Hand Held Products, Inc.

Honeywell International Inc.

Metrologic Instruments, Inc.

Benjamin Hejl

Erik Van Horn

Patrick Anthony Giordano

Ka Man Au

David M Wilz

Michael Vincent Miraglia

David Wilz, Sr

Tao Xian

Gennady Germaine

Timothy P Meier

Erik Todeschini

Stephen Patrick Deloge

Thomas J Koziol

Timothy A Good

Sean Philip Kearney

John A Furlong

Jeffrey Dean Harper

Thomas Merritt Haggerty

Joseph A Walczyk

James Rosetti

Thomas A Sweet

Shankar Ban

Larry Coyle

Chandler Dickinson

Gregory Mark Rueblinger

Donald Anderson

Paul Poloniewicz

Chen Feng

Thomas A Amundsen

Mark C Schmidt

Stephen J Colavito

Garrett K Russell

Daniel D Yeakley

Donald T Hudrick

Shawn Defoney

Shane Michael Edmonds

Mikhail L Veksland

William Martin

Kevin DiPlacido

Ryan C Belanger

James Osborn

Xiaofeng Xie

Dave M Wilz

Alex Au

Germaine Gennady

David Wilz Sr

Sr David Wilz

Shane Edmonds

Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to flicker reduction in a multi-imager environment. Embodiments include methods, computer program products, and apparatuses for producing a near-field illumination using a near-field illuminator, the near-field illumination produced at a defined pulse train. A near-field image sensor may be exposed near the start of a near-field illumination pulse, and a far-field image sensor may be exposed between pulses of the near-field illumination. Some embodiments, additionally or alternatively, are configured for detecting an illuminator switch event, deactivating the near-field illuminator source, and producing, using a far-field illuminator source, a far-field illumination. Upon switching the illuminator source, some such embodiments are configured for exposing a far-field illuminator near the start of the far-field illumination pulse, and exposing a near-field image sensor near the start of the next available far-field illumination pulse. Such image capture may repeat until a task such as barcode reading is successful.

Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for flicker reduction in a multi-sensor environment

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.

Augmented aimer for symbology readers

Various embodiments herein relate to automatically switching illumination for a scanning device based on detected reflections. In this regard, a reflection shape is detected in at least a first image related to an object associated with a direct part marking (DPM) indicia. Based on the reflection shape, one or more characteristics associated with the object are determined. Based on the one or more characteristics associated with the object, an illumination mode is selected from a plurality of illumination modes. Additionally, an illumination is projected via an illumination unit based on the illumination mode to capture a second image related to the object associated with the DPM indicia.

Automatic illumination switching for a scanning device using reflections

The various embodiments illustrated herein disclose a method for operating an imaging device. the method includes activating a first image sensor at a first duty cycle within a first time period. The method further includes activating a second image sensor at a second duty cycle within the first time period. Additionally, the method includes modifying at least one of the first duty cycle or the second duty cycle based on at least a workflow associated an operator of the imaging device.

Systems and methods for operating an imaging device

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.

Illumination control for imaging systems with multiple image sensors

Various embodiments described herein provide implementations for controlling flicker, for example caused by a plurality of light sources, in a multi-sensor environment. Various embodiments provided utilize a broadest illuminator source for capturing image data objects for processing. The broadest illuminator source minimizes the number of activation changes required between the various illuminator sources. One example embodiment includes activating a broadest illuminator source of a plurality of illuminator sources; determining, based on a plurality of image sensors and an sensor activation sequence, a chosen image sensor of the plurality of image sensors for an image processing operation; and activating a chosen illuminator source of the plurality of illuminator sources, the chosen illuminator source associated with the chosen image sensor.

Apparatuses and methodologies for flicker control

Various embodiments described herein relate to calibration for scanning device decoding based on aimer pattern detection. In this regard, a first image frame captured using a scanning device is decoded. The first image frame is related to an object associated with a barcode. Additionally, a second image frame related to the object associated with the barcode is capture using the scanning device. The second image frame comprises an aimer pattern generated by an aimer of the scanning device. A location of the aimer pattern in the second image frame is determined based on a motion transform correlation between the barcode in the first image frame and the aimer pattern in the second image frame. Additionally, an aiming position of the aimer is calibrated based on the location of the aimer pattern determined by the motion transform correlation.

Calibration for scanning device decoding based on aimer pattern detection

An indicia-reading system is provided that incorporates a hybrid approach to decoding indicia such as barcodes. An indicia-capturing subsystem acquires information about indicia within the indicia-capturing subsystem's field of view. An indicia-decoding module decodes indicia information acquired by the indicia-capturing subsystem. The indicia-decoding module includes a primary, basic signal processor for initially decoding indicia information, and a secondary, advanced signal processor for decoding indicia information that is not decoded by the primary, basic signal processor.

Hybrid system and method for reading indicia

Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to flicker reduction in a multi-imager environment. Embodiments include methods, computer program products, and apparatuses configured for producing a near-field illumination using a near-field illuminator, the near-field illumination produced at a defined pulse train. A near-field image sensor may be exposed near the start of a near-field illumination pulse, and a far-field image sensor may be exposed between pulses of the near-field illumination. Some embodiments, additionally or alternatively, are configured for detecting an illuminator switch event, deactivating the near-field illuminator source, and producing, using a far-field illuminator source, a far-field illumination. Upon switching the illuminator source, some such embodiments are configured for exposing a far-field illuminator near the start of the far-field illumination pulse, and exposing a near-field image sensor near the start of the next available far-field illumination pulse. Such image capture may repeat until an image processing task such as barcode reading is successful.

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