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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2003
Mehul Patel, Fort Salonga, NY (US);
Kefei LU, Dix Hills, NY (US);
David P. Goren, Smithtown, NY (US);
Edward Hatton, Peterborough, CA;
Bruno Vande Vyvre, Westhampton, NY (US);
Eugene Joseph, Coram, NY (US);
Bradley S. Carlson, Northport, NY (US);
Mehul Patel, Fort Salonga, NY (US);
Kefei Lu, Dix Hills, NY (US);
David P. Goren, Smithtown, NY (US);
Edward Hatton, Peterborough, CA;
Bruno Vande Vyvre, Westhampton, NY (US);
Eugene Joseph, Coram, NY (US);
Bradley S. Carlson, Northport, NY (US);
Symbol Technologies, Inc., Holtsville, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for imaging an optical code is provided including the steps of consecutively imaging an optical code respectively using at least a first and a second imaging setting; generating at least first and second sets of image data respectively corresponding to the first and second imaging settings; evaluating at least one of the first and second sets of image data; and selecting at least one of the first and second sets of image data in accordance with the evaluation. The system includes an imaging engine having a lens assembly and a photo sensor array for consecutively imaging an optical code located in a field of view of the imaging engine using at least the first and the second imaging settings, and generating the at least first and second sets of image data respectively corresponding to the first and second imaging settings. The system further includes at least one processor for evaluating the at least one of the first and second sets of image data, and selecting the at least one of the first and second sets of image data in accordance with the evaluation.