Datalogic Usa, Inc.

Datalogic Adc, Inc.

Datalogic IP Tech S.r.l.

WenLiang Gao

Alan Shearin

Bryan L Olmstead

Craig D Cherry

Brett Howard

Jeffrey J Hoskinson

Michael J Ahten

Pietro Todescato

Alan Jackson Guess

Jonathan R Brandt

Aric Brant Zandhuisen

Robert W Rudeen

Keith Layne Rogers

Federico Canini

Robert William Rudeen

Michael P Svetal

Jorge Louis Acosta

Paul R Huss

Ryan Brandon Thompson

Pat D O'Donnell

Andrew Hatstat

Luca Gentilini

Xinping Liu

Mohamed Hamidat

Luigi Pellegrino

Kevin Landman

Steven Gutke

Luca Rocchini

Ken McCormack

Nick N Tabet

Ryan B Thompson

A code reader includes a color imager and a processor operably coupled to the color imager. The processor is configured to: set an RGB imager pixel color gain; capture at least one image with active or ambient illumination using the color imager with a calibration target in view; calculate a mean value of R, G, B pixels for the at least one image; use a color plane as a reference, determining a color gain to set calibration parameters; capture at least one additional image using the calibration parameters; and save the calibration parameters if mean values of the R, G, B, pixels for the at least one additional image are within a predetermined range to be used by the camera for subsequent image capture, and apply to each pixel of the image a corresponding color correction matrix from among a plurality of stored color correction matrices.

Code reader and related method for realtime color calibration of imaging systems for item recognition within a code reader

A system and computer-implemented method for pallet management and constructing a pallet stack may include generating a virtual pallet stack using virtual packages having sizes and shapes corresponding with known available actual packages. In response to identifying an actual package to be placed on a pallet, an indication may be provided to a worker where the identified actual package is to be placed on the pallet stack based on the location of a corresponding virtual package on the virtual pallet stack.

Smart warehouse, conveyor, and pallet management system

An image-reading device, such as optical code readers used in retail environments to scan objects, is configured to select from various operational modes. The operational modes are selected based on an application of the image-reading device, such as optical code identification or image recognition. Red, white, and other color light sources are activated in patterns corresponding to an illumination sequence of the selected operational mode, while imagers are activated to capture an image based on an exposure pattern of the selected operational mode. Further, a repeating series of light pulses having different portions of light is provided. Various imagers are configured to capture images over one of the portions. This allows an operator to perceive one continuous light pattern, yet allows various imagers to capture an image under different light conditions used for different applications of the image-reading device.

Image-reading device having configurable multi-mode illumination and monochrome, color image capture and related methods comprising a plurality of light sources that emit red light or emit white light from multiple white light portions separated by a portion of ambient light

Image-reading device having configurable multi-mode illumination sequences and monochrome color image capture sequences and related methods

A microcontroller-based code reader and method of reading a machine-readable indicia may include capturing, by an imager, an image of a machine-readable indicia disposed an object. An image subsample of an image captured by the imager may be read from the imager. The image subsample or partial image data may be stored in an embedded memory of a microcontroller in electrical communication with the imager. The machine-readable indicia may be decoded from the image subsample.

Microcontroller-based code reader and related method and device

The disclosure relates to an inventory management system including one or more imagers mounted to shelving or other structures displaying items for sale, where the imagers are designed to capture images of the items and relay information to a database for purposes of tracking the items and managing inventory. The imagers are compact, low power devices incorporating wireless means for communicating with the database and may include solar cell arrays for charging purposes.

Compact and low-power shelf monitoring system

Disclosed is a data reader and method of data reading for an imager with multiple fields of view, including directing a first field of view of the imager along a first path, directing a second field of view of the imager along a second path, and alternately selecting one of the first view or the second view via a view splitting/combining system comprising a rotating mechanism (e.g., a disk), disposed in the view path of the imager, the disk having reflective and transmissive/open portions. The system may include synchronization between rotation of the rotating disk and the imager, one synchronization comprises using a magnet on the rotating disk and a Hall sensor on a printed circuit board beside the rotating disk, the Hall sensor output then being used to synchronize image capture to motor position. Other synchronization methods are disclosed.

Data reader with view separation optics

The disclosure relates to a self-checkout system including a base and a scan gate extending over at least a portion of the base, the scan gate having a field of view that encompasses 360-degree coverage of the items such that the scan gate is able to obtain and read encoded data on any surface of the item passing through the scan gate. The base may include one or more rails positioned along the periphery to help retain items on the surface of the base once they have been passed through the scan gate.

Self-checkout system with scan gate and exception handling

A code reader and method thereof may include capturing monochrome images of a scene by a monochrome imager, and capturing color images of the scene by a color imager aligned with the monochrome imager. Stereo 3D images of the scene may be generated from the monochrome and color images.

Produce or item recognition by hybrid 3D camera and/or multi-spectrum illumination

An image capture system has an electronic rolling shutter (ERS) imager in area mode with high illumination to perform image acquisition (i.e. barcode reading) for fast moving items. Shearing distortion may occur but image blur is reduced and the image can be decoded. The ERS imager replaces global shutter imagers at a much lower cost and wider availability. The image capture system separates illumination into multiple bands in space and then synchronize the illumination bands with the exposure of the ERS imager in time. Much less illumination is required for the same image quality.

Color electronic rolling shutter image sensor for idenitfying items on fast moving conveyor belt

A code reader may include at least one imager configured to capture image data of a scene including a machine-readable indicia. A first circuit may be in electrical communication with the imager(s), and be configured to receive the image data from the imager. A second circuit may be in communication with the imager and the first circuit, and be configured to control operation of said imager, and to process the image data including the machine-readable indicia to decode and/or identify data represented by the machine-readable indicia. The decoded and/or identified data may be output to a computer. A third circuit may be in electrical communication with the first circuit, and be configured to process the image data to produce processed (e.g., subsampled and compressed) image data, and to output the processed image data to the computer.

Barcode scanning system with image or video output(s)

Systems and methods for providing self-checkout systems that utilize a scanning imager or camera which includes a selectively steerable field of view. A tracking subsystem may include a targeting imager or camera that captures data (e.g., 3-dimensional data) that characterizes objects in an environment, for instance a retail environment. Images captured by one or more targeting imagers may be used to determine characteristics of objects. The characteristics may be used to generate an object model, which is a collection of properties about an object in the field of view. The tracking subsystem directs the field of view of the relatively higher resolution scanning imager with a relatively narrow field of view to track one or more objects so that images of the objects may be captured. The images are processed to identify the identification of the objects so that the objects may be added to a transaction list to complete a purchase process.

Self-checkout with three dimensional scanning

A system and method for reading a label may include imaging, by a plurality of cameras, a label applied to an item. A 3D position of each segment of the label imaged by any of the cameras may be determined. The segments in the same relative 3D location as the item and other segments may be associated. The label formed from the segments associated with the item may be read.

System and method for label physical location based stitching and label item correlation for imaging barcode scanners

An automated package-handling support solution receives video observation of a target area in a package-handling facility that includes packages. A display device is configured to produce video images visible from the target area. An operator support system processes the motion-video observation to detect the packages in the target area and retrieve a package-specific routing-related attribute and a package-specific property for each of the packages. The system generates the video output to include a first portion representing the video observation of the packages, and a second portion that includes a package-specific dynamic informational overlay corresponding to each of the packages.

Computationally-augmented video display facilitating package handling

Scanners, methods, and computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that process variable sized objects with high package pitch on a moving conveyor belt are provided. The scanners include a substrate and a plurality of sensors attached to the substrate. The plurality of sensors forms an array of sensors having at least two or more rows of off-axis sensors. The sensors may include a one or more area array sensors. The arrays of sensors captures moving objects row by row and are optimized reduce object spacing on the conveyor belt. Additionally, the scanner having the array of sensor may process different objects having different heights at the same time. Accordingly, object throughput on the conveyor belt is increased by reducing minimum object gap (e.g., processing of 'no gap' or non-singulated objects).

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Eugene, OR, United States of America

WenLiang Gao