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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2007
Xiaoxun Zhu, Marlton, NJ (US);
Yong Liu, Suzhou, CN;
Ka Man AU, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Rui Hou, Suzhou, CN;
Hongpeng Yu, Tianjin, CN;
Xi Tao, Suzhou, CN;
Liang Liu, Suzhou, CN;
Wenhua Zhang, Suzhou, CN;
Anatoly Kotlarsky, Holland, PA (US);
Xiaoxun Zhu, Marlton, NJ (US);
Yong Liu, Suzhou, CN;
Ka Man Au, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Rui Hou, Suzhou, CN;
Hongpeng Yu, Tianjin, CN;
Xi Tao, Suzhou, CN;
Liang Liu, Suzhou, CN;
Wenhua Zhang, Suzhou, CN;
Anatoly Kotlarsky, Holland, PA (US);
Metrologic Instruments, Inc., Blackwood, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method of reading code symbols using a digital image capture and processing system which includes: an image formation and detection subsystem; an illumination subsystem; an illumination control subsystem; a digital image processing subsystem; and an input/output subsystem; and a system control subsystem. In the illustrative embodiment, a micro-computing platform implements the digital image processing subsystem, the input/output subsystem and the system control subsystem. The micro-computing platform includes a microprocessor, a memory architecture, and a multi-tier modular software architecture responsive to the generation of a triggering event within the system. Triggering events can be generated by an automatic object detector or by a manually actuated trigger switch.