Polygon Patents (Class 235/462.39)
  • Patent number: 11722776
    Abstract: An imaging system can include a first and second camera configured to capture first and second sets of oblique images along first and second scan paths, respectively, on an object area. A drive is coupled to a scanning mirror structure, having at least one mirror surface, and configured to rotate the structure about a scan axis based on a scan angle. The first and second cameras each have an optical axis set at an oblique angle to the scan axis and include a respective lens to focus first and second imaging beams reflected from the mirror surface to an image sensor located in each of the cameras. The first and second imaging beams captured by their respective cameras can vary according to the scan angle. Each of the image sensors captures respective sets of oblique images by sampling the imaging beams at first and second values of the scan angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: NEARMAP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.
    Inventors: James Austin Besley, Mark Harold Tarlinton, David Arnold Bleads
  • Patent number: 10989794
    Abstract: Scanning optical system, comprising a rotatable mirror unit including first and second mirror surfaces each inclining relative to a rotation axis, and a light projecting system including a light source which emits light flux toward an object through the mirror unit. The light flux is reflected on the first mirror surface, then to the second mirror surface, and projected so as to scan on the object correspondingly to rotation of the mirror unit. The mirror unit includes multiples pairs of the first and second mirror surfaces, and the respective intersection angles of the multiples pairs are different from each other. In one rotation of the mirror unit, light flux emitted from the light source is reflected on the second mirror surfaces, and is projected sequentially, thereby to scan a measurement range in which the object is measured. Length in a sub scanning direction of the light flux and intersection angles of the multiples pairs correspond to length in a sub scanning direction of the measurement range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryouta Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Matsuda, Masashi Kageyama, Junichiro Yonetake, Hideyuki Fujii, Hiroyuki Shindo
  • Patent number: 10863492
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication using various patterns of data and reference signals are described. For example, in a system that supports operation using different duration transmission time intervals (TTIs), a base station may initiate communication with a user equipment (UE) or between two UEs, and UEs may communicate with the base station or with one another using an indicated pattern of data and reference signals. The base station may send a downlink control message indicating a transmission pattern selected from a set of patterns. UEs may identify the pattern based on the indicator and decode a sequence of data and reference signals based on the pattern. In some examples, the sequence may include a set of TTIs, which may have a shorter duration than other TTIs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Shimman Arvind Patel, Wanshi Chen, Peter Gaal
  • Patent number: 10481381
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to widen a range in which line of sight change is possible, particularly in a pan direction. According to the present invention it is possible to acquire high line of sight changing speed. A pan mirror is capable of rotation in forward and reverse directions about a third rotational axis. Also, the third rotational axis extends in a direction that is substantially parallel to a line of sight direction directed from a tilt direction control section to the pan mirror. An angle ? formed by the pan mirror and the third rotational axis is set in a range 0°<?<90°. The tilt direction control section can scan line of sight direction with respect to a virtual plane formed by a rotation locus of the pan mirror. The tilt direction control section can also control tilt angle of the line of sight direction from the pan mirror to a physical object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Hiromasa Oku, Masatoshi Ishikawa, Koseki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10162171
    Abstract: A scanning optical system, includes a mirror unit having a first mirror surface and a second mirror surface which incline to a rotation axis; and a light projecting system having a light source. A light flux emitted from the light source is reflected on the first mirror surface of the mirror unit, thereafter, reflected on the second mirror surface, and then, projected so as to scan in a main scanning direction onto an object in accordance with rotation of the mirror unit. In the case where a virtual plane is set in a range including the object, a light flux reflected on the second mirror surface has, upon entering the virtual plane, a cross sectional shape in which a length in a direction orthogonal to the main scanning direction is longer than a length in the main scanning direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Ryouta Ishikawa, Shoji Kogo
  • Patent number: 10080611
    Abstract: A skin treatment device comprising a light source providing a light beam for optically treating skin, a wheel with a wheel surface for reflecting the light beam towards the skin, driving means for rotating the wheel and changing an angular position of the wheel, where different angular positions of the wheel correspond to different directions of reflection for the light beam, an angular position detector for detecting the angular position of the wheel, storage means for storing predefined skin-treatment patterns, a relation between the different angular positions of the wheel; and different reflection directions of the light beam, a control circuit coupled to the light source. The light source being controlled in dependence on the detected angular position such that, for each revolution of the wheel, the light beam is controlled to only illuminate the wheel surface in selected angular positions of the wheel to realize a predefined skin-treatment pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Martin Jurna, Franciscus Nicolaas Kockx, Maria Angelina Josepha Grootel-Rensen, Linda Goverdina Maria Beijens, Antonius Maarten Nuijs
  • Patent number: 10048492
    Abstract: A scanning optical system, includes a mirror unit equipped with a first mirror surface and a second mirror surface each of which inclines to a rotation axis; and a light projecting system which includes at least one light source to emit a light flux toward the first mirror surface. A light flux emitted from the light source is reflected on the first mirror surface of the mirror unit, thereafter, reflected on the second mirror surface, and then, projected so as to scan in a main scanning direction onto an object in accordance with rotation of the mirror unit, and the light flux reflected on the second mirror surface is polarized in a range within an angle of ±30 degrees to a direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction on the object side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryouta Ishikawa, Shoji Kogo
  • Patent number: 9224023
    Abstract: There is set forth an apparatus for capturing 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: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Havens, Charles P. Barber, Colleen Gannon, Robert C. Gardiner, Robert J. Hennick, John A. Pettinelli
  • Patent number: 8678285
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for generating a multiple raster-type scanning pattern by modulating a multi-cavity laser diode in such a way that it sequentially generates different laser beams synchronously during different laser scanning cycles, while the output laser beams are directed incident upon a rotating polygonal laser scanning element. The system does not require additional moving parts beyond the rotating polygon scanning element so as to reduce complexity and simplify construction of the laser scanning mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Metrologic Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: Sean Philip Kearney
  • Patent number: 8479995
    Abstract: A hybrid optical code scanner and system are presented for improving an operators scanning performance. The scanning performance is improved by providing a visual indicator to the operator that identifies the optimal location for presenting an optical code to an imaging scanner in the hybrid optical code scanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: David Gregerson
  • Patent number: 8434686
    Abstract: This invention provides a point-of-sale scanning device that employs vision sensors and vision processing to decode symbology and matrices of information of objects, documents and other substrates as such objects are moved (swiped) through the field-of-view of the scanning device's window. The scanning device defines a form factor that conforms to that of a conventional laser-based point-of-sale scanning device using a housing having a plurality of mirrors, oriented generally at 45-degree angles with respect to the window's plane so as to fold the optical path, thereby allowing for an extended depth of field. The path is divided laterally so as to reach opposing lenses and image sensors, which face each other and are oriented along a lateral optical axis between sidewalls of the device. The sensors and lenses can be adapted to perform different parts of the overall vision system and/or code recognition process. The housing also provides illumination that fills the volume space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Cognex Corporation
    Inventor: E. John McGarry
  • Patent number: 8408469
    Abstract: A laser scanning system for generating a laser scanning pattern in a scanning field, while amplifying the scan-angle multiplication factor of rotating mirrors employed therein. The laser scanning system employs rotatable laser scanning assembly having an axis of rotation and first and second rotating mirrors with normal vectors that are coplanar with each other and said rotational axis, and which form an acute angle substantially less than 90 degrees so as to provide a laser scanning assembly with a scan angle multiplication factor that is greater than 2.0. A cluster of stationary mirrors mounted about the first and second rotating mirrors, for sweeping a laser beam off the cluster of stationary mirrors after a laser beam has been reflected off the first rotating mirror, then reflected off the second rotating mirror, and then directed outwardly towards an array of pattern mirrors, so as to generate a resultant laser scanning pattern within the scanning field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Metrologic Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Good
  • Publication number: 20130068840
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for generating a multiple raster-type scanning pattern by modulating a multi-cavity laser diode in such a way that it sequentially generates different laser beams synchronously during different laser scanning cycles, while the output laser beams are directed incident upon a rotating polygonal laser scanning element. The system does not require additional moving parts beyond the rotating polygon scanning element so as to reduce complexity and simplify construction of the laser scanning mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventor: Sean Philip Kearney
  • Patent number: 8371507
    Abstract: A method of selectively generating one or more scan lines from a multi-scan line scanner involves measuring the pulse widths of the pulses in a signal output of a motor driving the polygon mirror of the scanner wherein the signal relates to the position of the polygon's mirror facets. By measuring and distinguishing each of the pulses in the signal, the illumination of the scan beam can be synchronized with the rotation of the polygon mirror to only generate a desired number of scan line patterns that is less than the full complement of the scan line patterns capable of being generated by the multi-scan line scanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Metrologic Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Haggerty, Robert H. Brady
  • Patent number: 8292181
    Abstract: An apparatus and system are presented for scanning optical codes presented to a hybrid optical code scanner where the scanner uses a laser pattern mirror to aid in determining the location of a sweet spot for an imaging scanner in the hybrid optical code scanner. The pattern mirror is positioned so as to reflect laser beams and an image of an optical code to an operator when the optical code is positioned in the imaging scanner's sweet spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Donald A. Collins, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8184353
    Abstract: Barcode scanning device (3) includes a rotatable polygon mirror (27) and a first fixed reflection mirror (33). The polygon mirror (27) comprises a first reflection surfaces (c), (e) and a second reflection surfaces (a), (b), (d), (f). The first reflection surfaces (c), (e) reflect laser light and thus emitting first scanning light in a range of ±20° with respect to an optical axis (29). The second reflection surfaces (a), (b), (d), (f) reflect laser light and thus emitting second scanning light in a range larger than ±20° with respect to an optical axis (29). The first fixed reflection mirror (33) reflects the first scanning light and second scanning light forming scanning patterns in an object readable area. These scanning patterns are composed of a plurality of second scanning lines each parallel with other and first scanning lines disposed between the second scanning lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomonari Kakino, Katsumi Gocho
  • Patent number: 7990599
    Abstract: Barcode scanning device (3) includes a rotatable polygon mirror (27) and a first fixed reflection mirror (33). The polygon mirror (27) comprises a first reflection surfaces (c), (e) and a second reflection surfaces (a), (b), (d), (f). The first reflection surfaces (c), (e) reflect laser light and thus emitting first scanning light in a range of ±20° with respect to an optical axis (29). The second reflection surfaces (a), (b), (d), (f) reflect laser light and thus emitting second scanning light in a range larger than ±20° with respect to an optical axis (29). The first fixed reflection mirror (33) reflects the first scanning light and second scanning light forming scanning patterns in an object readable area. These scanning patterns are composed of a plurality of second scanning lines each parallel with other and first scanning lines disposed between the second scanning lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomonari Kakino, Katsumi Gocho
  • Patent number: 7942331
    Abstract: A modular barcode scanner for identifying various types of barcodes or the like is provided. The scanner has a housing that has a light source mounted therein and a plurality of walls with one wall at least partially disposed to allow a light path originating from the light source to pass out of the housing to reach the bar codes. The scanner further has a top module mounted on the top of the housing comprising a flat member having light receiving and processing optics as well as subsequent electronic processing devices mounted thereon; and a bottom module mounted on the bottom of the housing having an inner surface with a rotating mirror mounted thereon for directing the light path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignees: Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., Opticon, Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 7793842
    Abstract: An automated storage system for storing large quantities of samples in trays includes a storage compartment, a tray shuttle compartment abutting the storage compartment on one side and a plurality of independent modules on the other side. The modules perform processing of samples that are retrieved from the storage compartment by a tray shuttle, including extraction of selected samples from retrieved source trays and transfer of the selected samples into a separate, destination tray that can be further processed or removed from the system for use. The independent operation of the modules permits handling and processing to be performed simultaneously by different modules while the tray shuttle accesses additional samples within the storage compartment. In one embodiment, a vertical carousel is used to vertically align a desired tray with the tray shuttle, while the tray shuttle operates within a horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Nexus Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert K. Neeper, Rhett L Affleck, John E. Lillig
  • Patent number: 7780087
    Abstract: An optical system and method for data reading. In one system, a scanner includes a laser diode and a beam splitter for generating first optical beam and a second optical beam, the first optical beam being directed toward one side of a scanning optical element such as a rotating polygon mirror and to a first mirror array, the second optical beam being simultaneously directed toward a second optical element such as another side of the rotating polygon mirror and then to a second and a third mirror array. The first mirror array is configured to generate a scan pattern through a vertical window and the second and third mirror arrays are configured to generate scan patterns passing through a horizontal window. In combination, the three mirror arrays generate three sets of scan lines so as to scan five sides of a six-sided item (e.g., the bottom and all lateral sides of an object) being passed through the scan volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Datalogic Scanning, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan LeeLaRama Bobba, Jorge Louis Acosta, Timothy Joseph Eusterman, James W. Ring, Alexander M. McQueen
  • Patent number: 7681798
    Abstract: A first wall is installed on a bottom portion of a housing along an outer peripheral thereof orthogonally to the bottom portion. A second wall is installed opposite to the first wall at a predetermined interval. Between the first wall and the second wall, a first rib parallel with the bottom portion for connecting the first wall and second wall is installed. Further, under the first rib, second ribs orthogonal to the bottom portion for connecting the first wall, second wall, and first rib are installed at fixed intervals. Furthermore, above the first rib, third ribs orthogonal to the bottom portion having the same height as that of the first wall and second wall for connecting the first wall and second wall are arranged so as to be shifted in position from the second ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takahiro Kojima
  • Patent number: 7612923
    Abstract: A scanning device is provided which has a beam emitter for emitting a beam, a deflector for deflecting the beam to generate a raster scan pattern over a scanning patch on a product item, a sensor for receiving a reflected beam from the scanning patch and sensing from the reflected beam data encoded by coded tags printed on an interface surface of the product item, and a processor for determining a description of the interface surface and at least one region of interface surface. The data encoded by each tag includes an identity of the product item, an identity of the interface surface and the position of the respective tag on the interface surface. The processor determines the description from the sensed interface surface identity and determined the region from the determined description and at least one of the position of the sensed tag and a position of the scanning patch relative to the interface surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Jan Rusman, Kia Silverbrook, Paul Lapstun
  • Publication number: 20090188980
    Abstract: An optical system and method for data reading. In one system, a scanner includes a laser diode and a beam splitter for generating first optical beam and a second optical beam, the first optical beam being directed toward one side of a scanning optical element such as a rotating polygon mirror and to a first mirror array, the second optical beam being simultaneously directed toward a second optical element such as another side of the rotating polygon mirror and then to a second and a third mirror array. The first mirror array is configured to generate a scan pattern through a vertical window and the second and third mirror arrays are configured to generate scan patterns passing through a horizontal window. In combination, the three mirror arrays generate three sets of scan lines so as to scan five sides of a six-sided item (e.g., the bottom and all lateral sides of an object) being passed through the scan volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: Datalogic Scanning, Inc
    Inventors: Mohan LeeLaRama Bobba, Jorge Louis Acosta, Timothy Joseph Eusterman, James W. Ring, Alexander McQueen
  • Patent number: 7457007
    Abstract: A laser scanning device adapted to scan an interface surface provided on a product item, the interface surface having disposed thereon or therein coded data which includes, at a plurality of locations on the interface surface, a corresponding plurality of coded data portions, each coded data portion being indicative of an identity of the product item, the product item being provided in a sensing region, the scanning device including: a laser for emitting at least one scanning beam, the scanning beam being directed in first and second orthogonal directions to thereby generate a raster scan pattern over a scanning patch, the scanning patch being provided in the sensing region such that it exposes at least one coded data portion; a sensor for sensing the at least one exposed coded data portion; and a processor for determining, using at least some of the sensed coded data, product identity data indicative of the identity of the product item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Kia Silverbrook, Paul Lapstun, Jan Rusman
  • Patent number: 7451933
    Abstract: A device and a process for acquiring symbols by interleaving data samples in a plurality of data sets gathered during sampling of returns from a plurality of scanning passes. In one embodiment, the sampling frequency is proportional to the scanning frequency by a quotient of twice the number of samples in a representation and an integer such that the quotient is an irreducible fraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Massieu, H. Sprague Ackley
  • Patent number: 7450273
    Abstract: A scanning device adapted to scan an interface surface provided on a product item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of an identity of the product item, the product item being provided in a sensing region, the scanning device including: a beam generator for emitting at least one beam; first and second acousto-optic deflectors for deflecting the beam in first and second orthogonal directions to thereby generate a raster scan pattern over a scanning patch; a sensor for sensing at least some of the coded data on the interface surface of the product item as the product item passes through the sensing region; and a processor for determining, using at least some of the sensed coded data, product identity data indicative of the identity of the product item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Kia Silverbrook, Paul Lapstun, Jan Rusman
  • Patent number: 7422156
    Abstract: A bioptical laser scanning system at a point of sale (POS) station, that generates and projects a first plurality of laser scanning planes through a horizontal-scanning window, and a second plurality of laser scanning planes through a vertical-scanning window. The first and second pluralities of laser scanning planes intersect within predetermined scan regions contained within a 3-D scanning volume defined between the horizontal-scanning and vertical-scanning windows, and generate a plurality of groups of intersecting laser scanning planes within the 3-D scanning volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Metrologic Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Good
  • Publication number: 20080135619
    Abstract: A apparatus, method, and system for reading an optical code using a multiple path image scanner. The image scanner captures a plurality of images using multiple optical image paths and a path directing device that directs the images to an image capture device. One or more of the captured images is then used to decode the optical code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventor: Sik Piu Kwan
  • Patent number: 7380719
    Abstract: A barcode scanner with configurable video modes which enhances readability of a wide range of barcode types. The barcode scanner includes a video circuit, and a configuration circuit for altering operating characteristics of the video circuit during a scanning operation for reading a plurality of different types of barcodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: David L. Gregerson
  • Patent number: 7380721
    Abstract: 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 between the optical emitter and detector circuits. The optical emitter circuit has an emitter die, such as a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL), for emitting a light beam and a diffraction optical element disposed on the emitter die for focusing the light beam to a bar code. The optical detector circuit has a photodetector die, such as a phototransistor, for detecting reflective light and another diffraction optical element disposed on the photodetector die for guiding light reflected from the bar code to the detector. The diffraction optical elements are fabricated by patterning optical layers, deposited on respective emitter and detector dies, using photolithograph or a direct write process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Wenwei Zhang
  • Patent number: 7331525
    Abstract: A dual mode cradle, base station having a re-charging mode and a transmitting mode for wireless communication with a remote device and recharging a handheld scanning device is provided. The dual mode cradle, base station includes a transmitting subunit for wirelessly transmitting data originating from the handheld scanning device to a remote device; a re-charging subsystem disposed to be coupled to an electric power source for charging a battery within the handheld scanning device; and a scanning subsystem. The scanning subsystem includes the handheld scanning device; a polygon mirror adapted to rotably reflect a light path originating from the handheld scanning device, the light path disperse into a pattern for scanning a symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Watanabe, Hironobu Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7314175
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for stitching together partial bar code segments to construct and decode information for a complete bar code. As a scanner operates to generate a scan pattern, information is maintained that can be used to identify a scan line being generated when an event of interest occurs. When a scan signal indicates that a terminal delimiter of a bar code is included in a bar code segment that has been transected by a scan line, information is noted that can identify the scan line. Subsequent transections of the bar code by the same scan line are noted, and information for overlapping bar code segments is stored. When a segment is detected that includes a delimiter opposite the delimiter appearing in the original segment, the stored information is retrieved and used to assemble the complete bar code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Denis Michael Blanford
  • Patent number: 7232071
    Abstract: A scanned beam image capture apparatus is adaptable to use in medical imaging applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Microvision, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Lewis, Mark A. Holton, Martin A. Kykta, Frank B. Metting, III, Christopher A. Wiklof, Christian S. Reyerson, Jianhua Xu
  • Patent number: 7137560
    Abstract: An optical scanner includes a scanner housing including a scan window, a laser light source, reflected light detector and a mirrored polygon spinner. The spinner is arranged to spin around both a first axis of rotation and a second axis of rotation so as to produce a substantially hemispherical scan volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Steven J. Hammer
  • Patent number: 7128267
    Abstract: A device for optical scanning of markings, such as barcodes, has at least two transmitters (10, 20) that send light beams (12, 22) at different angles toward a rotating polygonal mirror (30), which deflects the light beams onto the markings being scanned. The light reflected by the markings is deflected by the polygonal mirrors (30) to separate receiver systems, so that the device has and simultaneously uses at least two separate transmitter/receiver channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Sick AG
    Inventors: Juergen Reichenbach, Ralf Ulrich Nuebling, Christoph Anselment, Roland Gehring
  • Patent number: 7128268
    Abstract: A bar code scanner has a housing including a surface having a transparent scanning window. The housing contains optical components including a spinner and pattern mirrors arranged to produce sets of scan lines. The spinner is operable at two, substantially constant, non-zero spin speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Fabian
  • Patent number: 7111785
    Abstract: A compact, omni-directional scan pattern generator for generating multiple scan lines used for electro-optically reading bar code symbols includes stationary light-folding mirrors arranged at different elevations on a support, and a rotary mirrored component having a plurality of rotary mirrors for respectively reflecting an incident light beam toward the mirrors at each elevation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Boriotti
  • Patent number: 7100832
    Abstract: A bioptical laser scanning system employing a plurality of laser scanning stations about a two independently controlled rotating polygonal mirrors. The system has an ultra-compact construction, ideally suited for space-constrained retail scanning environments, and generates a 3-D omnidirectional laser scanning pattern between the bottom and side-scanning windows during system operation. The laser scanning pattern of the present invention comprises a complex of laser scanning planes, including a plurality of substantially-vertical laser scanning planes for reading bar code symbols having bar code elements (i.e. ladder type bar code symbols) that are oriented substantially horizontal with respect to the bottom-scanning window, and a plurality of substantially-horizontal laser scanning planes for reading bar code symbols having bar code elements (i.e. picket-fence type bar code symbols) that are oriented substantially vertical with respect to the bottom-scanning window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Metrologic Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Good
  • Patent number: 7086597
    Abstract: A bioptical laser scanning system employing a plurality of laser scanning stations about a two independently controlled rotating polygonal mirrors. The system has an ultra-compact construction, ideally suited for space-constrained retail scanning environments, and generates a 3-D omnidirectional laser scanning pattern between the bottom and side-scanning windows during system operation. The laser scanning pattern of the present invention comprises plurality of groups of intersecting laser scanning planes that form a complex omni-directional 3-D laser scanning pattern within a 3-D scanning volume capable of scanning a bar code symbol located on the surface of an object presented within the 3-D scanning volume at any orientation and from any direction at the POS station so as to provide 360° of omnidirectional bar code symbol canning coverage at the POS station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Metrologic Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Good
  • Patent number: 7073716
    Abstract: A barcode scanner with a dual-surface polygon which increases total scan line length. The polygon includes generally planar walls arranged in a ring having first mirrored facets facing generally towards a center of the ring and second mirrored facets facing generally away from the center of the ring. The first and second mirrored facets direct a laser beam to produce a scan pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Steven J. Hammer
  • Patent number: 7059529
    Abstract: A device for scanning and/or recognizing one or more barcodes includes a laser light source for transmitting laser light; a rotatable polygonal mirror for reflecting the transmitted laser light; a number of fixedly disposed flat mirrors for reflecting laser light; a pick-up element for picking up laser light scattered by a barcode; a compact housing in which the laser light source, the polygonal mirror, the flat mirrors and the pick-up element are arranged, which compact housing is constructed from a substantially flat bottom side, a top side and standing walls arranged therebetween and wherein the distance between the standing walls ranges between 1.2–5.5 inches (3–14 cm).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Datalogic SpA
    Inventors: Cornelis Reinier Johannes Schonenberg, Laurentius Wilhelmus Nunnink
  • Patent number: 7051938
    Abstract: An electronic device (100) and a method for use thereof having an integral camera (102) for taking pictures from multiple sides of the electronic device. The electronic device (100) has a case (101) and a moveable assembly (108) for allowing the camera (102) to capture images from multiple angles with respect to the case depending on the position of the moveable assembly (108). A lens (122) may be used to correct or adjust the image. The camera (102) or electronic device electronics may be used to reverse an image when an odd number of mirrors (206), (208) are used to direct light to the camera (102).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin W. Johnson, Roger W. Harmon, John C. Pincenti, Paul J. Smith
  • Patent number: 7051939
    Abstract: A bar code scanner with laser beam oscillator which rasters a laser beam to produce more scan line coverage. The bar code scanner includes a laser for producing a laser beam, a mirrored spinner, and a laser beam oscillator optically located between the laser and the mirrored spinner for continuously deflecting the laser beam about an undeflected path of the laser beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Steven J. Hammer, Wayne L. Orwig
  • Patent number: 7007844
    Abstract: A vertical slot scanner generates a full coverage scan pattern for reading symbols presented or moved past a vertical window. Scan lines are generated in upper and lower central regions of the window to improve scanner productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Barkan, Howard Shepard
  • Patent number: 6991169
    Abstract: An optical system and method for data reading. The preferred system is directed to a scanner which includes a laser diode and a beam splitter for generating first optical beam and a second optical beam, the first optical beam being directed toward one side of a scanning optical element such as a rotating polygon mirror and to a first mirror array, the second optical beam is being simultaneously directed toward a second optical element such as another side of the rotating polygon mirror and then to a second and a third mirror array. The first mirror array is configured to generate a scan pattern through a vertical window and the second and third mirror arrays are configured to generate scan patterns passing through a horizontal window. In combination, the three mirror arrays generate three sets of scan lines so as to scan the bottom and all lateral sides of an object being passed through the scan volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: PSC Scanning, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan LeeLaRama Bobba, Jorge Luis Acosta, Timothy Joseph Eusterman, James W. Ring, Alexander McQueen
  • Patent number: 6974084
    Abstract: An optical system and method for data reading. The preferred system is directed to a scanner which includes a laser diode and a beam splitter for generating first optical beam and a second optical beam, the first optical beam being directed toward one side of a scanning optical element such as a rotating polygon mirror and to a first mirror array, the second optical beam is being simultaneously directed toward a second optical element such as another side of the rotating polygon mirror and then to a second and a third mirror array. The first mirror array is configured to generate a scan pattern through a vertical window and the second and third mirror arrays are configured to generate scan patterns passing through a horizontal window. In combination, the three mirror arrays generate three sets of scan lines so as to scan the bottom and all lateral sides of an object being passed through the scan volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: PSC Scanning, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan LeeLaRama Bobba, Jorge Luis Acosta, Timothy Joseph Eusterman, James W. Ring, Alexander McQueen
  • Patent number: 6905070
    Abstract: A bar code scanner has a housing including a surface having a transparent scanning window. The housing contains optical components including a spinner mounted on a rotating motor; pattern mirrors and a collector for collecting light reflected from a bar code during scanning. Wherein the spinner is an inverted frusto-conical spinner with internal reflecting surfaces, the diameter of the spinner increasing as distance from the motor increases, and wherein the collector is mounted substantially within the body of the spinner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Steven J. Hammer
  • Patent number: 6883712
    Abstract: A bar code scanner has a housing including a surface having a transparent scanning window. The housing contains optical components including a spinner and pattern mirrors arranged to produce sets of densely packed scan lines. The housing further contains a single output mirror which can be arranged in a first position in which the scan lines are optimized for horizontal scanning and a second position in which the scan lines are optimized for vertical scanning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Steven J. Hammer, Donald A. Collins, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6866197
    Abstract: An optical scanner having enhanced item side coverage which scans all six sides of an item and an intermediate side. The optical scanner includes a scanner housing, a first optics assembly within the scanner housing including a horizontal aperture, and a second optics assembly including a second housing within the scanner housing including a substantially vertical aperture. The first and second optics assemblies are capable of scanning six sides of an item. At least one of the first and second optics assemblies additionally generates third scan lines for scanning an intermediate side of the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Paul O. Detwiler, Steven W. Damron, Yeming Gu, Barry M. Mergenthaler
  • Patent number: 6854655
    Abstract: The invention relates to a scanning device for reading bar code symbols, wherein the scanning device comprises a housing having a substantially horizontal surface and a substantially vertical surface. A motor rotates a polygon mirror, which reflects a light beam from a light source and redirects it toward a mirror array and out a window in the substantially horizontal window. Another motor rotates another polygon mirror, which reflects a light beam from a second light source and redirects it toward a second mirror array and out a window in the substantially vertical surface. A plurality of sensors detects light reflected back from a bar code and generates a plurality of electrical signals proportional to the intensity of the reflected light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward Barkan