公开(公告)号：US08297511B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-30

申请号：US13361034

申请日：2012-01-30

申请人： Thomas Hawley ,  Michael A. Ehrhart ,  Timothy P. Meier ,  Andrew Longacre, Jr. ,  Robert M. Hussey

发明人： Thomas Hawley ,  Michael A. Ehrhart ,  Timothy P. Meier ,  Andrew Longacre, Jr. ,  Robert M. Hussey

IPC分类号： G06K7/10

CPC分类号： G06K7/10851

摘要： An apparatus which includes an image sensor, the image sensor can include a two dimensional image sensor. A lens assembly is included in combination with the image sensor. In one aspect, the apparatus can attempt to decode a decodable symbol representation. In one aspect, the apparatus can output a frame image data.

摘要翻译： 一种包括图像传感器的装置，该图像传感器可以包括二维图像传感器。 镜头组件与图像传感器组合在一起。 在一个方面，设备可以尝试解码可解码符号表示。 一方面，该装置可以输出帧图像数据。

公开(公告)号：US07874485B2

公开(公告)日：2011-01-25

申请号：US12004471

申请日：2007-12-20

申请人： Timothy Meier ,  Andrew Longacre, Jr. ,  Thomas Hawley ,  John Pettinelli ,  Robert M. Hussey

发明人： Timothy Meier ,  Andrew Longacre, Jr. ,  Thomas Hawley ,  John Pettinelli ,  Robert M. Hussey

IPC分类号： G02B26/10

CPC分类号： G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10752 ,  G06K7/10851

摘要： There is described in one embodiment a method for use by an apparatus that can acquire an image. According to a described method, a method can include acquiring an image and can further include evaluating an image. According to a described method, an apparatus can acquire an image, can evaluate an image, and can provide parameters for utilization by the apparatus. In another embodiment, there is described an apparatus comprising a plurality of digitizers. In one example of an embodiment of an apparatus including a plurality of digitizers, the digitizers can be configured to run in parallel. In another example of an embodiment of an apparatus including a plurality of digitizers, the digitizers can be configured to run in series.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中描述了可以获取图像的装置使用的方法。 根据所描述的方法，一种方法可以包括获取图像并且还可以包括评估图像。 根据所描述的方法，装置可以获取图像，可以评估图像，并且可以提供由装置利用的参数。 在另一个实施例中，描述了一种包括多个数字化仪的装置。 在包括多个数字化仪的设备的实施例的一个示例中，数字化仪可以被配置为并行运行。 在包括多个数字化仪的设备的实施例的另一示例中，数字化仪可以被配置为串联运行。

公开(公告)号：US07637430B2

公开(公告)日：2009-12-29

申请号：US10842851

申请日：2004-05-11

申请人： Thomas Hawley ,  Michael A. Ehrhart ,  Timothy P. Meier ,  Andrew Longacre, Jr. ,  Robert M. Hussey

发明人： Thomas Hawley ,  Michael A. Ehrhart ,  Timothy P. Meier ,  Andrew Longacre, Jr. ,  Robert M. Hussey

IPC分类号： G06K7/10 ,  G06K7/14

CPC分类号： G06K7/10851

摘要： An optical reader having a picture taking mode and a decode mode. In a picture taking mode, the reader captures and outputs a frame of image data without attempting to decode a decodable symbol in the frame. In the decode mode, the reader captures a frame of image data and attempts to decode a decodable symbol represented in the frame. The reader may have a decode mode in which light from an aiming light source is received by an image sensor.

摘要翻译： 具有图像拍摄模式和解码模式的光学读取器。 在拍摄模式中，读取器捕获并输出图像数据帧，而不尝试对帧中的可解码符号进行解码。 在解码模式中，读取器捕获一帧图像数据，并尝试对该帧中表示的可解码码元进行解码。 读取器可以具有解码模式，其中来自瞄准光源的光被图像传感器接收。

公开(公告)号：US08630491B2

公开(公告)日：2014-01-14

申请号：US12151103

申请日：2008-05-02

申请人： Andrew Longacre, Jr. ,  Thomas Hawley ,  Matthew Pankow

发明人： Andrew Longacre, Jr. ,  Thomas Hawley ,  Matthew Pankow

IPC分类号： G06K9/48

CPC分类号： G06K7/146 ,  G06K7/1443 ,  G06K7/1447 ,  G06K7/1452 ,  G06K7/1456 ,  G06K9/228 ,  G06K9/3208 ,  G06K9/3233 ,  G06K9/3275 ,  H04N1/40068

摘要： A method of operating an image reader includes the steps of: searching a digital image for nominally straight edges; characterizing the nominally straight edges in terms of length and/or direction; determining a predominant orientation of the nominally straight edges; establishing a group of edges as a function of their proximity to the center of the image; establishing a group of edges as a function of their proximity to other remaining edge positions; and, transmuting a rectangle bounding those edges into a rectified image; wherein a rectified image is an image that is cropped or rotated.

摘要翻译： 操作图像读取器的方法包括以下步骤：在数字图像上寻找名义上的直边; 在长度和/或方向上表征名义上的直边; 确定标称直边的主要取向; 建立一组边缘作为其与图像中心的接近度的函数; 建立一组边缘作为它们与其他剩余边缘位置的接近度的函数; 并且将将这些边缘限定为整流图像的矩形; 其中整流图像是裁剪或旋转的图像。

公开(公告)号：US07331523B2

公开(公告)日：2008-02-19

申请号：US10775983

申请日：2004-02-10

申请人： Timothy Meier ,  Andrew Longacre, Jr. ,  Thomas Hawley ,  John Pettinelli ,  Robert M. Hussey

发明人： Timothy Meier ,  Andrew Longacre, Jr. ,  Thomas Hawley ,  John Pettinelli ,  Robert M. Hussey

IPC分类号： G02B26/10

CPC分类号： G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10752 ,  G06K7/10851

摘要： There is described in one embodiment a method for use by an apparatus that can acquire an image. According to a described method, parameters for utilization by the apparatus are provided. According to a described method, a method can include acquiring an image and can further include evaluating an image. In another embodiment, there is described an apparatus comprising a plurality of digitizers. In one example of an embodiment of an apparatus including a plurality of digitizers, the digitizers can be configured to run in parallel. In another example of an embodiment of an apparatus including a plurality of digitizers, the digitizers can be configured to run in series.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中描述了可以获取图像的装置使用的方法。 根据所描述的方法，提供了由该装置使用的参数。 根据所描述的方法，一种方法可以包括获取图像并且还可以包括评估图像。 在另一个实施例中，描述了一种包括多个数字化仪的装置。 在包括多个数字化仪的设备的实施例的一个示例中，数字化仪可以被配置为并行运行。 在包括多个数字化仪的设备的实施例的另一示例中，数字化仪可以被配置为串联运行。

公开(公告)号：US08548242B1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-01

申请号：US12814019

申请日：2010-06-11

申请人： Andrew Longacre, Jr.

发明人： Andrew Longacre, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/34

摘要： The invention is a method for omnidirectional recognition of recognizable characters in a captured two-dimensional image. An optical reader configured in accordance with the invention searches for pixel groupings in a starburst pattern, and subjects located pixel groupings to a preliminary edge crawling process which records the pixel position of the grouping's edge and records the count of edge pixels. If two similar-sized pixel groupings are located that are of sizes sufficient to potentially represent recognizable characters, then the reader launches “alignment rails” at pixel positions substantially parallel to a centerline connecting the center points of the two similarly sized groupings. A reader according to the invention searches for additional recognizable characters within the rail area, and subjects each located pixel grouping within the rail area to a shape-characterizing edge crawling process for developing data that characterizes the shape of a pixel grouping's edge. After adjusting the orientation representation of the shape-characterizing data the reader compares the developed shape-characterizing data to previously stored shape-characterizing data to determine the character represented by the grouping on the basis of the best fit data.

公开(公告)号：US08348165B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-08

申请号：US12748076

申请日：2010-03-26

申请人： Michael A. Ehrhart ,  Andrew Longacre, Jr.

发明人： Michael A. Ehrhart ,  Andrew Longacre, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06K7/10

摘要： There is described a device having a two dimensional imager. The device having a two dimensional image sensor can be a hand held device. Imaging optics can be provided for focusing light reflected from a target onto the two dimensional imager. An image including imaging data can be obtained utilizing the hand held device. The image can include a representation of a signature.

公开(公告)号：US08282006B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-09

申请号：US12955668

申请日：2010-11-29

申请人： Andrew Longacre, Jr. ,  Robert M. Hussey ,  Timothy P. Meier ,  James B. Rosetti ,  Charles P. Barber ,  Carl W. Gerst, III

发明人： Andrew Longacre, Jr. ,  Robert M. Hussey ,  Timothy P. Meier ,  James B. Rosetti ,  Charles P. Barber ,  Carl W. Gerst, III

IPC分类号： G06K7/10

CPC分类号： G06K7/10851 ,  G06K7/10712 ,  G06K7/10792 ,  G06K7/10881 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06K7/1417 ,  G06K7/1443 ,  G06K7/1456 ,  G06K2207/1017

摘要： The invention relates to an imaging device of the type having an imaging assembly including a two dimensional image sensor. In one embodiment an imaging device can be used to obtain an area image representation. In one embodiment, the image representation can be processed. The processing of the image representation can include recognition of an indicia represented in the image representation. In one embodiment an image imaging device can output image data to a first external processing system responsively to reorganization of first indicia and can output image data to a second external processing system responsively to recognition of second indicia.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种具有包括二维图像传感器的成像组件的成像装置。 在一个实施例中，可以使用成像装置来获得区域图像表示。 在一个实施例中，可以处理图像表示。 图像表示的处理可以包括识别图像表示中所表示的标记。 在一个实施例中，图像成像装置可以响应于对第一标记的识别而将图像数据输出到第一外部处理系统，并且可以响应于第二标记的识别将图像数据输出到第二外部处理系统。

公开(公告)号：US08016196B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-13

申请号：US12754368

申请日：2010-04-05

申请人： Timothy P. Meier ,  Robert C. Gardiner ,  Jeffrey Dean Harper ,  John Izzo ,  Thomas J. Koziol ,  Andrew Longacre, Jr. ,  John A. Pettinelli, Jr.

发明人： Timothy P. Meier ,  Robert C. Gardiner ,  Jeffrey Dean Harper ,  John Izzo ,  Thomas J. Koziol ,  Andrew Longacre, Jr. ,  John A. Pettinelli, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06K7/10

CPC分类号： G06K7/1439 ,  G06K7/10574 ,  G06K7/10881 ,  G06K7/1098

摘要： The invention relates to a microprocessor-based decoder board for an optical reader having in one embodiment a plurality of imaging modules that provide frames of image data having a plurality of formats. In one method for operating the decoder board of the invention, and a multiple imaging module reader comprising the decoder board, a frame of image data captured by a selected imaging module is decoded. The decoder board determines the format of the frame of image data from information about which of the plurality of imaging modules provided the frame of image data or from information about the frame of image data, activates as necessary a command to prepare the decoder board to decode the frame of image data according to the format provided by the imaging module, and performs the decoding.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于光学阅读器的基于微处理器的解码器板，在一个实施例中，多个成像模块提供具有多种格式的图像数据帧。 在用于操作本发明的解码器板的一种方法中，以及包括解码器板的多成像模块读取器，解码由所选择的成像模块捕获的图像数据的帧。 解码器板根据提供图像数据帧的多个成像模块中的哪一个或者关于图像数据帧的信息的信息确定图像数据帧的格式，根据需要激活准备解码器板解码的命令 根据由成像模块提供的格式的图像数据帧，并执行解码。

公开(公告)号：US08011596B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-06

申请号：US12069911

申请日：2008-02-13

申请人： Andrew Longacre, Jr.

发明人： Andrew Longacre, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06K19/06

CPC分类号： G06K19/06037

摘要： An optically readable two dimensional symbology employed to encode a string of characters belonging to a source string alphabet. The two dimensional symbol can comprise an ordered plurality of printable elements. The printable elements can be arranged in a rectangular array. The printable elements can be positioned on a grid diagonal to the longitudinal axis of the rectangular array, and sequenced according to a pre-defined pattern. Each character of the character string can be encoded into a sequence of printable elements using an encoding scheme comprising at least one code set. A code set can include a plurality of bit sequences. Each bit sequence can correspond to a group of one or more characters of the source string alphabet. Each bit sequence can comprise one or more binary digits. The first binary digit can be encoded by a printable element printed in a printable element position, and a second binary digit can be encoded by a vacant printable element position.

摘要翻译： 用于编码属于源字符串字母表的字符串的光学可读二维符号系统。 二维符号可以包括有序的多个可打印元件。 可打印元件可以排列成矩形阵列。 可打印元件可以定位在与矩形阵列的纵向轴线对角的网格上，并且根据预定义的图案进行排序。 可以使用包括至少一个代码集的编码方案将字符串的每个字符编码为可打印元素的序列。 代码集可以包括多个比特序列。 每个比特序列可以对应于源字符串字母表的一个或多个字符的组。 每个位序列可以包括一个或多个二进制数字。 第一个二进制数字可以由打印在可打印元素位置的可打印元素进行编码，第二个二进制数字可以由空的可打印元素位置进行编码。