Hand-held (e.g., Portable) Patents (Class 235/462.45)
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Publication number: 20140061312Abstract: A touch control barcode scanner, used for being externally connected to an electric connector of a mobile electronic device thereby enabling the mobile electronic device to provide with barcode scanning function, includes: a main body and a scan module and a touch control module electrically connected with each other. The scan module is disposed in the main body and electrically connected to an external connector inserted in the electric connector; the touch control module is disposed in the main body and installed with a touch control panel corresponding to one side board of the main body; the scan module can be actuated for processing scanning merely through gently touching the touch control panel and the touch control module.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: RIOTEC CO., LTD.Inventor: Kai-Yuan TIEN
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Patent number: 8662399Abstract: A cradle for a hand held, battery-powered coded information reader comprises a base part and a reader support part which can be oriented with respect to the base part in at least two positions, the cradle including a power supply input and a power supply/recharge electrical interface for coupling with an electrical interface of the reader when supported in the cradle. The power supply input and the electrical interface of the cradle are housed in the support part. The cradle permits recharging irrespectively of the reader orientation.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2008Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Datalogic Scanning Group S.R.L.Inventors: Stefano Vassura, Manlio Galanti, Marco Landolfi
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Patent number: 8662398Abstract: Techniques for optical communication between devices are presented. The devices can be mobile, for example, mobile phones. The techniques permit one-way or two-way data transfer between devices. The optical communication allows for communication between devices in the absence of a wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventor: Zoltan Egyed
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Patent number: 8657200Abstract: An indicia reading terminal can comprise an image sensor integrated circuit having a two-dimensional image sensor, a hand held housing encapsulating the two-dimensional image sensor, and an imaging lens configured to focus an image of a target decodable indicia onto the two-dimensional image sensor. The two-dimensional image sensor can include a plurality of pixels arranged in repetitive patterns. Each pattern can include at least one pixel sensitive in a first spectrum region, at least one pixel sensitive in a second spectrum region, and at least one pixel sensitive in a third spectrum region. The image sensor integrated circuit can be configured to capture a frame of image data by reading out a plurality of analog signals. Each read out analog signal can be representative of light incident on a group of two or more pixels of the plurality of pixels.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2011Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Metrologic Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Leo Ren, Ynjiun Paul Wang, Yong Liu, Timothy Meier, Stephen Patrick Deloge
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Patent number: 8646689Abstract: A method and apparatus for use with a camera that includes a field of view (FOV), the apparatus for indicating at least a first portion of a field of view for analysis and comprising a light source for generating a first light pattern that is directed onto an object surface within the FOV while the light source remains stationary with respect to the object, an adjuster for, while the first light pattern subtends a surface of the object and without moving the light source with respect to the object, modifying the first light pattern to generate a first deformed light pattern that is directed onto the object surface in the FOV and a manual input device for controlling the adjuster to indicate how the first light pattern is to be modified.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Cognex CorporationInventors: Michael C Moed, Robert T Tremblay, Carl W Gerst, III, William Equitz
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Patent number: 8636218Abstract: An apparatus for reading a multi-modal barcode is provided. The apparatus includes a camera, an edge detector, wherein the edge detector comprises a filter to read a secondary image, a quantization component, and a barcode processor.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2013Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael Peter Kuyper-Hammond, Michael Charles Osborne, Tamas Visegrady
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Patent number: 8635459Abstract: A unique identifier on a tag of an object is read. Transactional information relating to the object is recorded and used to encrypt the unique identifier into a code. The code is then written into memory of the tag such that the code records the transactional information.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2005Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Nicholas P. Lyons, Nina T. Bhatti
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Patent number: 8628015Abstract: There is described an indicia reading terminal that can be operative to capture a succession of frames of image data and that can be operative so that a certain frame of the succession of frames is subject to quality evaluation processing where a result of the quality evaluation processing is responsive to one or more of an incidence and sharpness of edge representations of the frame of image data.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2008Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Ynjiun P. Wang, Shulan Deng
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Patent number: 8631093Abstract: A remote data acquisition, transmission and analysis system including handheld wireless equipment to obtain operational data and the status of remote machines is disclosed. A plurality of application controllers are interfaced with the remote machines from which operation data is acquired by the application controllers. The application controllers communicate with an application host via a local area network. The application host may communicate with a network operations center using a wide area network. The handheld wireless equipment may be used to obtain operational information for each remote machine from the network operations center.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2006Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc.Inventor: Erin M. Defossé
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Patent number: 8628014Abstract: An instruction symbol identifier comprising a digital imaging capturing features that utilizes a light field sensor to capture the intensity and direction of incident light is described. The instruction symbol identifier comprises a computing device, whereby a digitally captured image may be digitally focused to identify an instruction symbol. An instruction symbol identifier is described being coupled to a point of sale counter, whereby product bar codes may be identified more quickly and effectively than conventional bar code scanners. A light emitting feature and an image locator feature are described, to further enhance capturing an image.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2012Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Inventor: John M. Hoffer, Jr.
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Publication number: 20130341405Abstract: Disclosed is data collection apparatus for hand use. The apparatus comprises a body and a bar code scanner. The body has: a central portion adapted to be and gripped in the manner of a joystick; a switch positioned on the central portion and positioned in the manner of a pistol trigger, for finger actuation; a first data entry portion to which the central portion extends, the first data entry portion having at least a 10-digit numeric keypad, each key of said keypad being adapted for and actuable in use by the thumb of said hand; and a second data entry portion from which the central portion extends. The scanner is: adapted for actuation by said switch; has a configuration in which the bar code scanner defines a protuberance extending from the first data entry portion; and is detachable from the body for use in tight spaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: WIS INTERNATIONALInventors: Todd Henry, David Whitehouse, Sean Davoren, Scott Grant, Bob Johnston, Thomas H. Lupfer, David N. West
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Patent number: 8608071Abstract: An optical indicia reading terminal configured to capture and process an image of decodable indicia can comprise a first image sensor and a second image sensor having overlapping fields of view. The optical indicia reading terminal can further comprise at least one analog-to-digital converter configured to convert analog signals read out of the two image sensors into first and second digital signals, respectively. The optical indicia reading terminal can further comprise a hand held housing encapsulating the two image sensors. The optical indicia reading terminal can further comprise a microprocessor configured to output a decoded message data corresponding to the decodable indicia by processing at least one of the two digital signals.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Honeywell Scanning and MobilityInventors: Yong Liu, Ynjiun Paul Wang
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Patent number: 8602309Abstract: 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 timercount and an image memory. In one embodiment, a bar code reading device can be configured to read bar code symbols of more than one bar code symbology.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2009Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Longacre, Jr., Robert M. Hussey, Thomas J. Koziol, Michael A. Ehrhart
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Patent number: 8596542Abstract: There is set forth an apparatus for capture of image data. In one embodiment an apparatus is operative for capture of a first frame of image data and a second frame of image data. In one embodiment, an apparatus is operative for processing the first frame of image data and the second frame of image data.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2011Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: William H. Havens, Charles P. Barber, Colleen Gannon, Robert C. Gardiner, Robert J. Hennick, John A. Pettinelli
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Patent number: 8596539Abstract: There is set forth herein an imaging terminal having and image sensor including an image sensor array having a plurality of pixels. In one embodiment the imaging terminal can include a lens assembly for focusing light on the image sensor array. In one embodiment the lens assembly is a variable setting lens assembly having a first lens setting at which the terminal has a first plane of optimum focus and a second lens setting at which the terminal has a second plane of optimum focus. The imaging terminal can execute one or more process for determining an operating parameter of the imaging terminal.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: William H. Havens, Timothy P. Meier
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Patent number: 8584954Abstract: A scanner according to an embodiment includes a housing, an imaging device provided in the housing, and a light source. The housing has an imaging window. The imaging window is sectioned by an upper side portion, a lower side portion, and a pair of side portions. The lower side portion is spaced apart from the upper side portion. The pair of side portions connect respective ends of the upper side portion and the lower side portion. The imaging device picks up, via the imaging window, an image of a reading target present in a reading area formed on the outer side of the housing through the imaging window and outputs image data of the reading target. The light source is located on the outer side of the reading area and arranged along each of the side portions of the housing and irradiates illumination light on the reading area.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2012Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidehiro Naito, Hitoshi Iizaka, Yoshiya Yamada, Hidemi Mihara, Osamu Tsuchiya
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Patent number: 8567678Abstract: An imaging device, a manufacturing method of an imaging device, and an information code reading device configurable not only to simplify their optical system and to reduce their costs, but also to suppress fluctuations of resin lenses and deterioration of lens performances due to its expansion. An optical system has a second lens made of resin and the other lenses made of glass. The power of the resin lens is small in comparison with that of the glass lens, wherein each power is set to be small in comparison with that of the optical system. In the lens frame structures, the lens holding part and the imaging element holding part are separately constituted, the lens holding part and imaging element holding part are fastened through the intermediate member, expansion coefficients of the lens holding unit and the imaging element holding unit are different so as to control the coefficients.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2008Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Naoto Ohara, Yusuke Hayashi
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Patent number: 8554644Abstract: A method for managing inventory information that includes displaying the inventory information in a graphical user interface of a mobile device, and adding an item as part of the inventory information, using the mobile device, where adding the item includes adding descriptive metadata about the item to the inventory information.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2012Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Intuit Inc.Inventors: Steven A. Sholtis, Terry F. LeClair, Richard W. Ihrie, James R. Del Favero
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Patent number: 8540159Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a mobile service with the use of a code pattern is disclosed In one embodiment, the method comprising: taking a photograph of a code pattern image, decoding the photographed code pattern image so as to obtain code information, extracting uniform resource locator (URL) information corresponding to the code information, transmitting a content information request message to a service provider server corresponding to the URL information, and receiving content information corresponding to the URL information from the service provider server. According to embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to provide various and convenient mobile services to mobile terminal users using a mobile terminal, having a camera, and a code pattern containing the URL information.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: KT CorporationInventors: Jae-Jun Lee, Young-Jun Shin
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Patent number: 8528823Abstract: An indicia reading terminal can comprise an image sensor integrated circuit having a two-dimensional image sensor, a hand held housing encapsulating the two-dimensional image sensor, and an imaging lens configured to focus an image of a target decodable indicia onto the two-dimensional image sensor. The two-dimensional image sensor can include a plurality of pixels arranged in repetitive patterns. Each pattern can include at least one pixel sensitive in a first spectrum region, at least one pixel sensitive in a second spectrum region, and at least one pixel sensitive in a third spectrum region. The image sensor integrated circuit can be configured to capture a frame of image data by reading out a plurality of analog signals. Each read out analog signal can be representative of light incident on a group of two or more pixels of the plurality of pixels.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2011Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Metrologic Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Leo Ren, Ynjiun Paul Wang, Yong Liu, Timothy Meier, Stephen Patrick Deloge
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Patent number: 8528822Abstract: Disclosed is data collection apparatus for hand use. The apparatus comprises a body and a bar code scanner. The body has: a central portion adapted to be and gripped in the manner of a joystick; a switch positioned on the central portion and positioned in the manner of a pistol trigger, for finger actuation; a first data entry portion to which the central portion extends, the first data entry portion having at least a 10-digit numeric keypad, each key of said keypad being adapted for and actuable in use by the thumb of said hand; and a second data entry portion from which the central portion extends. The scanner is: adapted for actuation by said switch; has a configuration in which the bar code scanner defines a protuberance extending from the first data entry portion; and is detachable from the body for use in tight spaces.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: WIS InternationalInventors: Todd Henry, David Whitehouse, Sean Davoren, Scott Grant, Bob Johnston, Thomas H. Lupfer, David N. West
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Patent number: 8528821Abstract: A system and method is provided wherein a device can be reprogrammed utilizing one or more programming symbols. A device subject to reprogramming can be a portable device. In one embodiment a device subject to reprogramming can be a portable symbol reading device capable of reading programming symbols.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2012Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert M. Soule, III, Guy H. Berthiaume, Aldo Mario Caballero, Brian V. Conti, Jeffrey Dean Harper, Larry K. Hooks, Adam Edward Meggitt, James T. Sauerwein, Jr., Daniel D. Yeakley
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Patent number: 8500021Abstract: In an image reading apparatus, an interference suppressing unit includes a closed-loop coil that forms a suppression area disposed in a propagation area where at least either one of the electromagnetic wave for power supply and the electromagnetic wave for transmission and reception of the ID information is propagated, and suppresses a magnetic-flux change based on the magnetic-flux change in the propagation area. At least one of an image pickup device and a carrier cable is disposed in the suppression area, and consequently, interference of the electromagnetic wave for power supply or the electromagnetic wave for transmission end reception of ID information that would otherwise propagate to a reading unit with the carrier cable thereof is suppressed. Thus, even if pickup image data of the RFID card and the ID information of the electronic tag are simultaneously obtained, the obtained pickup image data can be of high quality.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2011Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: PFU LimitedInventor: Akira Iwayama
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Patent number: 8490877Abstract: A digital-imaging based system for and method of reading graphical indicia, including code symbols, on objects such as, but not limited to, code symbol menus by the user simply pointing his or her finger at the particular code symbol on the code symbol menu to be read, while digital images of the code symbol menu and the pointing finger are automatically captured, buffered and processed.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2010Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Metrologic Instruments, Inc.Inventor: Sean Philip Kearney
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Patent number: 8485430Abstract: A data decoding system that includes a server-side proxy component and at least two back-end computers, where the server-side proxy component is configured, when it receives a decoding request from a client, to select a back-end computer to forward the decoding request to, based on either a pre-defined rule, load estimates for the at least two computers, estimated network throughputs across network paths to the two computers. In response to receiving this request, the back-end computer that is selected is configured to decode the request, which is an image of decodable indicia, by locating the decodable indicia within the image and decoding it into a decoded message. The decodable indicia was provided by a raw image byte stream, a compressed image byte stream, or a partial compressed image byte stream.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.Inventors: Huyu Qu, Ynjiun Paul Wang
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Patent number: 8479994Abstract: A method of operating a reader system includes: providing a reader for reading information data carriers; an operator loading a configuration overlay onto the configuration settings of the reader upon successful logging, wherein the configuration overlay is specific to the operator; and reading information data carriers utilizing the configuration overlay.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2011Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Metrologic Instruments, Inc.Inventors: James Nahill, John A. Furlong, David Wilz, Thomas Amundsen, Sarah Gloeckner, Mark Hernandez, Dwight Franz, Shane Michael Edmonds, John Beiler, James A. Cairns, Glenn Alan Cavanaugh
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Patent number: 8479991Abstract: There is provided an illumination setting support apparatus that enables a user to easily set an optimal lighting pattern while visually checking. A schematic diagram of the illumination unit is displayed in the setting screen, so that clicking on a desired area inside this schematic diagram allows the arbitrary area to be selected from eight areas in the circumferential row of the “outermost circumference” of the external illumination unit. Lighting pattern information is transmitted to a bar code reader and is transferred to the external illumination unit. Imaging is performed while executing illumination control in accordance with the lighting pattern to thereby immediately display a live image on a PC.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2012Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Keyence CorporationInventors: Shigeo Nakamura, Hajime Matsuda
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Patent number: 8479990Abstract: A portable data collection apparatus includes an apparatus body and a retaining element arranged for connecting said apparatus body to a hand of a user, the retaining element being so shaped as to enable said apparatus body to rotate between a position in which the apparatus body is in contact with the palm of the hand and a further position in which the palm is free of the apparatus body, in the further position the apparatus body being supported by the hand by means of the retaining element.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Datalogic Mobile S.r.l.Inventor: Alessandro Chiarini
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Patent number: 8479998Abstract: There is set forth herein an indicia reading terminal comprising an image sensor pixel array having a plurality of pixels, the plurality of pixels including a first set of pixels and a second set of pixels, the first set of pixels having wavelength selective filters transmitting light of a first wavelength, the second set of pixels having wavelength selective filters transmitting light of a second wavelength. The indicia reading terminal can include an optical imaging assembly for focusing imaging light rays onto the image sensor pixel array, the optical imaging assembly being adapted so that for light rays of the first wavelength the optical imaging assembly has a first focus range and for light rays of the second wavelength the optical imaging assembly has a second focus range.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Timothy P. Meier, William H. Havens
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Patent number: 8469275Abstract: Barcode detection method and systems are typically configured for reading each barcode individually. However, it is often advantageous to read a plurality of barcodes (or a batch of barcodes) in a single scanning operation. Provided is a barcode detection method and system which is capable of scanning an area including one or more barcodes, detecting and decoding the barcodes in the scanned area and generating a batch of barcodes all in a single scanning operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2010Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Metaform Ltd.Inventor: Ronen Dahari
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Patent number: 8469276Abstract: A method and apparatus for use with a handheld code reader that has a plurality of operating characteristics where each operating characteristic can have a plurality of different states wherein a recipe includes a specific set of states of at least first and second characteristics, the method for switching between recipes and comprising the steps of specifying a circumstance set including at least one of reader orientation and a threshold movement level for the reader, monitoring at least one of movement and orientation of the reader, determining when the circumstance set occurs and changing from a current recipe to a next recipe when the circumstance set occurs.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2010Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Cognex CorporationInventor: Laurens Nunnink
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Patent number: 8464953Abstract: Network and device configuration systems and methods are described. In an embodiment, a first user interface configured to receive from a user configuration information regarding a first network provided. Program code stored in computer accessible memory is configured to generate a barcode that includes information related to the first network configuration information, wherein the barcode can be scanned by a device having a barcode scanner and a network interface to configure the network interface to access the first network.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2011Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Ikan Holdings LLCInventors: Fabio Zsigmond, Sion Elie Douer, Geraldo Yoshizawa, Frederico Wagner
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Patent number: 8439264Abstract: 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 image data having image data corresponding to less than all of the pixels of an image sensor pixel array. In one embodiment, the reader operating in a partial frame operating mode captures image data corresponding to a linear pattern of pixels of the image sensor, reads the image data, and attempts to decode for a decodable bar code symbol which may be represented in the image data.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Charles P. Barber, Carl W. Gerst, III, George S. Smith, II, Robert M. Hussey, Robert C. Gardiner, Matthew W. Pankow
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Patent number: 8439262Abstract: There is provided an image capture apparatus and method. An image capture device can be used in the decoding of a decodable indicia, e.g., bar code symbols and/or text characters and can further be used in the capture of one or more images that may or may not be subjected to decoding processes. In one embodiment, an image captured with use of an image capture device is an image of an item bearing a decodable indicia. In one embodiment, an image capture device can have a plurality of user selectable modes of operation.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2009Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventor: Michael A. Ehrhart
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Patent number: 8439263Abstract: A portable, cordless hand-held device for locating an active electronic article surveillance (EAS) device, managing the activation/deactivation status of the EAS device and logging information relating to alarm events triggered by the EAS device. The device includes an EAS detector for detecting the presence of an EAS tag or label, a state manipulator for manipulating the activation/deactivation state of the detected active EAS label, at least one data capture device for capturing data related to the alarm event, and a memory for storage of the captured data.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2006Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security Services GmbHInventors: John Jay Clark, David Buchanan Fallin, Scott Alan Tribbey, Joseph P. Cossette
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Patent number: 8424768Abstract: A trigger mechanism with soft stops and associated method for activating a switch in a device or apparatus. The trigger mechanism includes a trigger receptacle, a trigger disposed in the trigger receptacle and movable between an un-actuated and an actuated position by a user depressing the trigger, and a soft stop comprised of at least one projection positioned to engage a resilient elastomeric insert. Moving the trigger from the un-actuated to actuated position compresses the elastomeric insert with the projection and activates the switch to provide a tactile sensation of the switch activation to the user. The switch may be an electric switch disposed in a hand held device, such as a barcode scanner in some embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Metrologic Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Mark Rueblinger, Kai Wang, Daniel J. Olson, Mikhail L. Veksland
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Patent number: 8408462Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide time-varying barcodes in an active display for information exchange. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for communicating information between electronic devices via a barcode image sequence. In a typical embodiment, a barcode image sequence is displayed on the display screen of a first electronic device. A second electronic device reads and decodes the barcode image sequence. The second electronic device displays an acknowledgement on the display screen of the second electronic device. The acknowledgement is read by the first electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2012Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Inventor: Moon J. Kim
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Patent number: 8403222Abstract: A method of enabling a mobile device to access content relating to a user-selected portion of a web page, the method comprising: receiving a request for the content; generating an information element representative of the requested content, the information element being arranged to enable the mobile device to access the content; and outputting the information element to the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2008Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Timothy Paul James Gerard Kindberg, Paul John Marsh, Kenton O'Hara
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Patent number: 8403225Abstract: A method of reading information bearing indicia comprising the steps of: scanning indicia on a vehicular license plate utilizing an indicia reader; decoding the data; and, utilizing the decoded data to retrieve information regarding the vehicle and/or vehicle operator from a remote database.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2006Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Ronda D. Sharra, Richard A. Romanchik
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Patent number: 8401471Abstract: Signal transmission and/or reception device, by contactless inductive coupling comprising at least one structure forming one or several antennas, said structure comprising a plurality of conducting links (102, 106) in at least two parallel and distinct planes, a first plurality of said conducting links forming a first conducting circuit (104, 204, 304, 404, 504, 604, 704) through which a current (I1) will circulate, and a second plurality of said conducting links forms at least one second conducting circuit (108, 208, 308, 408, 508, 608, 708), distinct from said first circuit, and through which a current (I2) will circulate, the links being arranged such that the coefficient coupling between pairs of said circuits is zero or at least less than 5% or less than 1%.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2008Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternativesInventors: Judit Sala Sabate, Thierry Thomas
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Patent number: 8375441Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a portable consumer device configured to store dynamic authentication data in memory. The portable consumer device also includes an interface for transmitting data to and receiving power from an external device. The dynamic authentication data is read from the memory by a read-write device located on the portable consumer device. The authentication data is updated and the updated data may be written into memory using the read-write device. In some embodiments, an authentication value read from the memory may be used to generate another authentication value based on an algorithm. The portable consumer device is further configured to transmit authentication data to an external device. The process of reading, updating, generating, transmitting, and rewriting the authentication data may occur each time external power is provided to the portable consumer device via the interface.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2010Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Ayman Hammad, Patrick Faith
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Patent number: 8366002Abstract: A lens element is provided that includes a housing defining a center bore and an optical axis, and a light transmissive cover coupled to the housing. A first elastic solid lens is disposed within the housing adjacent the light transmissive cover, and is characterized by a first thickness and a first durometer hardness. A second elastic solid lens is disposed in the housing adjacent to and substantially conforming to the first elastic solid lens, and is characterized by a second thickness and a second durometer hardness. The second lens thickness is less than the first lens thickness, and the second durometer hardness is greater than the first durometer hardness. In one embodiment, the first durometer hardness is less than OO60 as measured by the Shore method, and the second durometer hardness is in the range of A20 to A60 as measured by the Shore method.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2010Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Ynjiun Paul Wang, Chen Feng
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Patent number: 8360320Abstract: An apparatus, system and method are presented for scanning items presented to an assisted hybrid optical code scanner where the scanner includes a handheld imaging scanner located on the customer side of the hybrid scanner. When docked with the hybrid scanner, the handheld imaging scanner is used with a fixed laser scanner to read optical codes. When undocked, the handheld imaging scanner is used to scan items not easily presentable to the hybrid scanner.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2011Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Donald A. Collins, James Morrison
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Patent number: 8356754Abstract: A portable handheld device for wireless order entry and real time payment authorization may include a portable housing, a display carried by the housing, an order entry input device carried by the housing, a transaction card input device carried by the housing for reading user sensitive information from a transaction card, a wireless transceiver carried by the housing, and a processor carried by the housing and connected to the display, order entry input device, transaction card input device and wireless transceiver. The processor may be for wirelessly sending input order information, and encrypting and wirelessly sending the user sensitive information from the transaction card without storing and without displaying. The processor may also be for wirelessly receiving and displaying payment authorization information based upon real time authorization from a transaction card issuing entity.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2011Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Securedpay Solutions, Inc.Inventors: John M. Johnson, Roy Nelson, Christopher D. Faircloth, Lance Larsen
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Patent number: 8353447Abstract: A method and device exchanging contact information on an electronic device. Contact information is obtained from a contact by scanning a barcode using an electronic device and decoding the barcode to recover the contact information encoded therein. The contact information may be used to reciprocate by sending user contact data in a message addressed to an electronic address obtained from the contact information. The user contact data may be encoded in a second barcode displayed on the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2012Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventor: David Paul Yach
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Patent number: 8348169Abstract: 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 timing module, an illumination module, and a control module. The time during which the target is illuminated is referred to as the illumination period. The capture of the image by the image sensor array is driven by the timing module that, in one embodiment, is able to simultaneously expose substantially all of the pixels in the array. The time during which the pixels are collectively activated to photo-convert incident light into charge defines the exposure period for the sensor array. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the exposure period occurs during the illumination period.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2011Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Ynjiun P. Wang, William H. Havens
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Patent number: 8348166Abstract: System and method for surveying. In one embodiment, a process is provided including detecting a barcode associated with a position of interest. The barcode may be decoded to extract data associated with the position of interest. Additionally, decoded data associated with the position of interest can be presented to an operator of a surveying tool.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2008Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Trimble Navigation LimitedInventor: Nigel Peter Hanson
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Patent number: 8342404Abstract: There is provided an illumination setting support apparatus that enables a user to easily set an optimal lighting pattern while visually checking. A schematic diagram of the illumination unit is displayed in the setting screen, so that clicking on a desired area inside this schematic diagram allows the arbitrary area to be selected from eight areas in the circumferential row of the “outermost circumference” of the external illumination unit. Lighting pattern information is transmitted to a bar code reader and is transferred to the external illumination unit. Imaging is performed while executing illumination control in accordance with the lighting pattern to thereby immediately display a live image on a PC.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2011Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Keyence CorporationInventors: Shigeo Nakamura, Hajime Matsuda
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Patent number: 8342409Abstract: An electro-optical imaging reader includes a chassis mounted in a housing, a window spaced from a rear wall of the chassis, an imaging module for capturing return light from a target through the window over an imaging field of view, a controller for operating the reader in a standby state in which no target is read, and for processing the captured return light to read the target during a reading state, and an object sensing assembly supported by the rear chassis wall and spaced from the window. The object sensing assembly senses the presence of an object bearing the target in front of the window by detecting return sensing light from the object through the window over a sensing field of view that at least partially overlaps the imaging field of view, and triggers the controller to change from the standby state to the reading state upon such detection.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Darran Handshaw, Yuly Mitelman, Eric Trongone, Igor Vinogradov, Wancheng Zhao
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Patent number: 8342411Abstract: 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 timercount and an image memory. In one embodiment, a bar code reading device can be configured to read bar code symbols of more than one bar code symbology.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Longacre, Jr., Robert M. Hussey, Thomas J. Koziol, Michael A. Ehrhart