Symbol Technologies, LLC

Zebra Technologies Corporation

Christopher Warren Brock

Edward D Barkan

David P Goren

Mark E Drzymala

Darran Michael Handshaw

Vladimir P Gurevich

James R Giebel

Dariusz J Madej

William C Sackett

Bradley S Carlson

David Tsi Shi

Robert Sanders

Robert James Pang

Thomas Lackemann

Miroslav Trajkovic

Carl D Wittenberg

Mehul M Patel

Yuri Astvatsaturov

Igor R Vinogradov

Thomas E Wulff

Mark William Duron

Richard T Knadle

Christopher J Fjellstad

Patrick Mauro

Alan J Quinn

Duanfeng He

Chinh Tan

Eugene B Joseph

Ian R Jenkins

Sunghun Lim

Chad Chaumont

Daniel F Brown

Edward Douglas Hatton

Andrea Mirabile

Brad Carlson

Kenneth S Bhella

David D Landron

John Britts

Michael Steele

Andrew Cornell

David Tsi-Shi

Francesco Lupo

Warren Zuelch

Viraj Jeevan Thameera Amarasekera

Mehaboob Kumbalakkuzhiyil

Anatoly Kotlarsky

Jonathan Chin

Paul Anthony Belisch

Michael M Slutsky

Charles Matthew Christophersen

Willam C Sackett

Jaime Weidler

Mehul c/o Symbol Technologies Inc Patel

Imaging devices, systems, and methods for capturing image data for an object appearing in a field of view (FOV) are described herein. An example device includes: an imaging assembly; an aiming assembly; and a computer-readable media storing machine readable instructions that cause the imaging device to: (i) initiate a first aiming state responsive to receiving an indication of a trigger event; (ii) capture the image data of the object appearing in the FOV while operating in the first aiming state; (iii) transition from the first aiming state to a second aiming state responsive to a successful decode event associated with the indicia, wherein the light source is to emit light in the second aiming state such that an observable appearance is different in the second aiming state than in the first aiming state; and (iv) otherwise refrain from transitioning from the first aiming state to the second aiming state.

Systems and methods for changing an aimer blink pattern responsive to a decode event

Methods and systems to implement a miniature long range imaging engine with auto-focus, auto-zoom, and auto-illumination are disclosed herein. An example method includes detecting, by a microprocessor, a presence of an aim light pattern within the FOV; determining, by the microprocessor and in response to the detecting, a target distance of an object in the FOV based on a position of the aim light pattern in the FOV, the target distance being a distance from the imaging engine to the object; causing, by the microprocessor, a variable focus optical element to focus on the object based on the target distance; and responsive to making a first determination, by the microprocessor, selecting, based on the target distance, one of a plurality of zoom operation modes.

Miniature long range imaging engine with auto-focus and auto-zoom system

Devices and systems for modifying feedback in response to a successful indicia decode are disclosed herein. An example device includes an imaging sensor configured to capture image data, and an indicia decoder communicatively coupled with the imaging sensor that is configured to decode an indicia from the image data. The example device further includes one or more processors configured to: determine an ambient lighting condition based on at least a portion of at least one image frame captured as part of the image data; determine, based on the ambient lighting condition, whether to cause the imaging device to output a first feedback response or a second feedback response in response to a successful indicia decode; and responsive to receiving a successful indicia decode indication from the indicia decoder, cause the imaging device to output the first feedback response or the second feedback response.

Systems and methods for modifying feedback in response to successful indicia decoding

Methods and apparatus for configuring reduced decode ranges for barcode scanners are disclosed. An example method includes determining a closest focus distance of a plurality of focus distances at which a barcode placed at a furthest limit of a reduced decode range can be successfully decoded; determining a furthest focus distance of the plurality of focus distances at which the barcode placed at a closest limit of the reduced decode range can be successfully decoded; determining a subset of the plurality of focus distances that consists of the closest focus distance, the furthest focus distance, and focus distances between the closest focus distance and the farthest focus distance; and configuring the barcode scanner to only use the subset of focus distances during subsequent attempts to decode barcodes.

Methods and apparatus for configuring reduced decode ranges for barcode scanners

A method includes: capturing, by a scanner device comprising an image sensor, first image data representing at least a portion of a first item; detecting, by the scanner device, a first barcode represented in the first image data; decoding the first barcode to determine first identifier data for the first item; performing a lookup using the first identifier data to determine a first entry for the first item stored in a data store; generating a sub-image representing a region-of-interest of the first item; generating, using an image encoder, a first vector representation of the sub-image; comparing the first vector representation of the sub-image to at least one second vector representation stored in the data store in association with the first entry; and generating first data indicating that the first barcode is matched with the first item.

Barcode-aware object verification using image encoder

Methods and apparatus for providing out-of-range indications are disclosed. An example imaging reader includes an image sensor and an optical assembly. The imaging reader may include a distance determining module configured to determine a distance to a target. The imaging reader may include an indication determining module configured to determine an out-of-range indication when the distance satisfies a first condition. An indicator may be included and configured to present the out-of-range indication. The image sensor may be configured to capture a representation of an image of the target when the distance satisfies a second condition. The imaging reader may include an indicia decoder configured to decode an indicia in the representation to determine an indicia payload and/or a communication interface to convey the indicia payload to a host system.

Methods and apparatus for providing out-of-range indications for imaging readers

A method is disclosed for adjusting imaging parameters of a bioptic barcode reader. The method includes capturing, by an imaging assembly, an initial image of a target object having an indicia thereon. The imaging assembly captures the initial image according to an initial imaging parameter. The method further includes attempting to decode the indicia from the initial image, and responsive to being unable to decode the indicia, detecting a substantially static presence of the target object within a field of view (FOV) of the imaging assembly. The method then includes, responsive to detecting the substantially static presence of the target object within the FOV, adjusting the initial imaging parameter to a subsequent imaging parameter, wherein the subsequent imaging parameter is different than the initial imaging parameter.

System and methods for situational adaptive image capture improvements for barcode reading

Barcode readers with transflective mirrors are disclosed herein. An example barcode reader includes a housing and a window positioned within the housing, an imaging sensor and second imaging sensor positioned within the housing, and a transflective mirror positioned within the housing and in a path of a field-of-view of the imaging sensor. The field-of-view of the imaging sensor passes through the transflective mirror and out the window with the transflective mirror in a transmissive state and the field-of-view of the second imaging sensor is reflected off of the transflective mirror and out the window with the transflective mirror in a reflective state.

Barcode reader with transflective mirror

Barcode readers with transflective mirrors are disclosed herein. An example barcode reader includes a housing and a window positioned within the housing, an imaging sensor and an illumination source positioned within the housing, and a transflective mirror positioned within the housing. The field-of-view of the imaging sensor is directed through the window along a first central axis of the field-of-view of the imaging sensor and the illumination pattern from the illumination source is directed through the window along a second central axis of the illumination pattern that is substantially parallel to the first central axis of the field-of-view of the imaging sensor.

Methods and systems to implement a miniature long range imaging engine with auto-focus, auto-zoom, and auto-illumination are disclosed herein. An example method includes detecting, by a microprocessor, a presence of an aim light pattern within the FOV; determining, by the microprocessor and in response to the detecting, a target distance of an object in the FOV based on a position of the aim light pattern in the FOV, the target distance being a distance from the imaging engine to the object; causing, by the microprocessor, a variable focus optical element to focus on the object based on the target distance; responsive to making a first determination, by the microprocessor, selecting, based on the target distance, one of a plurality of zoom operation modes; and responsive to making a second determination, by the microprocessor, selecting, based on the target distance, one of a plurality of illumination modes.

Miniature long range imaging engine with auto-focus, auto-zoom, and auto-illumination system

Barcode readers and methods for directing fields-of-view of imaging sensors of barcode readers are disclosed herein. An example barcode reader includes a housing, an imaging sensor positioned within the housing, and a transflective mirror positioned within the housing and in a path of a field-of-view of the imaging sensor. The transflective mirror reflects at least a first portion of the field-of-view of the imaging sensor in a first direction with the transflective mirror in a reflective state and allows the field-of-view of the imaging sensor to pass through and continue in a second direction, different than the first direction, with the transflective mirror in a transmissive state.

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Manorville, NY, United States of America

Christopher Warren Brock