Abstract: A handheld code reader may include a main structure, a handle extending from the main structure, and a trigger configured to be pulled by a finger of a user holding the handle. The code reader may further include a conductive element, an antenna configured to sense an inductive change caused by the trigger moving the conductive element, and electronics in electrical communication with the antenna, the electronics configured to determine when the inductive change is indicative of a user selecting to activate a pre-trigger aiming function.

Abstract: A removable adapter device is integrated into a cradle for holding a handheld scanner. The adapter device enables the cradle to be removed and reattached or removed and replaced with another cradle without needing access to or changing cables that connect the cradle to a host system. The adapter device provides a standardize configuration, connection, or both to allow simplified replacement of different manufacturer cradles and scanners without concern about the cable connection to the host system. The adapter device acts as an interface for data and power transmission between the cradle and the host system.

Abstract: A system and method for providing animated feedback for a barcode scanning system may include receiving image data from a camera, processing the image data, detecting a machine-readable indicia in the image data, and attempting to decode the machine-readable indicia. In response to successfully decoding the machine-readable indicia, displaying a first animation indicative of successfully decoding the machine-readable indicia. Otherwise, in response to not successfully decoding the machine-readable indicia, displaying a second animation indicative of not successfully decoding the machine-readable indicia.

Abstract: A processor is configured to: analyze multiple read paths of multiple read operations to identify a cluster of read operations associated with attempts to read encoded data of a first barcode; analyze results of the cluster of read operations to identify successful read operations; in response to at least one successful read operation, provide the successfully read encoded data to another device; and in response to a lack of success among the cluster of read operations, analyze the results of the cluster of read operations to identify any read operation in which both a start end and a stop end of the first barcode were successfully read, and store, as part of a set of indications of read failures for a set of barcodes that includes the first barcode, an indication of at least whether both the start end and the stop end of the first barcode were successfully read.

Abstract: A device includes an image sensor and a processor to: receive training images that each include multiple visual features and an ROI; receive indications of locations of ROIs within each training image; perform at least one transform on the multiple visual features and ROI of at least one training image to align the multiple visual features and ROIs among all of the training images to identify a common set of visual features present within all of the training images; derive a converged ROI from at least a portion of the ROI of at least one training image; and generate an anchor model based on the converged ROI and the common set of visual features, wherein the common set of visual features defines the anchor and are each specified relative to the converged ROI, and the anchor model is used to derive a location of a candidate ROI in an image.

Abstract: The present invention is relative to a scanning device (100) of a laser light beam (7,8) for reading coded information, comprising: an emission source of a laser light beam (7,8), the laser light beam defining an optical path (10a,10b); an optical element (17) for scanning the laser light beam on a support containing coded information; characterized in that it further comprises a linear polarizer (16) located along the optical path (10a,10b) of said laser light beam (7,8), upstream the optical element for scanning (17), said polarizer being apt to linearly polarize a first portion of said laser light beam in substantially one first plane (s) and direct said polarized portion only towards said optical element for scanning.

Abstract: A code reader includes an imager configured to capture an image, and a processor operably coupled to the imager. The processor performs an object detection operation having a configurable triggering threshold that may be set, at least in part, based on an amount of changes needed to be detected in order to trigger a positive result for object detection. The processor also initiates a scanning phase for the code reader to read and decode an indicia responsive to the positive result being achieved by the object detection operation.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for image classes definition and to a method for image multiprocessing and related vision system, which implement said method for image classes definition.

Abstract: An optoelectronic device, e.g. of a photocell or light barrier, comprising an electrical-to-optical or optical-to-electrical transducer, and an optical tube assembly comprising an optical chamber, a first aperture proximal with respect to the transducer, and a second, distal aperture being formed in chamber wall. In at least one first half-section taken e.g. along optical axis, at least an intermediate portion of the chamber wall extending between a first and a second line has a local tangent at each point (P) oriented so that any stray light ray incoming from the boundary point of the first aperture in the opposite half-section would be so deviated at that point (P) as to impinge upon the chamber wall at an impingement point (Q) in said first halfsection and more distal than the distal line.

Abstract: An optical scanner captures a plurality of images from a plurality of image-capture devices. In response to the activation signal, an evaluation phase is executed, and in response to the evaluation phase, an acquisition phase is executed. In the evaluation phase, a first set of images is captured and processed to produce a virtual frame comprising a plurality of regions, with each region containing a reduced-data image frame that is based on a corresponding one of the plurality of images. Also in the evaluation phase, attributes of each of the plurality regions of the virtual frame are assessed according to first predefined criteria, and operational parameters for the acquisition phase are set based on a result of the assessment. In the acquisition phase, a second set of at least one image is captured via at least one of the plurality of image-capture devices according to the set of operational parameters.

Abstract: A data reading system for predicting the removal of a data reader from a charging base unit based on the approach of a user's hand. The data reading system includes a data reader with a power supply, a base unit configured to receive the data reader and to charge the power supply of the data reader responsive to the data reader being coupled to the base unit, a sensor configured to detect the approach of a user's hand, and a processor in operable communication with the sensor and the data reader or the base unit. The processor is configured to apply an appropriate action, such as adjust an amount of current used to charge the power supply of the data reader in the base unit responsive to the sensor detecting the approach of the user's hand.

Abstract: Systems and methods for applying and detecting cross dependent marks incorporated into an electronic or digital image to form a watermark. The electronic or digital image may include encoded information for example a machine-readable symbol. The watermarking may include an encoding and insertion sub-process that inserts one or more marks into an image at a first point in time for form a marked image, an extraction sub-process that extracts the marks at a second point in time, and a detection sub-process 108 that determines if any modifications have been made to the marked image. The marked image may be formed by determining a first original descriptor and first original mark within the image, determining a second original descriptor and second original mark within the image, and incorporating the first original mark into the second original descriptor and incorporating the second original mark into the first original descriptor.

Abstract: Safety system (100) for an industrial environment (10) comprising a robotic machine wherein at least a moving head (12) of the robotic machine is movable within a first area (1) and a second area (2) of the industrial environment (10), the safety system (100) comprising: a light curtain (110) extending between a first vertical support (112) and a second vertical support (114) to cover both the first area (1) and the second area (2); a head position sensor (130) adapted to detect the position of the moving head (12) within the first area (1) and the second area (2); a safety control unit (140); wherein the light curtain (110) comprises a first couple of two TOF sensors (F1, F3) respectively positioned on the first and second vertical supports (112, 114), the safety control unit (140) being adapted to process output signals received from the TOF sensors (F1, F3) and the head position sensor (130) so as to selectively and dynamically secure the first area (1) and the second area (2).

Abstract: A coaxial photoelectric sensor may include both an optical emitter and optical receiver disposed on a printed circuit board. A total internal reflection optical component may be optically aligned with the optical emitter so as to reflect an illumination signal generated by the emitter. A reflective optical component may be optically aligned with the total internal reflection optical component so as reflect the illumination signal received from the total internal reflection optical component. A target reflector component may be optically aligned with the reflective optical component to coaxially reflect the illumination signal received from the reflective optical component. An optical detector may be configured to generate an electrical signal in response to receiving the illumination signal.

Abstract: A mobile device and methods that support performing a warm swap of a battery of a mobile device are provided herein. A processor of the mobile device may initiate a warm swap procedure in response to receiving a request from a user operating the mobile device. The processor generate a first notification signal to indicate to the user to wait before removing the battery from the mobile device. In response to execution of the warm swap procedure, the processor generates a second notification signal to indicate to the user that the battery of the mobile device is safe to be warm swapped with a charged battery.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for authenticating a new device to operate on a network using peer-to-peer protocol key exchange. An existing network node sharing common secret seed information may initially exchange public keys with the new device. After the initial exchange, the network node and the new device may exchange one or more protocol messages. A received protocol message may include a pseudo-random number generated based upon a challenge position in a previously sent protocol message. If the network node determines a match between the received pseudo-random number at the challenge position and a locally generated pseudo-random number, the network node may authenticate the new device to the network.

Abstract: An IO-link device (20) configured as slave for transmitting/receiving signal data with a master module (19), the IO-link device comprising: a sensor or actuator (11) configured to produce output measurement signals; a first microcontroller (21) operatively coupled to the sensor or actuator and configured to receive the measurement signals and generate data based on the measurement signals, and a transceiving module (22) which comprises a physical layer transceiver (24) configured to receive/transmit signal data from/to the master module (19), and a second microcontroller (23) operatively coupled and in bi-directional communication with the transceiver, wherein the transceiver (24) is configured to receive signal data associated with a request from the master module (19) and transmit signal data associated with the request to the second microcontroller (23) and the second microcontroller (23) is configured to receive the signal data from the transceiver and to execute a device IO-Link protocol stack, the secon

Abstract: A system and method of executing a deep neural network (DNN) in a local area network (LAN) may include executing a partitioned deep neural network in multiple computational nodes (CPs) in devices operating on the LAN. An image frame may be captured by a device. The image frame may be processed by a first layer of the partitioned neural network by a CP operating on the device. In response to the device that captured the image frame determining to request processing assistance from another CP, a request using a peer-to-peer protocol to other CPs on the LAN may be performed. A feature map may be communicated to another CP selected using the peer-to-peer protocol to process the feature map by a next layer of the DNN.

Abstract: A system and method for matching a pattern may include generating a set of model descriptors representative of segment features of a first imaged object. A set of query descriptors representative of segment features of a second imaged object may be generated. A first model segment may be selected to align with the query segments to determine if any of the query segments correspond with the first model segment based on respective model descriptors and query descriptors. An hypothesis may be generated by computing a transformation to match the selected first model descriptor with a query descriptor. The hypothesis may be validated by a model fitting algorithm when comparing other transformed model descriptors with other query descriptors. Based on a consensus value from the model fitting algorithm, a determination as to whether a pattern match exists between the first and second images may be made.

Abstract: A system and method of imaging barcodes may include generating a first light beam from an illumination surface having first dimensions. The first light beam may be directed into an input aperture of an optical component to form a second light beam. The input aperture has second dimensions, where the first dimensions are at least as large as the second dimensions. The second light beam having irradiation spatially distributed across the second light beam may be projected to read a machine-readable indicia.