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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2022
The Code Corporation, Murray, UT (US);
Ming Lei, Concord, MA (US);
Joerg-Thomas Rissmann, Landsberg, DE;
THE CODE CORPORATION, Murray, UT (US);
Abstract
A barcode reading application for a general-purpose computing device includes a motion detection module in addition to a decoding module. The motion detection module is configured to process image frames captured by a camera of the computing device for the purpose of performing motion detection. The barcode reading application can be configured so that the decoding module does not process captured image frames until motion has been detected in the camera's field of view. Because fewer processing resources are required for motion detection than for barcode reading, including motion detection capability in the barcode reading application can reduce processor usage in the computing device compared to a scenario where the decoding module is constantly processing captured image frames. Advantageously, however this reduction in processor usage can be achieved without reducing responsiveness of the barcode reading application, because the barcode reading application can still remain running between successive read attempts.