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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
May. 16, 2006
Jim T. Ray, Everett, WA (US);
Robert A. Kohtz, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Michael Dant, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Jeffrey M. Hunt, Woodinville, WA (US);
Jim T. Ray, Everett, WA (US);
Robert A. Kohtz, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Michael Dant, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Jeffrey M. Hunt, Woodinville, WA (US);
Intermec IP Corp., Everett, WA (US);
Abstract
A reader such as a barcode reader identifies at least one potential target such as a barcode symbol in its field-of-view, and projects or transmits an indicator toward or proximate the potential target containing information about the respective potential target. Such information may include which target is currently active, the symbology in which the target is encoded, the relative position of the reader with respect to the target, the ability of the reader to decode the target, and/or ranked or sorted order information regarding the target and neighboring targets. The reader may rank, sort, prioritize or otherwise determine order based on various parameters, including symbology, position in field-of-view, size, etc., and may base such on past history of the reader and/or user, and may weight such.