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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew Longacre, Jr, Skaneateles, NY (US);
Robert M Hussey, Syracuse, NY (US);
John M Pidhirny, Skaneateles, NY (US);
Assignee:
Welch Allyn, Inc., Skaneateles Falls, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235472 ; 235462 ;
Abstract
A method of improving throughput in a scanner whose scanning action is capable of being stopped and started instantly, comprising the steps of A) storing results of a first scan of a target containing indicia in a first region of a memory and B) upon determining that the first scan is complete 1) decoding results of the first scan 2) initiating a second scan, 3) storing results of the second scan of the target containing indicia in a second region of a memory, and 4) awaiting completion of the decoding before initiating an additional scan.