Metrologic Instruments, Inc.

Hand Held Products, Inc.

Honeywell International Inc.

Other

Metologic Insturments, Inc.

Metrologic Instruemtns, Inc.

Patrick Anthony Giordano

Xiaoxun Zhu

C Harry Knowles

Timothy A Good

Ka Man Au

David M Wilz

Mark C Schmidt

Anatoly Kotlarsky

Jie Ren

Michael Vincent Miraglia

Michael L Veksland

Tao Xian

Stephen J Colavito

Thomas A Amundsen

Sean Philip Kearney

Erik Van Horn

Yong Liu

John A Furlong

Duane Ellis

Christopher Allen

Xi Tao

Steven Essinger

JiBin Liu

Sean Phillip Kearney

John Gardner

Ming Zhuo

Robert E Blake

Taylor Smith

Mark Hernandez

Sudhin Mandal

Shawn De Foney

Weizhen Yan

Nicholas Ciarlante

Benjamin Hejl

Garrett K Russell

Constantine J Tsikos

Donald T Hudrick

George B Rockstein

Michael Schnee

Sung Byun

Allan Wirth

John Bonanno

Andrew J Jankevics

Lin Wang

Congwei Xu

Min Jiang

William Svedas

Meng Hu

Hongjian Jin

MingQing Ji

Shamei Shi

Charles A Naylor

Shawn Defoney

Sankar Ghosh

George Kolis

Russell Joseph Dobbs

Jeffery Yorsz

Edward Skypala

Barry E Schwartz

Steven Y Kim

Jon Van Tassell

David W Wilz, Sr

Edward C Bremer

Gennady Germaine

Pirooz Vatan

Dale Fisher

Ynjiun P Wang

Shane Michael Edmonds

David Wilz, Sr

Thomas Merritt Haggerty

William Martin

Chen Feng

Paul Poloniewicz

Jeffrey Dean Harper

Charles Joseph Cunningham, Iv

Joseph A Walczyk

Kevin Saber

James Rosetti

Robert M Pierce

Thomas A Sweet

Larry Coyle

Chandler Dickinson

Kevin DiPlacido

William Ross Rapoport

Gregory Mark Rueblinger

James Vincent Guiheen

Timothy Williams

James C Nahill

Eric Youngblood

Mikhail L Veksland

Edward Hatton

Sergio Movsessian

Chirag Patel

David J Ryder

Paul R Poloniewicz

Peter Bressler

Robert H Brady

Daniel James Olson

Justin Samek

Embodiments of the disclosure provide improved multi-imager readers/scanners for reading codes utilizing a plurality of illuminators associated with various illumination types. Some embodiments include a ring of illuminators including a plurality of polarized illuminator assemblies, a plurality of narrow field illuminator assemblies, and a plurality of dark field illuminator assemblies, and additionally include a diffuser illuminator assembly. Utilizing these combination of illuminators, fields of view may be illuminated in a myriad of ways to increase the likelihood that a captured representation of the illuminated field via one or more imager results in a successful scanning operation. Some embodiments utilize data, such as previous data or data derived from current attempted reading of captured image representations, to determine illuminators to be activated to increase the likelihood of successfully completing a scanning operation.

Camera reader apparatuses and methods of using the same

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

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

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 of the present disclosure include near co-axial polarized illuminator apparatuses and uses thereof. The near co-axial polarized illuminator is internally positionable in near co-axial alignment with one or more imager(s) utilized to capture a representation of a field of view illuminated by the near co-axial polarized illuminator. Embodiments include small form factor reader(s) that utilize a near co-axial polarized illuminator to improve illumination of a field of view captured via multiple imagers for detecting and/or decoding machine-readable symbologies, such as barcodes. Some embodiments include a DPM channel image sensor, a standard range channel image sensor, a near co-axial polarizer light source positioned adjacent to the DPM channel image sensor and adjacent to the standard range channel image sensor, a near co-axial polarizer aligned with the near co-axial polarizer light source, and an analyzer aligned with the DPM channel image sensor and/or the standard range channel image sensor.

Near co-axial polarized illuminator apparatuses and uses thereof

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing a one sensor near far solution to minimize field of view mismatch and aiming offsets are provided. For example, an indicia reader utilizing dual optics may include an engine comprising a near field imaging optic and a far field imaging optic that split an imaging sensor array and a aimer; wherein the near field imaging optic, the far field imaging optic, and the aimer are configured in a triangular arrangement to minimize the field of mismatch and aiming offsets. In some embodiments, the far field imaging optic may be configured to utilize a two or more mirrors to provide a periscope configuration.

One sensor near far solution to minimize FOV mismatch and aiming offsets

Existing currency validation (CVAL) devices, systems, and methods are too slow, costly, intrusive, and/or bulky to be routinely used in common transaction locations (e.g., at checkout, at an automatic teller machine, etc.). Presented herein are devices, systems, and methods to facilitate optical validation of documents, merchandise, or currency at common transaction locations and to do so in an obtrusive and convenient way. More specifically, the present invention embraces a validation device that may be used alone or integrated within a larger system (e.g., point of sale system, kiosk, etc.). The present invention also embraces methods for currency validation using the validation device, as well as methods for improving the quality and consistency of data captured by the validation device for validation.

Devices, systems, and methods for optical validation

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.

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

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Glassboro, NJ, United States of America

Patrick Anthony Giordano