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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2015
The Code Corporation, Draper, UT (US);
Ryan Hoobler, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
George Powell, Draper, UT (US);
Ming Lei, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Eric Alldredge, Herriman, UT (US);
The Code Corporation, Draper, UT (US);
Abstract
Described herein is a barcode reading system that comprises a barcode reading enhancement accessory secured to a mobile device. The mobile device comprises a camera. The barcode reading enhancement accessory comprises a user-activated barcode read control and circuitry for generating a barcode read signal on the microphone input connector of the mobile device in response to user activation of the barcode read control. The barcode reading system also comprises a barcode reading application that comprises an image capture and decode function for controlling the camera to capture an image of a barcode within the field of view of the camera and generating decoded data representing data encoded in the barcode in response to the barcode read signal on the microphone input connector.