The Code Corporation

Denver Joseph Hoggatt

Ryan Wayne Hoobler

Steve Pierce

Juihsiang Ray Shih

Nimrod German Mendoza Paredes

Michael Aaron Eddards

Skanda Kumar Srikanta

Steven Ned Pierce

Brian Lampright

Kirk F Matheson

A barcode-reading system utilizes a decodability machine learning model (MLM), which is configured to predict decodability of an image by a barcode-decoding module. A captured image is passed to the decodability MLM for processing before being passed to the barcode-decoding module. If the decodability MLM returns a decodability prediction which indicates that the image is likely to be decodable by the barcode-decoding module, then the image is passed to the barcode-decoding module. Conversely, if the decodability MLM returns a decodability prediction which indicates that the image is not likely to be decodable by the barcode-decoding module, then the image is discarded without being passed to the barcode-decoding module.

Barcode-reading system utilizing a machine learning model that is trained to predict decodability of an image by a barcode-decoding module

A barcode-reading device can send barcode images to a remote server for decoding. A decoder on the remote server can process the images and attempt to decode any barcodes in the images. Once the decoder on the remote server has successfully decoded a barcode, the remote server can send the decoded data back to the barcode-reading device and/or to a host computing device that is communicatively coupled to the barcode-reading device. If the barcode-reading device receives the decoded data, the barcode-reading device can forward the decoded data to the host computing device. In some embodiments, a barcode-reading device can send all captured images to the remote server. Alternatively, a barcode-reading device can send only some captured images to the remote server. In some embodiments, a barcode-reading device can be configured to perform one or more preliminary processing operations on an image before sending the image to the remote server.

Barcode-reading system in which decoding occurs on a remote server

The disclosure concerns systems and methods for controlling access to a device with barcode-reading functionality. Enabling the barcode-reading functionality of the device may require providing authenticating information. A user may provide the authenticating information using an identification card with an embedded near field communication (NFC) tag. After the device or a charger of the device validates the embedded NFC tag, the device may enable the barcode-reading functionality but track an amount of time since a last barcode scan of the device. If the amount of time since the last barcode scan reaches a present period, the device may disable the barcode-reading functionality. The device may send a connection request from a portion of a local area network (LAN). A server may receive the request. The server may deny the device access to the LAN if the device is not authorized for use in the portion of the LAN.

Controlling access to barcode-reading functionality

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Bluffdale, UT, United States of America

Denver Joseph Hoggatt