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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2008
Steven A. Bozzi, Narragansett, RI (US);
Henry J. Constant, Jr., West Warwick, RI (US);
Bruce I. Parkes, Cranston, RI (US);
Steven A. Bozzi, Narragansett, RI (US);
Henry J. Constant, Jr., West Warwick, RI (US);
Bruce I. Parkes, Cranston, RI (US);
GTech Corporation, Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
An optical reader with a single optical assembly that receives images from at least two different environments. For example, one environment may be constructed in a first chamber into which a document or bulk item with a bar code may be placed. The other environment may be constructed in a second chamber with an active drive mechanism that transports a document with optical readable markings to a reading location. The environments may be separated by a baffle that prevents light from leaking between the environments, and the electronics and software are constructed to read and decode information that is found in the images from both environments either sequentially or simultaneously.