Down-loadable hand-held optical reader
    5.
    发明授权
    Down-loadable hand-held optical reader 失效
    可下载的手持式光学读卡器

    公开(公告)号:US6119944A

    公开(公告)日:2000-09-19

    申请号:US794782

    申请日:1997-02-03

    摘要: A hand-held bar code reader, in particular a bar code wand is used by a consumer to read bar code information accompanying a product displayed at a retail outlet. The bar code information can be presented in, for example, UPC format and carries information relating to the products. The consumer subsequently down-loads information stored in the reader via a suitable interface to a personal computer which accesses information identified by a address included in or comprising the bar code information. The site contains additional information such as price information concerning the advertised product and the consumer may be able to pay for and order the product directly via the site. As a result the consumer has a simple reminder of the product, is able to obtain additional information concerning the product with minimum difficulty and can obtain the product itself with maximum ease.

    摘要翻译: 消费者使用手提式条形码读取器,特别是条形码棒来读取伴随着在零售店显示的产品的条形码信息。 条形码信息可以例如以UPC格式呈现,并且携带与产品相关的信息。 消费者随后通过适当的接口将存储在读取器中的信息下载到个人计算机,该个人计算机访问由包括在或包括条形码信息的地址所标识的信息。 该网站包含有关广告产品的价格信息等附加信息,消费者可能会直接通过网站支付和订购产品。 因此,消费者对产品有一个简单的提醒,能够以最小的难度获得有关该产品的附加信息,并且可以最大限度地获得产品本身。

    Scanner with pre-programmed working ranges
    6.
    发明授权
    Scanner with pre-programmed working ranges 失效
    带预编程工作范围的扫描仪

    公开(公告)号:US5612530A

    公开(公告)日:1997-03-18

    申请号:US377448

    申请日:1995-01-24

    IPC分类号: G06K7/00 G06K7/10

    CPC分类号: G06K7/10881 G06K2207/1013

    摘要: An optical scanner for reading indicia such as barcode symbols is usable in a first, hand-held mode and in a second, hands-free mode in which the scanner is mounted to a fixed stand. Switching means are provided so that when the scanner is lifted from the stand, for hand-held use, it automatically switches to a first working range, and when it is replaced onto the stand it automatically switches to a second, closer, working range. In the first working range, the software is optimised to read barcode symbols at a relatively long distance from the scanner; in the second working range the software is optimised to read barcode symbols which are relatively close to the scanner. The switching means may comprise any type of contact or non-contact switch such as a reed switch or a Hall effect switch.

    摘要翻译: 用于读取诸如条形码符号的标记的光学扫描仪可用于第一手持模式和第二种免提模式,其中扫描器安装在固定支架上。 提供切换装置,使得当扫描仪从支架上抬起时,为了手持使用,它自动切换到第一工作范围,并且当其被更换到支架上时,它将自动切换到第二更近的工作范围。 在第一个工作范围内,该软件经过优化,可以在与扫描仪相距较远的距离读取条形码符号; 在第二个工作范围内,软件被优化以读取相对靠近扫描仪的条形码符号。 开关装置可以包括任何类型的接触或非接触开关,例如簧片开关或霍尔效应开关。

    Point-of transaction workstation for electro-optically reading one-dimensional indicia, including image capture of two-dimensional targets
    7.
    发明申请
    Point-of transaction workstation for electro-optically reading one-dimensional indicia, including image capture of two-dimensional targets 审中-公开
    用于电光学读取一维标记的交易点工作站,包括二维目标的图像捕获

    公开(公告)号:US20080296387A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-04

    申请号:US11807945

    申请日:2007-05-30

    IPC分类号: G06K7/10

    CPC分类号: G06K7/10693 G06K7/1096

    摘要: A solid-state imager and an electro-optical reader are mounted behind respective windows at a point-of-transaction workstation for capturing images of diverse targets useful for customer identification, customer payment validation, and operator surveillance, and for reading coded indicia. Each window allows light to pass therethrough to only one of the reader and the imager.

    摘要翻译: 固态成像器和电光读取器安装在交易点工作站的相应窗口之后,用于捕获用于客户识别,客户支付确认和操作员监视以及读取编码标记的各种目标的图像。 每个窗口允许光通过其中只有读取器和成像器中的一个。

    Bar code decoder with changeable working ranges
    9.
    发明授权
    Bar code decoder with changeable working ranges 失效
    具有可变工作范围的条码解码器

    公开(公告)号:US5324924A

    公开(公告)日:1994-06-28

    申请号:US880874

    申请日:1992-05-11

    IPC分类号: G06K7/10

    摘要: An arrangement for decoding a bar code symbol in which the data resulting from scanning a bar code symbol with a bar code scanner is evaluated to determine if the scanned bar code symbol is within the working range of the scanner. The data acquired by the bar code scanner is evaluated to determine if the detected widths of the bars and spaces of the scanned bar code symbol are too small, less than a threshold value, which indicates that the bar code symbol is too far and outside of the working range of the scanner. Moreover, the working range of the bar code scanner can be selectively changed by changing the threshold value, which can be easily implemented by having the bar code scanner scan a menu bar code which instructs the decoder to change the threshold value to a selected new value which may be pre-established for the particular operation. The arrangement preferably includes software to process the data acquired by the bar code scanner, and if the data indicates that the scanning distance to the bar code is too far, a flag is set in the software which prevents a new decode result from being recorded. However, the intermediate decode result is retained in memory to indicate that the bar code symbol is still in the scanner's field of view. A second evaluation validation to determine if the detected bar code symbol is valid may also be performed.

    摘要翻译: 用于对条形码符号进行解码的装置,其中对由条形码扫描器扫描条形码符号得到的数据进行评估,以确定所扫描的条形码符号是否在扫描仪的工作范围内。 评估由条形码扫描器获取的数据,以确定扫描的条形码符号的条形和空格的检测宽度是否太小,小于阈值,这表示条形码符号太远并且不在 扫描仪的工作范围。 此外,可以通过改变阈值来选择性地改变条形码扫描器的工作范围,该阈值可以通过使条形码扫描器扫描指示解码器将阈值改变为所选择的新值的菜单条形码来容易地实现 这可能是针对特定操作预先建立的。 该装置优选地包括用于处理由条形码扫描器获取的数据的软件,并且如果数据指示到条形码的扫描距离太远,则在软件中设置标志以防止新的解码结果被记录。 然而,中间解码结果被保留在存储器中以指示条形码符号仍处于扫描仪的视野中。 还可以执行用于确定检测到的条形码符号是否有效的第二评估验证。

    COUPON ORGANIZATION USING A BAR CODE READER
    10.
    发明申请
    COUPON ORGANIZATION USING A BAR CODE READER 审中-公开
    使用条码读取器的COUPON组织

    公开(公告)号:US20120029994A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-02

    申请号:US12844891

    申请日:2010-07-28

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/00 H04W88/02

    摘要: A consumer can use his or her cell phone to scan barcodes from newspaper circulars at home, on a computer screen at home and/or to scan coupon barcodes positioned on the edge of shelves in a store or displayed on a kiosk in a store. The data from all these coupons is be combined into (preferably) a single 2D barcode or in the event of a large number of coupons, into a smaller number of 2D barcodes on the cell phone's display, for scanning by an imaging barcode scanner at the point of sale. This 2D barcode can also include the user's loyalty card information, so reading a single barcode off the screen of the phone can accomplish what formerly required multiple individual scans to accomplish.

    摘要翻译: 消费者可以使用他或她的手机从家里的报纸通告,家中的计算机屏幕上扫描条形码和/或扫描位于商店中的货架边缘上的优惠券条形码或显示在商店的信息亭上。 来自所有这些优惠券的数据被组合成(优选地)单个2D条形码,或者在大量优惠券的情况下被组合到手机显示器上的较少数量的2D条形码中,以便通过成像条形码扫描器在 销售点。 该2D条形码还可以包括用户的会员卡信息,因此从电话屏幕读取单个条形码可以完成以前要求的多个单独扫描来完成。