公开(公告)号：US20080156877A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-03

申请号：US11980317

申请日：2007-10-30

申请人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John A. Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

发明人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John A. Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

IPC分类号： G06K7/10

CPC分类号： A47F9/046 ,  G02B27/48 ,  G06K7/10544 ,  G06K7/10564 ,  G06K7/10574 ,  G06K7/10613 ,  G06K7/10623 ,  G06K7/10693 ,  G06K7/10712 ,  G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10732 ,  G06K7/10782 ,  G06K7/10792 ,  G06K7/10851 ,  G06K7/10861 ,  G06K9/2027 ,  G06K2017/0067 ,  G06K2207/1012 ,  G06Q20/208 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G07G1/0036 ,  G07G1/0045 ,  G07G3/00 ,  G07G3/006

摘要： A laser beam despeckling device including a laser diode for producing a laser beam having a central characteristic wavelength. The device includes diode current drive circuitry for producing a diode drive current to drive said laser diode and produce said laser beam. High frequency modulation (HFM) circuitry modulates the diode drive current at a sufficiently high frequency to cause said laser diode to produce spectral side-band components about the central characteristic wavelength, and reducing the coherence as well as coherence length of the laser beam. An optical beam multiplexing (OMUX) module is provided for receiving the laser beam as input beam, a generating as output, a plurality of laser beam components that are recombined to produce a composite laser beam having substantially reduced coherence for use in illumination applications where a substantial reduction in speckle pattern noise is achieved.

摘要翻译： 一种激光束解散装置，包括用于产生具有中心特征波长的激光束的激光二极管。 该器件包括用于产生二极管驱动电流以驱动所述激光二极管并产生所述激光束的二极管电流驱动电路。 高频调制（HFM）电路以足够高的频率对二极管驱动电流进行调制，以使所述激光二极管产生关于中心特征波长的频谱侧带分量，并减少激光束的相干性和相干长度。 提供了一种光束复用（OMUX）模块，用于接收作为输入光束的激光束，作为输出产生多个激光束分量，其被重新组合以产生具有显着降低的相干性的复合激光束，用于照明应用中，其中 实现了斑点图案噪声的显着减少。

公开(公告)号：US20080142602A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-19

申请号：US11980084

申请日：2007-10-30

申请人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John A. Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

发明人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John A. Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

IPC分类号： G06K7/10

CPC分类号： A47F9/046 ,  G02B27/48 ,  G06K7/10544 ,  G06K7/10564 ,  G06K7/10574 ,  G06K7/10613 ,  G06K7/10623 ,  G06K7/10693 ,  G06K7/10712 ,  G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10732 ,  G06K7/10782 ,  G06K7/10792 ,  G06K7/10851 ,  G06K7/10861 ,  G06K9/2027 ,  G06K2017/0067 ,  G06K2207/1012 ,  G06Q20/208 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G07G1/0036 ,  G07G1/0045 ,  G07G3/00 ,  G07G3/006

摘要： A laser illumination beam generation system including a laser diode (LD) for producing a laser beam in response to a diode current supplied thereto, wherein the laser beam has a central characteristic wavelength. Diode current drive circuitry generates the diode current and supplies the same to the VLD. A high frequency modulation (HFM) circuitry modulates the diode current supplied to the laser diode, so as to produce a spectral side-band components about the central characteristic wavelength, and thereby reduces the coherence of the laser illumination beam as well as its coherence length. An optical multiplexing (OMUX) device receives the laser beam as an input beam and generates multiple laser beams therefrom and recombines the multiple laser beams so as to produce a composite output laser illumination beam having reduce coherence.

摘要翻译： 一种激光照射光束产生系统，包括：激光二极管（LD），用于响应于提供给其的二极管电流产生激光束，其中所述激光束具有中心特征波长。 二极管电流驱动电路产生二极管电流并将其提供给VLD。 高频调制（HFM）电路调制提供给激光二极管的二极管电流，以产生关于中心特征波长的频谱边带分量，从而降低激光照射光束的相干性及其相干长度 。 光复用（OMUX）器件接收激光束作为输入光束，并从中产生多个激光束，并重新组合多个激光束，以产生具有减小相干性的复合输出激光照明光束。

公开(公告)号：US20080135622A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-12

申请号：US11980083

申请日：2007-10-30

申请人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John A. Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

发明人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John A. Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

IPC分类号： G06K7/10

CPC分类号： A47F9/046 ,  G02B27/48 ,  G06K7/10544 ,  G06K7/10564 ,  G06K7/10574 ,  G06K7/10613 ,  G06K7/10623 ,  G06K7/10693 ,  G06K7/10712 ,  G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10732 ,  G06K7/10782 ,  G06K7/10792 ,  G06K7/10851 ,  G06K7/10861 ,  G06K9/2027 ,  G06K2017/0067 ,  G06K2207/1012 ,  G06Q20/208 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G07G1/0036 ,  G07G1/0045 ,  G07G3/00 ,  G07G3/006

摘要： A planar laser illumination module (PLIM) including: (i) a laser illumination source driven preferably by high frequency modulated (HFM) diode current drive circuitry; (ii) a beam collimating optics disposed beyond the laser illumination source; (ii) an optical beam multiplexer (OMUX) device disposed beyond the collimating optics; and (iv) a planarizing-type illumination lens array disposed beyond the OMUX device, and arranged for generating a plurality of substantially planar coherence-reduced laser illumination beams (PLIBs) that form a composite substantially planar laser illumination beam (PLIB) having substantially reduced spatial/temporal coherence.

摘要翻译： 一种平面激光照明模块（PLIM），包括：（i）优选地由高频调制（HFM）二极管电流驱动电路驱动的激光照明源; （ii）设置在激光照射源之外的光束准直光学器件; （ii）设置在准直光学器件之外的光束多路复用器（OMUX）器件; 并且（iv）平面化型照明透镜阵列，其设置在所述OMUX器件之外，并且被布置成产生形成基本上平坦的复合激光照明光束（PLIB）的多个基本上平面的相干相干激光照射光束（PLIB） 空间/时间一致性。

公开(公告)号：US20080126208A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-29

申请号：US12008882

申请日：2008-01-15

申请人： G. Randy Nicholson ,  Don C. McCall ,  Dave Embertson ,  Mike Zahajko ,  Stephen R. Mixon

发明人： G. Randy Nicholson ,  Don C. McCall ,  Dave Embertson ,  Mike Zahajko ,  Stephen R. Mixon

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： B67D7/14 ,  B67D7/308 ,  G06K7/0004 ,  G06K7/10782 ,  G06Q20/06 ,  G06Q20/20 ,  G06Q20/204 ,  G06Q20/28 ,  G06Q20/342 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0225 ,  G06Q30/0234 ,  G06Q30/0235 ,  G06Q30/0236 ,  G06Q30/0238 ,  G06Q30/0239 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q40/025 ,  G07F7/025 ,  G07F13/025 ,  G07G1/0045

摘要： A system and computer-implemented method of providing an incentive for a customer to purchase fuel at a store that sells products or services and fuel. The system detects that the customer purchased a threshold quantity of fuel in a first visit to the store, and provides the customer with a first reward entitling the customer to a first amount of free fuel, a rebate of a portion of the total purchase price of the fuel, or a reduced price or free non-fuel product or service. The system then detects that the customer purchased additional fuel in a second visit to the store, and provides the customer with a second reward.

摘要翻译： 一种系统和计算机实现的方法，为客户提供激励，以在销售产品或服务和燃料的商店购买燃料。 系统检测到客户在首次访问商店时购买了阈值数量的燃料，并向客户提供首先奖励，使客户有权获得第一数量的自由燃料，一部分总购买价格的回扣 燃料或降价或免费非燃料产品或服务。 然后，系统检测到客户在第二次访问商店时购买了额外的燃料，并向客户提供第二奖励。

公开(公告)号：US20080121719A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-29

申请号：US11978522

申请日：2007-10-29

申请人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John A. Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

发明人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John A. Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

IPC分类号： G06K7/10

CPC分类号： A47F9/046 ,  G02B27/48 ,  G06K7/10544 ,  G06K7/10564 ,  G06K7/10574 ,  G06K7/10613 ,  G06K7/10623 ,  G06K7/10693 ,  G06K7/10712 ,  G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10732 ,  G06K7/10782 ,  G06K7/10792 ,  G06K7/10851 ,  G06K7/10861 ,  G06K9/2027 ,  G06K2017/0067 ,  G06K2207/1012 ,  G06Q20/208 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G07G1/0036 ,  G07G1/0045 ,  G07G3/00 ,  G07G3/006

摘要： A digital image capturing and processing system including an image formation and detection (IFD) subsystem having a linear image sensing array and optics providing a field of view (FOV) on the linear image sensing array. A spectral-mixing based illumination subsystem produces a first field of visible laser illumination produced from an array of visible VLDs, and a second field of invisible laser illumination produced from an array of IR laser diodes (LDs) that spatially overlap and intermix with each other so as to produce a composite planar laser illumination beam which is substantially with the FOV of the linear image sensing array. An illumination control subsystem controls the spectral mixing of visible and invisible laser illumination produced from the spectral-mixing based illumination subsystem, by adaptively controlling the relative power ratio (VIS/IR) of said fields of visible and invisible laser illumination. An image capturing and buffering subsystem captures and buffers images from the image sensing array. An automatic object detection subsystem automatically detects the an object moving through at least a portion of the FOV of the linear image sensing array, and generation a control activation signal. A control subsystem, responsive to the control activation signal, controls the operations of the subsystems within the illumination and imaging station.

摘要翻译： 一种数字图像捕获和处理系统，包括具有线性图像感测阵列的图像形成和检测（IFD）子系统和在线性图像感测阵列上提供视场（FOV）的光学器件。 基于光谱混合的照明子系统产生从可见VLD阵列产生的可见激光照射的第一场，以及由空间上重叠和相互混合的IR激光二极管阵列产生的第二不可见激光照射场 以便产生基本上与线性图像感测阵列的FOV的复合平面激光照明光束。 照明控制子系统通过自适应地控制所述可见光和不可见激光照射场的相对功率比（VIS / IR）来控制从基于光谱混合的照明子系统产生的可见光和不可见激光照射的光谱混合。 图像捕获和缓冲子系统捕获并缓冲来自图像感测阵列的图像。 自动物体检测子系统自动检测通过线性图像感测阵列的FOV的至少一部分移动的物体，并产生控制激活信号。 响应于控制激活信号的控制子系统控制照明和成像站内的子系统的操作。

公开(公告)号：US07017818B2

公开(公告)日：2006-03-28

申请号：US10794162

申请日：2004-03-04

申请人： Ali Lebaschi ,  Scott Bradley ,  Hak-Soo Kim

发明人： Ali Lebaschi ,  Scott Bradley ,  Hak-Soo Kim

IPC分类号： G06K13/00

CPC分类号： G06K13/067 ,  G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10782 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06K7/1465 ,  G06K7/1491 ,  G06K13/063

摘要： An improved card scanner for imaging and decoding indica such as bar codes on a side surface of an inserted card. The device is electrically powered and features a double scanning method using an electronic imaging element and processor which turns off unnecessary power when not required. This is accomplished through the use of a processor and software to determine if a complete image of the bar code on the inserted card has been captured and allowing immediate extracting of data from the bar code and immediate removal of the card. Should the image of the bar code be incomplete, a second scan is conducted of the bar code as it is removed and if complete, data is extracted and if incomplete a complete image formed from the two individual scans. The device also employs a magnetic strip data reader to extract magnetically encoded data.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在插入卡的侧表面上成像和解码诸如条形码的标记的改进的卡片扫描器。 该设备是电动的，并且具有使用电子成像元件和处理器的双重扫描方法，其在不需要时关闭不必要的电力。 这是通过使用处理器和软件来确定插入的卡上的条形码的完整图像是否已经被捕获并且允许从条形码立即提取数据并立即移除该卡来实现。 如果条形码的图像不完整，则在取出条形码时进行第二次扫描，如果完成，则提取数据，如果不完整，则由两个单独扫描形成的完整图像。 该设备还采用磁条数据读取器来提取磁编码数据。

公开(公告)号：US20050261916A1

公开(公告)日：2005-11-24

申请号：US10679860

申请日：2003-10-06

申请人： Don McCall ,  Dave Embertson ,  Mike Zahajko ,  Stephen Mixon ,  G. Nicholson

发明人： Don McCall ,  Dave Embertson ,  Mike Zahajko ,  Stephen Mixon ,  G. Nicholson

IPC分类号： B67D7/14 ,  B67D7/30 ,  G06K7/00 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G06Q20/06 ,  G06Q20/20 ,  G06Q20/28 ,  G06Q20/34 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G07F7/02 ,  G07F13/02 ,  G07G1/00 ,  G06F17/60

CPC分类号： B67D7/14 ,  B67D7/308 ,  G06K7/0004 ,  G06K7/10782 ,  G06Q20/06 ,  G06Q20/20 ,  G06Q20/204 ,  G06Q20/28 ,  G06Q20/342 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0225 ,  G06Q30/0234 ,  G06Q30/0235 ,  G06Q30/0236 ,  G06Q30/0238 ,  G06Q30/0239 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q40/025 ,  G07F7/025 ,  G07F13/025 ,  G07G1/0045

摘要： A system and method for providing a price-per-unit (PPU) discount on fuel to a customer who purchases at least one cross-marketed product or service. A first PPU discount is awarded to the customer based on a purchase by the customer of a first cross-marketed product or service. A customer identification is assigned to the customer, the first discount amount is stored in a discounts issued database that associates the first discount amount with the customer identification. Additional PPU discounts may be added to the first discount if the customer purchases additional cross-marketed products or services. When the customer inputs the customer identification in a subsequent transaction, the PPU discount is retrieved from the database, and is used to reduce the PPU of the fuel.

摘要翻译： 向购买至少一个交叉销售的产品或服务的客户提供燃料价格单位（PPU）折扣的系统和方法。 根据客户购买第一个交叉销售的产品或服务，向客户颁发第一个PPU折扣。 客户识别被分配给客户，第一折扣金额被存储在折扣发行的数据库中，其将第一折扣金额与客户识别相关联。 如果客户购买额外的跨市场产品或服务，则可以在第一折优惠中增加额外的PPU折扣。 当客户在随后的交易中输入客户识别时，从数据库中检索PPU折扣，并用于减少燃料的PPU。

公开(公告)号：US06820808B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-23

申请号：US10156924

申请日：2002-05-30

申请人： Dan Mehler

发明人： Dan Mehler

IPC分类号： G06K714

CPC分类号： G06K7/1473 ,  G06K7/10782 ,  G06K19/06028 ,  G06K19/06037

摘要： An optically readable digital bar code comprising two rows of printed spaces and non-printed spaces, one row being a calibration row for reading the data row; and a scanner having two optical reading heads controllably joined together and disposed side by side for reading the code and for converting it to data and outputting the data. Also shown is method of storing data as a bar code and a communication system including the bar code and the scanner. The bar code and scanner are useful within a method and system for authorizing and carrying out a financial transaction comprising providing an authorized user password and a single-use code carrier, both associated with a single-use transaction code which is associated with a transaction account; receiving the transaction code and the password for requesting authorization of a financial transaction; verifying the transaction code and the password; nullifying the transaction code for further use; and authorizing the financial transaction; the above steps being carried out via a communications network.

摘要翻译： 一种光学可读的数字条形码，包括两行打印空间和非打印空间，一行是用于读取数据行的校准行; 以及具有可控地连接在一起并且并排设置用于读取代码并将其转换为数据并输出数据的两个光学读取头的扫描仪。 还示出了将数据存储为条形码的方法和包括条形码和扫描仪的通信系统。 条形码和扫描器在用于授权和执行金融交易的方法和系统中是有用的，包括提供授权用户密码和一次性代码载体，两者都与与交易账户相关联的一次性交易代码相关联 ; 接收交易代码和请求授权金融交易的密码; 验证交易代码和密码; 取消交易代码以供进一步使用; 并授权金融交易; 上述步骤是通过通信网络进行的。

公开(公告)号：US20040200901A1

公开(公告)日：2004-10-14

申请号：US10794162

申请日：2004-03-04

发明人： Ali Lebaschi ,  Scott Bradley ,  Hak-Soo Kim

IPC分类号： G06K007/10 ,  G06K015/00 ,  G06K007/00

CPC分类号： G06K13/067 ,  G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10782 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06K7/1465 ,  G06K7/1491 ,  G06K13/063

摘要： An improved card scanner for imaging and decoding indica such as bar codes on a side surface of an inserted card. The device is electrically powered and features a double scanning method using an electronic imaging element and processor which turns off unnecessary power when not required. This is accomplished through the use of a processor and software to determine if a complete image of the bar code on the inserted card has been captured and allowing immediate extracting of data from the bar code and immediate removal of the card. Should the image of the bar code be incomplete, a second scan is conducted of the bar code as it is removed and if complete, data is extracted and if incomplete a complete image formed from the two individual scans. The device also employs a magnetic strip data reader to extract magnetically encoded data.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在插入卡的侧表面上成像和解码诸如条形码的标记的改进的卡片扫描器。 该设备是电动的，并且具有使用电子成像元件和处理器的双重扫描方法，其在不需要时关闭不必要的电力。 这是通过使用处理器和软件来确定插入的卡上的条形码的完整图像是否已经被捕获并且允许从条形码立即提取数据并立即移除该卡来实现。 如果条形码的图像不完整，则在取出条形码时进行第二次扫描，如果完成，则提取数据，如果不完整，则由两个单独扫描形成的完整图像。 该设备还采用磁条数据读取器来提取磁编码数据。

公开(公告)号：US20040169082A1

公开(公告)日：2004-09-02

申请号：US10794156

申请日：2004-03-04

发明人： Ali Lebaschi ,  Scott Bradley ,  Hak-Soo Kim

IPC分类号： G06K007/10 ,  G06K005/04 ,  G06K009/00

CPC分类号： G06K13/067 ,  G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10782 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06K7/1465 ,  G06K7/1491 ,  G06K13/063

摘要： An improved card scanner for imaging and decoding data contained in indica such as bar codes on a side surface of an inserted card. The device features a double scanning method using an electronic imaging element and processor which turns off unnecessary power when not required and begins processing data as soon as one captured image is determined complete. This is accomplished through the use of a processor and software to determine if a complete image of the bar code on the inserted card has been captured and allowing immediate processing for data and removal of the card. Should the image of the bar code be incomplete, a second scan is conducted of the bar code as it is removed and a complete image formed from the second or combination of the two individual scans. The device can also be used to compare photographs scanned from a card with the digital photograph encoded in a two dimensional bar code and to display both photos for comparison.

摘要翻译： 一种改进的卡片扫描器，用于对包含在诸如插入卡的侧表面上的诸如条形码之类的抄本中的数据进行成像和解码。 该装置具有使用电子成像元件和处理器的双重扫描方法，其在不需要时关闭不必要的电力，并且一旦捕获的图像被确定完成就开始处理数据。 这是通过使用处理器和软件来确定插入的卡上的条形码的完整图像是否已被捕获并且允许立即处理数据和移除卡。 如果条形码的图像不完整，则在条形码被移除时进行第二次扫描，并且从两次单独扫描的第二次或组合形成完整的图像。 该设备还可用于将从卡片扫描的照片与以二维条形码编码的数字照片进行比较，并显示两张照片进行比较。