Patents in subclass Registers/Illumination Detail (E.G., Led Array)

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07407103 Bioptical holographic 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...
08/05/2008
07395970 Zero-footprint camera-based point-of-sale bar code presentation scanning system

A bar code scanning system and method for reading and processing bar code symbology uses a scanning station installed above the check-out stand and a receiving station at some distance away from the scanning station. The scanning station...
07/08/2008
07395971 Method of and system for profile equalization employing visible laser diode (VLD) displacement

A method of equalizing the illumination produced by a planar laser illumination array within a planar laser illumination and (electronic) imaging system, comprising the steps of: providing an image formation and detection module having...
07/08/2008
07389926 Camera module and method of assembling same

An image capture device and method of assembling same is disclosed which provides an improved technique of mounting a CMOS detector and also isolates the optics for image capture from the optics for illumination, thereby simplifying the...
06/24/2008
07387246 Apparatus and method for acquiring and reading optical codes with result indication

In an apparatus and a method for acquiring and reading optical codes, the indication of the reading result is carried out projecting a luminous figure onto the optical code, that is to say in the position on which the attention of the...
06/17/2008
07387247 Optical information reader

In an optical information reader, a case, and a light source is installed in the case. The light source supplies light. A lens is installed in the case and focuses the supplied light through part of the case onto optical information...
06/17/2008
07380721 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...
06/03/2008
07377438 Combined imaging coded data source data acquisition

A signal processing means (40) outputs a signal (41) representing a number when a combination of at least two imagers (11), (12) detects a spatial arrangement of a plurality of code portions of a coded data source (60)--where the spatial...
05/27/2008
07370801 Optical symbol scanner and illuminator with powered socket

A hand-held, compact fixed mounted or mobile optical symbol scanner assembly has a powered socket into which an active or passive illumination module can be installed. The socket has a recess centered at the optic axis, and the...
05/13/2008
07360705 Apparatus and method for reading machine-readable symbols

A reader for optically reading machine-readable symbols such as barcodes. The reader includes at least one light source for producing light and a number of light emitters for emitting the light from the reader according to a desired...
04/22/2008
07360706 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 respo

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...
04/22/2008
07357325 Hand-supportable imaging-based bar code symbol reader employing a CMOS-type image sensor using global exposure techniques

A hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading device comprises: an automatic object presence and range detection subsystem; an area-type image formation and detection subsystem having a CMOS area-type image detection...
04/15/2008
07350711 Ambient light shield and color filter for imaging-based bar code reader

An ambient illumination shielding apparatus for an imaging-based scanner adapted to read direct part marking (DPM) bar codes. The shielding apparatus includes an illumination shield extending from a housing of the scanner and extending...
04/01/2008
07350712 Image sensor module architecture

Image sensor module architecture provides flexible mounting of illuminators in an imaging apparatus with flexible fasteners. The architecture involves one or more LED-based illuminators that may be mounted adjustably to provide high...
04/01/2008
07347371 Aiming pattern for imaging-based bar code readers

An aiming pattern is used with an automatic focusing system for an imaging-based bar code reader. The combination of the thick horizontal line and the thin vertical line yields an aiming pattern that can be effectively used for ranging...
03/25/2008
07336197 LED lighting system for line scan camera based multiple data matrix scanners

A LED lighting system for reading multiple data matrix codes on device populated transport media with a line scan camera, includes a light housing, a plurality of LED circuit bars, having a plurality of LEDs, mounted to an inner surface...
02/26/2008
07325740 Automatically-activated laser scanning 2D bar code symbol reading system employing a visible linear-type laser scanning pattern and an audible feedback signal during scan data capturing and buffering operations

An automatically-activated laser scanning 2-D bar code symbol reading system employing a visible linear-type laser scanning pattern and an audible feedback signal during scan data capturing and buffering operations. The system includes a...
02/05/2008
07320431 Digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading system employing a multi-mode illumination subsystem with far-field and near field led-based illumination arrays

A digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading system which comprises: an automatic object presence and range detection subsystem; an image formation and detection subsystem having an area-type image sensing array with a field of view...
01/22/2008
07314173 Optical reader with ultraviolet wavelength capability

An optical reader is provided for reading a bar code having ultraviolet-wavelength-responsive properties. The optical reader includes an ultraviolet light source, a photodetector, an optical system and a decoder. The ultraviolet light...
01/01/2008
07304290 Optical image reader having a replaceable optical array panel

The optical image reader is versatile since it can be assembled for use in a variety of reader applications, such as an ultra high definition reader, a high definition reader, a standard reader and an ultra long range reader. In addition...
12/04/2007
07299986 Digital imaging-based bar code symbol driven portable data terminal system

A wireless hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading device comprising: an automatic object presence and range detection subsystem; a multi-mode image formation and detection subsystem having narrow-area and wide area...
11/27/2007
07296743 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...
11/20/2007
07287700 Light emitting timing adjustment method, laser scanning apparatus, and image formation apparatus

A laser scanning apparatus includes: a plurality of laser light sources including a first laser light source and a second laser light source; a scanner for scanning laser lights emitted from the plurality of laser light sources in a main...
10/30/2007
07284705 Hand-supportable semi-automatic digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading system realized upon a multi-tier modular software platform

A hand-supportable semi-automatic digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading system comprises: an automatic object presence detection subsystem; a multi-mode image formation and detection subsystem having narrow-area and wide area...
10/23/2007
07281661 Hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading system employing a method of intelligently illuminating an object so as to generate a digital image thereof which is substantially free of noise caused by specular-type reflecti

A hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reader comprises: an automatic object presence detection subsystem; a multi-mode area-type image formation and detection subsystem having narrow-area and wide-area image-capture...
10/16/2007
07281662 Methods and apparatus for information capture illumination

Methods and apparatus for illuminating objects comprising asymmetrically illuminating an object using an illumination medium on one side of an optical module of an information capturing module, capturing an electronic representation of...
10/16/2007
07278575 Hand-supportable image-based bar code symbol reader employing helically-sweeping feature-extraction analysis on a captured digital image of an object referenced from the center thereof

A hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reader comprises: an automatic object presence detection subsystem; an image formation and detection subsystem; a LED-based illumination subsystem having a wide area illumination...
10/09/2007
07273176 Electro-optic reader for retro-reflective bar codes

A system for identification comprising: a surface (14) comprising retro-reflective indicta; a source of light that illuminates the indicta (18) along an illumination direction; and a detector (20, 21) that views light reflected from the...
09/25/2007
07270272 Digital image-based bar code symbol reading system employing a multi-mode image-processing symbol reading subsystem

A hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading system comprises: an automatic object presence and range detection subsystem; an image formation and detection subsystem; a multi-mode LED-based illumination subsystem...
09/18/2007
07270274 Imaging module comprising support post for optical reader

An imaging module can comprise an image sensor and first and second circuit boards. A support assembly can also be included in the imaging module. Further included in the imaging module can be a support post.
09/18/2007
07267282 Hand-supportable imaging-based bar code symbol reader capable of exposing an automatically detected object to a field of narrow-band LED-based illumination only when substantially all rows of pixels in a CMOS image sensing array are in a st

A hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reader comprises: an automatic object presence detection subsystem; an image formation and detection subsystem employing a CMOS area-type image detection array; an LED-based...
09/11/2007
07264165 Method for reading a graphic pattern and acquiring its image

A method for reading a graphic pattern by illuminating the graphic pattern with at least two groups of light sources, each of the at least two groups of light sources having at least one light source operating according to an illumination...
09/04/2007
07255279 Hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code reading system wherein, during each imaging cycle, a single frame of pixel data is automatically detected by a CMOS area-type image sensing array when substantially all rows of pixels therein

A hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading device comprises: image formation and detection subsystem; a LED-based illumination subsystem; an automatic light exposure measurement and illumination control subsystem; an...
08/14/2007
07252237 Code reader

A scanner, especially one for the detection of one- and/or two-dimensional codes with a reception optics, projects the image of a reading line onto a linear arrangement of photoreceivers. An illumination arrangement for linearly...
08/07/2007
07252238 Automatically-activated hand-supportable laser scanning bar code symbol reading system with data transmission activation switch

Disclosed is an automatically-activated code symbol reading system comprising a bar code symbol reading mechanism contained within a hand-supportable housing having a manually-activatable data transmission switch. During symbol reading...
08/07/2007
07243847 Digital imaging-based bar code symbol reader employing an LED-based illumination subsystem driven by an automatic light exposure measurement and illumination control subsystem

A digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading device comprises: an automatic object presence detection subsystem; an image formation and detection subsystem employing a CMOS area-type image sensing array; an LED-based illumination...
07/17/2007
07240840 Optical reader and use

An optical reader is provided for reading a symbol representing information having areas of different light reflectivity. The optical reader comprises a radiant energy source, a photodetector, an optical system and a decoder. The radiant...
07/10/2007
07240844 Hand-suportable imaging-based bar code symbol reader employing an automatic light exposure measurement and illumination control subsystem for measuring illumination exposure on CMOS image sensing array and controlling LED illumination array

A hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading system comprises: an automatic object presence detection subsystem; an image formation and detection subsystem employing a CMOS area-type image detection array; an LED-based...
07/10/2007
07234641 Illumination pulsing method for a data reader

Row signals or other typically regular signals generated by an imager during each frame period of the imager are counted to determine when to emit pulses of illumination. Methods in accordance with the preferred embodiments may facilitate...
06/26/2007
07229021 Indicia reader with synchronized light source and associated methods and computer program product

The present invention provides systems, methods and computer program-product of obtaining information from machine-readable indicia with a mobile device having an indicia reader incorporated therein. The mobile device uses one or more...
06/12/2007
07225988 Hand-supportable imaging-based bar code symbol reader employing a tri-mode led-based illumination subsystem

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 a field of view (FOV) and...
06/05/2007
07225989 Method of performing auto-discrimination of 1D/2D bar code symbologies in a semi-automatic hand-supportable imaging-based bar code symbol reader having narrow-area and wide-area image capture modes of operation

Method of performing autodiscrimination of 1D/2D bar code symbologies in a semi-automatic hand-supportable imaging-based bar code symbol reader having narrow-area and wide-area image capture modes of operation. The hand-supportable...
06/05/2007
07219843 Optical reader having a plurality of imaging modules

The invention is an optical reader having a plurality of image sensors. Each image sensor of a plural image sensor optical reader can be disposed on an imaging module that can include a light source. In one embodiment, a frame of image...
05/22/2007
07216810 Hand-supportable multi-mode digital imaging-based bar code symbol reader employing an automatic illumination and exposure control subsystem that automatically controls the operation of a multi-mode led-based illumination subsystem so that d

A hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading device comprises: an automatic object presence detection subsystem; a multi-mode area-type image formation and detection subsystem having a field of view (FOV), and...
05/15/2007
07185817 Hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar codes symbol reader employing multi-mode subsystems

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...
03/06/2007
07143943 Method of producing digital images of objects using planar laser illumination beams and electronic image detection arrays

Methods of and systems for illuminating objects using planar laser illumination beams (PLIBs) having substantially-planar spatial distribution characteristics that extend throughout the field of view (FOV) of image formation and detection...
12/05/2006
07128266 Hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reader supporting narrow-area and wide-area modes of illumination and image capture

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...
10/31/2006
07118042 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...
10/10/2006
07109460 System, method and equipment for reading information on a target

A system for illuminating and reading information on a target (12) includes an illuminating device (14) for illuminating the target, separate from the illuminating device a user wearable reader device (11) for capturing an optical image...
09/19/2006
07104452 Method and system for a bar code simulator

An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method and system for simulating data on bar code labels. The system and method include aligning a series of light sources in an array; and driving a selected number of the light...
09/12/2006

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