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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2007
Alexander I. Gilevich, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Brian R. Higgins, Fremont, CA (US);
Alexander I. Gilevich, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Brian R. Higgins, Fremont, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus and method for acquiring an image of an object and its contents from a stream of objects as they are transported by a conveyor. The image of the object is acquired by projecting a beam of electromagnetic radiation through the object and converting the resultant electromagnetic radiation by a sensor. The sensor accumulates the resultant electromagnetic radiation over a period of time that is a pre-defined relationship or function of the spatial relationship between the position of the object and the beam of electromagnetic radiation. A setup means is provided which allows a user to pre-define a set of constants in the pre-defined relationship.