Ncr Corporation

Eugene Semblante Ynclino, V

Ferdinand Uy Calderon

Steven Joel Hammer

Janry C Amada

Rene Catacutan Borromeo, Jr

Jerome Mojados Puza

Andreval Diego Pacina

Various embodiments herein each include at least one of systems, methods, devices, barcode scanners, and software for variable depth of field scanning and lighting devices and methods. One such embodiment includes adjusting variable lenses on each of a plurality of barcode scanner scan-field lighting elements to a first depth of field and capturing a number of first images with a camera of a barcode scanner at the first depth of field. The method of this embodiment then outputs at least one of the number of the first images to a barcode reading process. This example method may then continue by adjusting the variable lenses of each of the plurality of barcode scanner scan-field lighting elements to a second depth of field, capturing a number of second images with the camera of the barcode scanner at the second depth of field, and then outputting at least one of the number of the second images to the barcode reading process. The adjusting, capturing, and outputting may then be repeated again in some embodiments for a third depth of field, a fourth depth of field, and onward, depending on the number of depths of field in a particular embodiment.

Variable depth of field scanning and lighting devices and methods

Various embodiments herein each include at least one of systems, methods, devices, barcode scanners, and software for variable depth of field scanning devices and methods. One such embodiment includes determining a distance from a known point to an item presented for scanning by a barcode scanner. This embodiment further includes adjusting a variable lens of a camera of the barcode scanner to a depth of field based on the determined distance.

Variable depth of field scanning devices and methods

Various embodiments herein each include devices, system, methods, and software for automatic scanner lighting tuning. One method embodiment includes determining a distance from a scanning surface to a surface of an item presented for scanning, determining an illumination setting based on the determined distance, and illuminating a scanning field according to the determined setting. Another embodiment is a scanner including a scanning module with a scanning surface imaged by an imaging device and a lighting module including at least one adjustable lighting element that illuminates according a received illumination setting. The scanner further includes a distance determining module that determines a distance between the scanning surface and a presented item and a lighting controller that receives a determined distance from the distance determining module, determines the illumination setting based on the determined distance, and provides the illumination command to the lighting module.

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Eugene Semblante Ynclino, V