Patents Assigned to Symbol Technologies
  • MODE CHANGE FOR NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION READER
    Publication number: 20130040560
    Abstract: A mobile system includes a Near-Field Communication (NFC) reader, a sensor, a memory arrangement, and a processor. The NFC reader is configured to communicate with an electronic device within a predetermined range. The sensor obtaining data related to a state of the mobile system and external conditions of the mobile system. The memory arrangement storing a mode application configured to determine when a mode of the NFC reader is to be changed as a function of the data. The processor executing the mode application and changing the mode when at least one of the state and the external conditions changes beyond a respective predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benedict Kennedy, James Morley-Smith
  • DIVISIBLE KEYBOARD FOR IMPRECISE INPUT
    Publication number: 20130038536
    Abstract: A sectionable keyboard is described. A mobile device including the keyboard includes a processor. A memory is coupled to the processor. A software application capable of executing on the processor is stored in the memory. The keyboard is coupled to the processor and provides input from the user. The keyboard includes a plurality of keys that is separated into a plurality of sections. Each section includes a multiple of physically adjacent keys such that a selection of the input is chosen when two or more of the physically adjacent keys in each section are activated simultaneously. The physically adjacent keys in each of the sections correspond to a different input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benedict John Howard Kennedy, James Morley-Smith
  • Digital signage with on-demand power wake up
    Patent number: 8374111
    Abstract: A technique for on-demand power wake up for digital signage includes providing 400 a detector operable to detect an envelope of a digital signal, receiving 402 an extended length packet by the detector, wherein the packet consists of a same, repeated data symbol, detecting 404 the extended length packet in the detector to provide an output signal, comparing 406 the output signal against a reference threshold, and providing 410 a wake up signal if the output signal exceeds the reference threshold. This can then be followed by receiving 416 information to display on the sign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Bekritsky, Karthik Lakshminarayanan, Thomas D. Bianculli
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT OF THE SOLID-STATE IMAGER IN A BARCODE READER
    Publication number: 20130032692
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for imaging targets with an imaging reader. The method includes: (1) capturing return light from a target over a field of view of the solid-state imager and generating image data corresponding to the target; (2) transmitting the image data from the solid-state imager to the host when the gate circuit is set to the transmitting mode; and (3) preventing the image data from transmitting to the host when the gate circuit is set to the blocking mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Sackett, Christopher W. Brock, Daniel F. Browm, Bradley S. Carlson, James Giebel, David P. Goren, Michael S. Slutsky
  • Component for and method of sealing an internal optical compartment, and shock mounting a window, of an imaging reader
    Patent number: 8368007
    Abstract: An imaging reader for electro-optically reading a target by image capture includes a window supported by a housing, a chassis mounted in the housing and having chassis walls bounding an optical compartment, and an imaging module in the optical compartment for capturing return light from the target through the window. A component seals the optical compartment and protects the window from shock forces. The component is mounted between the window and the chassis walls bounding an opening into the optical compartment, and surrounds a periphery of the window. The component is constituted of a compressible material that is compressed between the window and the chassis walls to isolate and seal the optical compartment from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Darran Handshaw, Yuly Mitelman, Eric Trongone
  • LASER SCANNERS HAVING DYNAMIC AIMING-SCANNING MODE
    Publication number: 20130026235
    Abstract: A method of operating a laser scanner for reading a barcode. The laser scanner is configured to operate in at least two operating modes including a scanning mode and an aiming mode. The method includes operating the laser scanner in the scanning mode after a trigger signal is generated by a trigger on the laser scanner, and decoding the electrical signal that is received from the photodetector when the laser scanner is in the scanning mode. If the electrical signal from the photodetector is not successfully decoded after a first predetermined time period since the trigger signal is generated, alternating the laser scanner between the aiming mode and the scanning mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vladimir Gurevich, Peter Fazekas, Dariusz J. Madej, Gary G. Schneider, Bruno Vande Vyvre
  • IMAGER EXPOSURE, ILLUMINATION AND SATURATION CONTROLS IN A POINT-OF-TRANSACTION WORKSTATION
    Publication number: 20130026233
    Abstract: An illumination time of an illumination system and/or an exposure setting of an imaging system are adjusted by a proximity system operative for detecting a product entering a field of view in a bi-optical, dual window, point-of-transaction workstation. The proximity system includes an infrared emitter for emitting infrared light to the product, and an infrared sensor for sensing return infrared light from the product. Multiple predefined thresholds are stored for the sensed return infrared light, and a predefined illumination time and/or exposure setting are stored and assigned to each predefined threshold. Adjustment of the illumination time and/or of the exposure setting is performed by comparing the sensed return infrared light from the product in real time operation with the stored predefined thresholds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Caihua Chen, Carl Wittenberg, Chinh Tan, Michael Steele, Edmond L. Fratianni, Mark Drzymala, Edward Barkan
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTO-DETECTING ORIENTATION OF FREE-FORM DOCUMENT USING OCR
    Publication number: 20130027573
    Abstract: Method and apparatus of detecting orientation of document using OCR. Decoding. The method includes (1) capturing an image of a document having a text string with an imaging arrangement having a solid-state imager; (2) storing into a memory a captured image of the document obtained by the solid-state imager; (3) performing OCR decoding on the text string in the captured image of the document to find an up-direction of the document in the captured image; and (4) setting an orientation of the document in the captured image based upon the up-direction of the document. In one implementation, the text string includes an OCR string specifically designed for OCR decoding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Adithya Krishnamurthy, Michelle Wang
  • METHOD FOR AIMING IMAGING SCANNER WITH SINGLE TRIGGER
    Publication number: 20130026236
    Abstract: A method of operating a barcode reader. The method includes (1) detecting a first pulling of the trigger while the barcode reader is at the waiting mode; (2) detecting a first release of the trigger within a first predetermined time period after the first pulling of the trigger is detected, for operating the barcode reader in the aiming mode if the first release of the trigger is detected within the first predetermined time period,; and (3) detecting a second pulling of the trigger while the barcode reader is at the aiming mode within a second predetermined time period after the first release of the trigger is detected, for operating the barcode reader in the decoding mode if the second pulling of the trigger is detected within the second predetermined time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: David Goren
  • Selecting an access point from a plurality of access points
    Patent number: 8363617
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for selecting an access point (AP) to communicate with from a plurality of candidate access points (APs) when a wireless computing device (WCD) roams in a wireless local area network (WLAN). The WCD stores a pairwise master key (PMK) for each access point that the WCD has previously established a PMK with during authentication. The WCD a plurality of candidate access points and determines an AP statistic (APS) associated with each candidate AP. The WCD then determines an AP rating for each candidate AP based on the APS for the candidate AP and whether the wireless computing device has a pairwise master key stored for the candidate AP. The WCD then selects a particular one of the candidate APs having the highest AP rating as a desired AP of the wireless computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: David Meyer
  • Methods and apparatus for pressure-based manipulation of content on a touch screen
    Patent number: 8363020
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for manipulating content displayed on a touch screen utilizing a transparent pressure-sensing touch panel. A method comprises displaying content on the touch screen and obtaining one or more pressure metrics for an input gesture on the transparent pressure-sensing touch panel. Each pressure metric corresponds to pressure (or force) applied to the transparent pressure-sensing touch panel by a respective impression of the input gesture. The method further comprises adjusting the displayed content on the touch screen in response to the input gesture, wherein the displayed content is adjusted based on to the one or more pressure metrics for the input gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hao Li, Papu Maniar, Yi Wei, Keshu Zhang, Haifeng Li
  • Arrangement for and method of acquiring a monochrome image with a color image capture processor
    Patent number: 8355054
    Abstract: An arrangement for, and a method of, acquiring a monochrome image of a target, employ a solid-state imager for capturing return light from the target over a field of view, and for generating an output image data stream having image components arranged in a serial format at a clock frequency, a preprogrammed microprocessor operatively connected to the imager for serially receiving, sampling and processing the image components at a sampling frequency to generate the monochrome image of the target, and a clock frequency adjustment circuit operatively connected to the imager and the microprocessor for adjusting the clock frequency to enable the microprocessor to receive, sample and process the image components and generate the monochrome image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Carlson, Frank DeMarco, Alan Epshteyn
  • Focus adjustment with liquid crystal device in imaging scanner
    Patent number: 8348168
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for using in an imaging scanner. The apparatus includes an illumination source, a solid-state imager, a liquid crystal device, a lens system, and a decoding circuitry. The liquid crystal device has a liquid crystal material sandwiched between two parallel plate structures. The lens system is operative to focus light reflected from the target object onto the array of photosensitive elements in the solid-state imager through the liquid crystal device. The decoding circuitry is operative to decode a barcode on the target object from the image captured by the solid-state imager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: David T. Shi
  • Triggering a radio frequency identification scan using image recognition
    Patent number: 8350675
    Abstract: A system and method for triggering a radio frequency identification, RFID, scan using image recognition includes; storing (300) image attributes of inventoried RFID-tagged items in a database along with information associated with the RFID-tagged items, capturing (302) an image of an item from an imaging device, determining (304) if there is a match between attributes of the captured image compared with the stored image attributes in the database indicating that the item is RFID-tagged, and upon a match determination (304) attempting to read (306) an RFID tag of the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick S. Riechel
  • Distributed propagation of data in a wireless communication network
    Patent number: 8352604
    Abstract: A technique for distributed propagation of data in a wireless communication network includes providing 600 a unique host identifier for each peer network entity in the wireless communication network, each host identifier having a length of B bits. A next step includes requesting 602 data from peer network entities using a request having a host identifier of the requesting network entity. A next step includes, if a peer network entity is hosting the requested data, comparing 608 the host identifiers of the requesting network entity and the peer network entity receiving the request to determine a match. A next step includes responding 610 to the request if a match is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Miranda, Puneet Batta
  • Intelligent and adaptive method to manage mobile device power
    Patent number: 8352767
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and or methodologies for intelligent and adaptive power management in mobile devices. A peripheral power management component can set peripheral devices to active or inactive based on one or more schemas. The schemas can be predetermined or generated by the peripheral power management component. In addition, an adaptive component can modify the schemas to reflect actual usage or changing trends for each peripheral device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi Zhang, Charles Bolen
  • Methods and apparatus for rating device security and automatically assessing security compliance
    Patent number: 8353001
    Abstract: Automatic Security Compliance Assessment (ASCA) systems and methods are provided. The disclosed systems and methods can automatically determine whether all of the devices in an enterprise network comply with security policies or standards, and can automatically take remedial or corrective action to bring those devices into compliance with security policies or standards if they are determined not to be in compliance. The disclosed systems and methods can automatically ensure that all of the devices in an enterprise network remain in compliance with the security policies or standards, and automatically create records that establish whether each of the devices are in compliance and regularly update those records over time so that the enterprise can quickly and easily provide evidence of compliance and/or corrective actions taken to bring devices into compliance if required to do so.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Allan Herrod
  • OBJECT IDENTIFICATION USING BARCODE READER
    Publication number: 20130001290
    Abstract: A barcode reader for verifying a barcode is attached to an appropriate object particularly suitable for use at a point of sale. A database of expected object signatures in a vicinity of a properly affixed barcode properly is maintained. At a point of sale, the barcode reader obtains an image of a presented barcode (possibly not the correct barcode) and at least a portion of an object to which the presented barcode is affixed. Using data encoded on the presented barcode, the database is accessed to provide an expected signature of the object in the region of the presented barcode. A comparison is made between the expected signature of the object and a sensed signature derived from the image of the object. An improper barcode can thus possibly be identified and further investigation initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Miroslav Trajkovic, Andrew M. Doorty, Dariusz J. Madej
  • Method and apparatus for increasing brightness of aiming pattern in imaging scanner
    Patent number: 8342410
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for using in a barcode reader. The apparatus includes an aiming lens assembly including an irregular-shape lens, an aiming light source positioned behind the aiming lens assembly, and an aperture with the desired aiming pattern shape placed in close proximity to the aiming source for generating a visible aiming light pattern towards the target object. The irregular-shape lens includes at least a recess for accommodating the imaging lens when the irregular-shaped lens is assembled into the apparatus with other components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Caihua (Lucy) Chen, Yuly Mitelman, Igor Vinogradov
  • Tablet computer
    Patent number: D676441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: JaeHo Choi