发明授权
US5286960A Method of programmable digitization and bar code scanning apparatus
employing same
失效
可编程数字化方法和采用该方法的条码扫描装置
- 专利标题: Method of programmable digitization and bar code scanning apparatus employing same
- 专利标题(中): 可编程数字化方法和采用该方法的条码扫描装置
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申请号: US787534申请日: 1991-11-04
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公开(公告)号: US5286960A公开(公告)日: 1994-02-15
- 发明人: Andrew Longacre, Jr. , Charles M. Hammond, Jr. , William H. Havens , John M. Pidhirny
- 申请人: Andrew Longacre, Jr. , Charles M. Hammond, Jr. , William H. Havens , John M. Pidhirny
- 申请人地址: NY Skaneateles Falls
- 专利权人: Welch Allyn, Inc.
- 当前专利权人: Welch Allyn, Inc.
- 当前专利权人地址: NY Skaneateles Falls
- 主分类号: G06K7/10
- IPC分类号: G06K7/10
摘要:
A method and apparatus are provided for detecting bar-space and space-bar transitions in a bar code symbol. A sequence of sparsely sampled analog signals from a photodetector in a bar code scanner is representative of the reflectance pattern of a symbol.Following initialization, a threshold, representing the value of the analog signal at a transition point, is derived from observed samples of the bars and spaces in the bar code symbol. Sampled reflectance information is accumulated as the symbol is scanned, and a program driven microprocessor calculates and repeatedly updates this threshold, using observed maxima and minima in the analog samples, and also referencing a binary output to determine whether a bar or space is currently being viewed.When the values of two successive analog samples bracket this threshold, then a bar-space or space-bar transition has occurred. Linear interpolation is performed on the two samples to determine the transition point and an offset from the first of the two samples. After a delay corresponding to this offset, the level of a binary output is changed. A bit serial binary output is thus produced, representative of the relative widths of bars and spaces.
公开/授权文献
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