Patents by Inventor Shankar Ban
Shankar Ban has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20250053763Abstract: Embodiments provide apparatuses, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products for generating an augmented aimer and using the augmented aimer to generate an augmented image. The augmented image is usable to aim a device, such as a reader, that captures image(s) for processing to detect and/or decode machine-readable symbologies therein. Some example embodiments include improved reader(s) configured to generate and/or utilize the augmented aimer. Some embodiments include receiving a first image captured by a first imager of at least one imager. Some embodiments further include generating, utilizing the first image, an augmented image comprising an augmented aimer corresponding to an optical center point associated with the first imager. Some embodiments further include causing rendering of the augmented image to at least one user interface. Some embodiments further include processing the first image to attempt reading of at least one machine-readable symbology in the first image.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Inventors: Shankar BAN, Benjamin HEJL, Xiaofeng XIE, David M. WILZ, SR., Erik VAN HORN
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Publication number: 20250016458Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to illumination synchronization in a multi-imager environment. Embodiments include systems, methods, computer program products, and apparatuses configured for operating a near-field illumination source associated with a near-field image sensor, based on a first illumination pulse train. An exposure period of a far-field image sensor is determined and one or more characteristics of the first illumination pulse train are modified to accommodate the exposure period of the far-field image sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: Gennady GERMAINE, Paul POLONIEWICZ, Michael MIRAGLIA, Benjamin HEJL, Gregory RUEBLINGER, Erik VAN HORN, Tao XIAN, David WILZ, Sr., Chen FENG, Shankar BAN
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Patent number: 12165002Abstract: Embodiments provide apparatuses, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products for generating an augmented aimer and using the augmented aimer to generate an augmented image. The augmented image is usable to aim a device, such as a reader, that captures image(s) for processing to detect and/or decode machine-readable symbologies therein. Some example embodiments include improved reader(s) configured to generate and/or utilize the augmented aimer. Some embodiments include receiving a first image captured by a first imager of at least one imager. Some embodiments further include generating, utilizing the first image, an augmented image comprising an augmented aimer corresponding to an optical center point associated with the first imager. Some embodiments further include causing rendering of the augmented image to at least one user interface. Some embodiments further include processing the first image to attempt reading of at least one machine-readable symbology in the first image.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Shankar Ban, Benjamin Hejl, Xiaofeng Xie, David M. Wilz, Sr., Erik Van Horn
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Patent number: 12132999Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to illumination synchronization in a multi-imager environment. Embodiments include systems, methods, computer program products, and apparatuses configured for operating a near-field illumination source associated with a near-field image sensor, based on a first illumination pulse train. An exposure period of a far-field image sensor is determined and one or more characteristics of the first illumination pulse train are modified to accommodate the exposure period of the far-field image sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2023Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Gennady Germaine, Paul Poloniewicz, Michael Miraglia, Benjamin Hejl, Gregory Rueblinger, Erik Van Horn, Tao Xian, David Wilz, Sr., Chen Feng, Shankar Ban
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Publication number: 20230367985Abstract: Embodiments provide apparatuses, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products for generating an augmented aimer and using the augmented aimer to generate an augmented image. The augmented image is usable to aim a device, such as a reader, that captures image(s) for processing to detect and/or decode machine-readable symbologies therein. Some example embodiments include improved reader(s) configured to generate and/or utilize the augmented aimer. Some embodiments include receiving a first image captured by a first imager of at least one imager. Some embodiments further include generating, utilizing the first image, an augmented image comprising an augmented aimer corresponding to an optical center point associated with the first imager. Some embodiments further include causing rendering of the augmented image to at least one user interface. Some embodiments further include processing the first image to attempt reading of at least one machine-readable symbology in the first image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Shankar BAN, Benjamin HEJL, Xiaofeng XIE, David M. WILZ, Sr., Erik VAN HORN
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Publication number: 20230336877Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to illumination synchronization in a multi-imager environment. Embodiments include systems, methods, computer program products, and apparatuses configured for operating a near-field illumination source associated with a near-field image sensor, based on a first illumination pulse train. An exposure period of a far-field image sensor is determined and one or more characteristics of the first illumination pulse train are modified to accommodate the exposure period of the far-field image sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Gennady GERMAINE, Paul POLONIEWICZ, Michael MIRAGLIA, Benjamin HEJL, Gregory RUEBLINGER, Erik VAN HORN, Tao XIAN, David WILZ, Sr., Chen FENG, Shankar BAN
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Patent number: 11665432Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to illumination synchronization in a multi-imager environment. Embodiments include systems, methods, computer program products, and apparatuses configured for operating a near-field illumination source associated with a near-field image sensor, based on a first illumination pulse train. An exposure period of a far-field image sensor is determined and one or more characteristics of the first illumination pulse train are modified to accommodate the exposure period of the far-field image sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Gennady Germaine, Paul Poloniewicz, Michael Miraglia, Benjamin Hejl, Gregory Rueblinger, Erik Van Horn, Tao Xian, David Wilz, Sr., Chen Feng, Shankar Ban
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Publication number: 20230025596Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to illumination synchronization in a multi-imager environment. Embodiments include systems, methods, computer program products, and apparatuses configured for operating a near-field illumination source associated with a near-field image sensor, based on a first illumination pulse train. An exposure period of a far-field image sensor is determined and one or more characteristics of the first illumination pulse train are modified to accommodate the exposure period of the far-field image sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Gennady GERMAINE, Paul POLONIEWICZ, Michael MIRAGLIA, Benjamin HEJL, Gregory RUEBLINGER, Erik VAN HORN, Tao XIAN, David WILZ, SR., Chen FENG, Shankar BAN
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Patent number: 11451716Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to illumination synchronization in a multi-imager environment. Embodiments include systems, methods, computer program products, and apparatuses configured for operating a near-field illumination source associated with a near-field image sensor, based on a first illumination pulse train. An exposure period of a far-field image sensor is determined and one or more characteristics of the first illumination pulse train are modified to accommodate the exposure period of the far-field image sensor.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Gennady Germaine, Paul Poloniewicz, Michael Miraglia, Benjamin Hejl, Gregory Rueblinger, Erik Van Horn, Tao Xian, David Wilz, Sr., Chen Feng, Shankar Ban
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Publication number: 20220239821Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to illumination synchronization in a multi-imager environment. Embodiments include systems, methods, computer program products, and apparatuses configured for operating a near-field illumination source associated with a near-field image sensor, based on a first illumination pulse train. An exposure period of a far-field image sensor is determined and one or more characteristics of the first illumination pulse train are modified to accommodate the exposure period of the far-field image sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Gennady Germaine, Paul Poloniewicz, Michael Miraglia, Benjamin Hejl, Gregory Rueblinger, Erik Van Horn, Tao Xian, David Wilz, SR., Chen Feng, Shankar Ban