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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Datalogic Adc, Inc., Eugene, OR (US);
Inventor:
Alexander M. McQueen, Eugene, OR (US);
Assignee:
Datalogic ADC, Inc., Eugene, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10831 (2013.01); G06K 7/10722 (2013.01); G06K 7/10861 (2013.01); G06K 7/10871 (2013.01); G06K 2007/10485 (2013.01); G06K 2007/10504 (2013.01); G06K 2007/10514 (2013.01); G06K 2207/1011 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improvement is made to a scanning device to increase item throughput at the point of sale (POS). The scanning device implements a mirror that allows a cashier to see hidden or obscured optical codes or bar codes on items. The mirror can reflect an aiming beam from a camera, which also allows the cashier to correctly scan the optical codes or bar codes. The mirror and camera can incorporate different properties to enable both the cashier and a customer to stand on opposite sides of the scanning device and scan items.