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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2011
Applicant:
Serge Thuries, Saint Jean, FR;
Inventor:
Serge Thuries, Saint Jean, FR;
Assignee:
Intermec IP Corp., Everett, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10831 (2013.01); G06K 7/10564 (2013.01); G06K 7/10683 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for generating an extended specular lighting field for reading symbols on a reflective background surface is described. A scanner generates illumination for illuminating the symbols. Reflection of the illumination incident upon the reflective surface is retroreflected onto the symbols on the reflective surface. Reflection of the retroreflected light by the reflective surface is received by the scanner for processing information about the symbols. By using the reflective surface to help illuminate the symbols, an ordinary scanner can be used to read the symbols.