an image system Embodiments of a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for rapidly capturing images in an automated identification system to effectively extend one dimension of a field of view of an image system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the image system capt... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 to a described method, a method can include acquiring an image and c... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7306156 | Re-configurable trigger assembly Described is an improved trigger assembly for use in an electronic device. The trigger assembly includes a pressure sensitive member and a trigger button. The pressure sensitive member includes two or more conductive lines. The pressure sensitive member is secured t... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7296753 | Isolated control apparatus incorporating light controlled power semiconductors A system for direct optical control of electronic power semiconductors includes an optical triggering circuit at a first location, wherein said optical triggering circuit generates an optical trigger signal, a power circuit located at a second location remote from t... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7246747 | Multi-format bar code reader Methods and apparatus are disclosed for selectively reading a barcode, symbol, or other indicia by either scanning the barcode with a flying-spot scanner, or by imaging the barcode, thereby improving reading performance by tailoring the reading method to the particu... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237718 | Test system A test system (1) has a test controller (2) and at least one probe (3). An ICC card (C) is inserted into a slot (8) of the probe (3), and a card-simulating interface (5) of the probe (3) is inserted in the slot (S) of... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7215835 | Method for operating optoelectronic sensors and sensor A method for operating an optical sensor which has a light receptor that receives line-by-line reflected or returned light for a complete picture. At least some of the received pictures are compressed with a picture compression algorithm. To process the picture and ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195169 | Mobile terminal with ergonomic housing The subject invention relates to systems and methods for employing a housing as part of a hand held scanner as to increase utility and add ruggedness. The housing comprises an upper top housing and lower bottom housing, with the top housing comprising a set of acces... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185820 | Data acquisition apparatus A scanner device includes a body portion with an optical scanner module at a first forward end and having a keypad and display mounted on an upper surface. The handle portion extends from the body portion near the forward end and is oriented at a selected angle to c... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7180627 | Hand-held portable printer with RFID read/write capability A portable printer includes a number of input devices mounted in the printer housing including a barcode scanner, keypad, communication interface in a receive mode and an RFID read/write module in a read mode. The portable printer also includes a number of output de... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7159783 | Customizable optical reader An optical reader, which is operable in a “host commands” mode and a “host routines” mode. In the “host commands” mode, the reader receives and executes a script routine module from a host. In the “host routines” mode, the reader receives a script ro... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156310 | Automatically-activated hand-supportable laser scanning bar code symbol reading system with data transmission activation switch An automatically-activated bar code symbol reading system for carrying out bar code symbol reading operations, comprising a hand-supportable housing; a manually-actuatable data transmission activation switch integrated with the hand-supportable housing; and an autom... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147162 | Housing for an optical reader A body portion of an optical reader has an elastomeric skirt surrounding the lateral edges thereof. The laterally spaced front edges of the skirt, which are on either side of a window through which the light is emitted and received along an optical axis, are angled ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7137555 | Multi-format bar code reader A method and apparatus is disclosed for selectively reading a barcode, symbol, or other indicia by either scanning the barcode with a flying-spot scan, or by imaging the barcode, thereby improving reading performance by tailoring the reading method to the particular... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7124952 | 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 a reading mode, and 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 ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118042 | Method and apparatus for rapid image capture in an image system Embodiments of a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for rapidly capturing images in an automated identification system to effectively extend one dimension of a field of view of an image system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the image system capt... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114648 | Networked time-keeping system Disclosed is time keeping system for an employer. The system includes one or more time-keeping network appliances. Each of these appliances includes a small web server. The system also includes some form of employee interface which enables the employee to submit, an... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111787 | Multimode image capturing and decoding optical reader The present invention is an imaging device which can be equipped with decode functionality and which can be configured to operate in at least one of four user selected modes. In a first, “message only” mode, the device stores into a designated memory location a ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104456 | Reprogrammable optical reader A programmable optical reader in one embodiment can include a program loading component and a program execution component operative to execute an externally generated program, whereby executing the externally generated program includes replacing a portion of the opt... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097105 | Automatically-activated hand-supportable omni-directional laser scanning bar code symbol reader having a user-selectable linear scanning menu-reading mode supported by a stroboscopically-pulsed omni-directional laser scanning pattern for improved bar code symbol navigation and alignment during menu-reading operations A multi-mode laser-based bar code symbol reading device having a hand-supportable housing with a light transmission aperture, wherethrough visible light can exit and enter the hand-supportable housing. A laser scanning engine, disposed within the hand-supportable ho... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090132 | Long range optical reader An optical reader in one embodiment can include a substrate defining an opening and solder pads coupled to the substrate proximate the opening. A laser diode including first, second, and third electrical leads can also be coupled to the substrate. First, second and ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7080785 | Image-processing device, image-processing method and solid-state image-pickup device An image-processing device is provided. With respect to each line in a matrix, a shift register is installed for reading a line out that selects a line where a signal in response to carriers accumulated in an accumulation state for generating carriers in the photo d... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080787 | Insert molded antenna Systems and methods are disclosed for insert-molding various electronic and mechanical parts as part of a housing of an electrical device. The insert molded components can comprise antennas, flex members and circuits, electronic, mechanical, and interface units that... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077325 | 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 a reading mode, and 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 ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7055747 | Long range optical reader An indicia decoding device can have an image sensor and a laser diode assembly configured to project laser light onto a substrate. When a trigger signal is received by the indicia decoding device, the device can calculate a delay and enable the laser diode assembly ... | 06/06/2006 |
