公开(公告)号：US08794525B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-05

申请号：US13246936

申请日：2011-09-28

申请人： Thomas Amundsen ,  Sean Philip Kearney ,  Shane Michael Edmonds ,  Ynjiun Paul Wang ,  Timothy Good ,  Michael Miraglia ,  Charles Joseph Cunningham, IV ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Patrick Anthony Giordano

发明人： Thomas Amundsen ,  Sean Philip Kearney ,  Shane Michael Edmonds ,  Ynjiun Paul Wang ,  Timothy Good ,  Michael Miraglia ,  Charles Joseph Cunningham, IV ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Patrick Anthony Giordano

IPC分类号： G06Q20/00 ,  G06Q20/20 ,  G01G23/00

CPC分类号： G01G19/4144 ,  G01G23/00 ,  G06K7/10594 ,  G06Q20/208 ,  G07G1/0045

摘要： A POS-based checkout/scale system having (i) a bar code symbol reading subsystem for reading bar code symbols on products being purchased at a retail POS station, and (ii) a produce weigh scale having a weigh scale assembly for weighing one or more produce items on a weigh platter during produce weighing operations carried out at the time of checkout at said retail POS station. The system also includes an automatic produce weighing interference detection subsystem, supporting an IR-based light curtain about the weigh platter, automatically detects when any object is overhanging the weigh platter during produce weighing operations, and generates an alert signal when such conditions are automatically detected.

摘要翻译： 一种基于POS的结帐/比例系统，其具有（i）用于读取在零售POS站购买的商品上的条形码符号的条形码符号读取子系统，以及（ii）产品称重秤，其具有用于称量一个或 在所述零售POS站的结帐时进行的生产称重操作期间，在称重盘上产生更多的产品。 该系统还包括自动产品称重干扰检测子系统，在称重盘附近支持基于IR的光幕，在产生称重操作期间自动检测何时任何物体悬挂在称重盘上，并在自动检测到这些条件时产生报警信号 。

公开(公告)号：US20130075168A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-28

申请号：US13246936

申请日：2011-09-28

申请人： Thomas Amundsen ,  Sean Philip Kearney ,  Shane Michael Edmonds ,  Ynjiun Paul Wang ,  Timothy Good ,  Michael Miraglia ,  Chales Joseph Cunningham, IV ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Patrick Anthony Giordano

发明人： Thomas Amundsen ,  Sean Philip Kearney ,  Shane Michael Edmonds ,  Ynjiun Paul Wang ,  Timothy Good ,  Michael Miraglia ,  Chales Joseph Cunningham, IV ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Patrick Anthony Giordano

IPC分类号： G01G19/52

CPC分类号： G01G19/4144 ,  G01G23/00 ,  G06K7/10594 ,  G06Q20/208 ,  G07G1/0045

摘要： A POS-based checkout/scale system having (i) a bar code symbol reading subsystem for reading bar code symbols on products being purchased at a retail POS station, and (ii) a produce weigh scale having a weigh scale assembly for weighing one or more produce items on a weigh platter during produce weighing operations carried out at the time of checkout at said retail POS station. The system also includes an automatic produce weighing interference detection subsystem, supporting an IR-based light curtain about the weigh platter, automatically detects when any object is overhanging the weigh platter during produce weighing operations, and generates an alert signal when such conditions are automatically detected.

摘要翻译： 一种基于POS的结帐/比例系统，其具有（i）用于读取在零售POS站购买的商品上的条形码符号的条形码符号读取子系统，以及（ii）产品称重秤，其具有用于称量一个或 在所述零售POS站的结帐时进行的生产称重操作期间，在称重盘上产生更多的产品。 该系统还包括自动产品称重干扰检测子系统，在称重盘附近支持基于IR的光幕，在产生称重操作期间自动检测何时任何物体悬挂在称重盘上，并在自动检测到这些条件时产生报警信号 。

公开(公告)号：US08387882B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-05

申请号：US13178465

申请日：2011-07-07

申请人： Sean Philip Kearney ,  Patrick Anthony Giordano ,  Timothy Good ,  Justin Samek

发明人： Sean Philip Kearney ,  Patrick Anthony Giordano ,  Timothy Good ,  Justin Samek

IPC分类号： G06K7/10

CPC分类号： G06K7/10554 ,  G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10732 ,  G06K7/10742

摘要： A decodable indicia reading terminal for reading a substrate bearing decodable indicia may include an imager-based scanner and a platter. The imager-based scanner may be disposed within a housing and include a multiple pixel image sensor and an imaging lens configured to focus an image on the decodable indicia on the image sensor. The platter may be on the housing, the platter may surround the image-based scanner, and the platter may have a texturized surface. The texturized surface of the platter may reduce the amount light being perceived when the light is reflected from the texturized surface compared to a platter having a brushed surface aligned in a substrate motion direction.

摘要翻译： 用于读取具有可解码标记的基片的可解码标记读取终端可以包括基于成像器的扫描器和盘片。 基于成像器的扫描器可以设置在壳体内并且包括多像素图像传感器和被配置为将图像聚焦在图像传感器上的可解码标记上的成像透镜。 盘片可以在外壳上，盘片可以围绕基于图像的扫描器，并且盘片可以具有纹理化的表面。 与具有在基板运动方向上对齐的刷表面的盘片相比，当光从纹理化表面反射时，拼盘的纹理化表面可以减少光被感知的量。

公开(公告)号：US20140001267A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-02

申请号：US13538380

申请日：2012-06-29

申请人： Patrick Anthony Giordano ,  Timothy Good ,  Sean Philip Kearney

发明人： Patrick Anthony Giordano ,  Timothy Good ,  Sean Philip Kearney

IPC分类号： G06K7/14

CPC分类号： G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10831

摘要： Embodiments of an indicia reading terminal have multiple fields of view (“FOV”). This feature allows decoding of decodable indicia that exhibit different characteristics. These characteristics may affect the ability of the terminal to identify and decode the information stored therein. In one embodiment, the terminal comprises an optical imaging assembly with at least two FOVs. One of the FOVs is adequate to acquire information from decodable indicia with higher density than other decodable indicia.

摘要翻译： 标记读取终端的实施例具有多个视场（“FOV”）。 该特征允许解码表现出不同特征的可解码标记。 这些特征可能影响终端识别和解码存储在其中的信息的能力。 在一个实施例中，终端包括具有至少两个FOV的光学成像组件。 其中一个FOV足以从比其他可解码标记更高密度的可解码标记获取信息。

公开(公告)号：US20130008963A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-10

申请号：US13178465

申请日：2011-07-07

申请人： Sean Philip Kearney ,  Patrick Anthony Giordano ,  Timothy Good ,  Justin Samek

发明人： Sean Philip Kearney ,  Patrick Anthony Giordano ,  Timothy Good ,  Justin Samek

IPC分类号： G06K7/14

CPC分类号： G06K7/10554 ,  G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10732 ,  G06K7/10742

摘要： A decodable indicia reading terminal for reading a substrate bearing decodable indicia may include an imager-based scanner and a platter. The imager-based scanner may be disposed within a housing and include a multiple pixel image sensor and an imaging lens configured to focus an image on the decodable indicia on the image sensor. The platter may be on the housing, the platter may surround the image-based scanner, and the platter may have a texturized surface. The texturized surface of the platter may reduce the amount light being perceived when the light is reflected from the texturized surface compared to a platter having a brushed surface aligned in a substrate motion direction.

摘要翻译： 用于读取具有可解码标记的基片的可解码标记读取终端可以包括基于成像器的扫描器和盘片。 基于成像器的扫描器可以设置在壳体内并且包括多像素图像传感器和被配置为将图像聚焦在图像传感器上的可解码标记上的成像透镜。 盘片可以在外壳上，盘片可以围绕基于图像的扫描器，并且盘片可以具有纹理化的表面。 与具有在基板运动方向上对齐的刷表面的盘片相比，当光从纹理化表面反射时，拼盘的纹理化表面可以减少光被感知的量。

公开(公告)号：US20120223141A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-06

申请号：US13037530

申请日：2011-03-01

申请人： Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Ynjiun Paul Wang

发明人： Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Ynjiun Paul Wang

IPC分类号： G06K7/10

CPC分类号： G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10732 ,  G06K7/1413 ,  G06K7/146

摘要： A digital-imaging based code symbol reading system includes a planar laser illumination and imaging module (PLIIM) employing a 2-D image detection array to capture narrow-area 2D digital images, and then automatically processes the pixels of the narrow-area 2D digital images so as to generate composite single-column 1D digital images for decode processing. The system employs a method of capturing and processing narrow-area 2D digital images using semi-redundant sampling based pixel processing techniques, to composite single-column linear images on a 2D image detection array.

摘要翻译： 基于数字成像的代码符号读取系统包括采用2D图像检测阵列捕获窄区2D数字图像的平面激光照明和成像模块（PLIIM），然后自动处理窄区2D数字图像的像素 图像，以便生成用于解码处理的复合单列1D数字图像。 该系统采用使用基于半冗余采样的像素处理技术来捕获和处理窄区域2D数字图像的方法，以在2D图像检测阵列上复合单列线性图像。

公开(公告)号：US20060102726A1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-18

申请号：US11213727

申请日：2005-02-11

申请人： Timothy Good ,  Andrew Dehennis ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  David Wilz ,  George Rockstein ,  Stephen Colavito ,  Robert Blake ,  Ka Au ,  George Kolis ,  C. Knowles ,  Sankar Ghosh ,  Ian Scott ,  Thomas Amundsen ,  Gennady Germaine ,  LeRoy Dickson

发明人： Timothy Good ,  Andrew Dehennis ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  David Wilz ,  George Rockstein ,  Stephen Colavito ,  Robert Blake ,  Ka Au ,  George Kolis ,  C. Knowles ,  Sankar Ghosh ,  Ian Scott ,  Thomas Amundsen ,  Gennady Germaine ,  LeRoy Dickson

IPC分类号： G06K7/10

CPC分类号： G06K7/10851 ,  G02B26/106 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G06K7/10564 ,  G06K7/10584 ,  G06K7/10594 ,  G06K7/10603 ,  G06K7/10663 ,  G06K7/10673 ,  G06K7/10693 ,  G06K7/10702 ,  G06K7/10792 ,  G06K7/10801 ,  G06K7/10811 ,  G06K7/10861 ,  G06K7/10871 ,  G06K7/10881 ,  G06K7/10891 ,  G06K7/109 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06K17/0022 ,  G06K2207/1013 ,  G07G1/0054

摘要： A fully automated package identification and measuring system, in which an omni-directional holographic scanning tunnel is used to read bar codes on packages entering the tunnel, while a package dimensioning subsystem is used to capture information about the package prior to entry into the tunnel. Mathematical models are created on a real-time basis for the geometry of the package and the position of the laser scanning beam used to read the bar code symbol thereon. The mathematical models are analyzed to determine if collected and queued package identification data is spatially and/or temporally correlated with package measurement data using vector-based ray-tracing methods, homogeneous transformations, and object-oriented decision logic so as to enable simultaneous tracking of multiple packages being transported through the scanning tunnel.

公开(公告)号：US20070012777A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-18

申请号：US11471470

申请日：2006-06-20

申请人： Constantine Tsikos ,  C. Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Michael Schnee ,  Ka Au ,  Allan Wirth ,  Timothy Good ,  Andrew Jankevics ,  Sankar Ghosh ,  Charles Naylor ,  Thomas Amundsen ,  Robert Blake ,  William Svedas ,  Shawn Defoney ,  Edward Skypala ,  Pirooz Vatan ,  Russell Dobbs ,  George Kolis ,  Mark Schmidt ,  Jeffery Yorsz ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Stephen Colavito ,  David Wilz ,  Barry Schwartz ,  Steven Kim ,  Dale Fisher ,  Jon Tassell

发明人： Constantine Tsikos ,  C. Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Michael Schnee ,  Ka Au ,  Allan Wirth ,  Timothy Good ,  Andrew Jankevics ,  Sankar Ghosh ,  Charles Naylor ,  Thomas Amundsen ,  Robert Blake ,  William Svedas ,  Shawn Defoney ,  Edward Skypala ,  Pirooz Vatan ,  Russell Dobbs ,  George Kolis ,  Mark Schmidt ,  Jeffery Yorsz ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Stephen Colavito ,  David Wilz ,  Barry Schwartz ,  Steven Kim ,  Dale Fisher ,  Jon Tassell

IPC分类号： G06K7/10

CPC分类号： G06K7/10 ,  G02B19/0014 ,  G02B19/0052 ,  G02B19/0085 ,  G02B19/009 ,  G02B19/0095 ,  G02B26/10 ,  G02B27/095 ,  G02B27/48 ,  G06K7/10594 ,  G06K7/10732 ,  G06K7/146 ,  G06K9/26 ,  G06K9/325 ,  H01S5/005 ,  H01S5/02248 ,  H01S5/4025

摘要： Methods of and systems for illuminating objects using planar laser illumination beams having substantially-planar spatial distribution characteristics that extend through the field of view (FOV) of image formation and detection modules employed in such systems. Each planar laser illumination beam is produced from a planar laser illumination beam array (PLIA) comprising an plurality of planar laser illumination modules (PLIMs). Each PLIM comprises a visible laser diode (VLD, a focusing lens, and a cylindrical optical element arranged therewith. The individual planar laser illumination beam components produced from each PLIM are optically combined to produce a composite substantially planar laser illumination beam having substantially uniform power density characteristics over the entire spatial extend thereof and thus the working range of the system. Preferably, each planar laser illumination beam component is focused so that the minimum beam width thereof occurs at a point or plane which is the farthest or maximum object distance at which the system is designed to acquire images, thereby compensating for decreases in the power density of the incident planar laser illumination beam due to the fact that the width of the planar laser illumination beam increases in length for increasing object distances away from the imaging optics. By virtue of the present invention, it is now possible to use both VLDs and high-speed CCD-type image detectors in conveyor, hand-held and hold-under type scanning applications alike, enjoying the advantages and benefits that each such technology has to offer, while avoiding the shortcomings and drawbacks hitherto associated therewith.

摘要翻译： 使用具有基本上平面的空间分布特性的平面激光照明光束照射物体的方法和系统，其延伸通过图像形成的视野（FOV）和在这种系统中使用的检测模块。 每个平面激光照明光束由包括多个平面激光照射模块（PLIM）的平面激光照射束阵列（PLIA）产生。 每个PLIM包括可见激光二极管（VLD，聚焦透镜和与其配置的圆柱形光学元件），由每个PLIM产生的各个平面激光照明光束分量被光学组合以产生具有基本上均匀功率密度的复合基本上平面的激光照明光束 优选地，每个平面激光照射光束分量被聚焦，使得其最小光束宽度发生在最远或最大物体距离的点或平面处，在该点或平面处， 系统被设计为获取图像，从而补偿入射的平面激光照明光束的功率密度的降低，这是由于平面激光照射光束的宽度在长度上增加以增加远离成像光学元件的物体距离 的本发明，现在可以使用两种VLD和高 在传送带，手持式和保持型扫描应用中，速度CCD型图像检测器同样享有每种这样的技术所提供的优点和好处，同时避免迄今为止的缺点和缺点。

公开(公告)号：US06830189B2

公开(公告)日：2004-12-14

申请号：US09883130

申请日：2001-06-15

申请人： Constantine J. Tsikos ,  Allan Wirth ,  Andrew Jankevics ,  Steve Y. Kim ,  Timothy Good ,  Thomas Amundsen ,  Charles A. Naylor ,  Russell Joseph Dobbs ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Michael D. Schnee ,  Carl Harry Knowles

发明人： Constantine J. Tsikos ,  Allan Wirth ,  Andrew Jankevics ,  Steve Y. Kim ,  Timothy Good ,  Thomas Amundsen ,  Charles A. Naylor ,  Russell Joseph Dobbs ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Michael D. Schnee ,  Carl Harry Knowles

IPC分类号： G06K710

CPC分类号： B82Y15/00 ,  G02B26/106 ,  G02B27/48 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G06K7/10564 ,  G06K7/10584 ,  G06K7/10594 ,  G06K7/10603 ,  G06K7/10663 ,  G06K7/10673 ,  G06K7/10693 ,  G06K7/10702 ,  G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10732 ,  G06K7/10792 ,  G06K7/10801 ,  G06K7/10811 ,  G06K7/10851 ,  G06K7/10861 ,  G06K7/10871 ,  G06K7/10881 ,  G06K7/10891 ,  G06K7/109 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06K17/0022 ,  G06K2207/1012 ,  G06K2207/1013 ,  G07G1/0054 ,  H01L21/28575 ,  H01L29/452 ,  H01S5/02248

摘要： Methods of and systems for illuminating objects using planar laser illumination beams having substantially-planar spatial distribution characteristics that extend through the field of view (FOV) of image formation and detection modules employed in such systems. Each planar laser illumination beam is produced from a planar laser illumination beam array (PLIA) comprising an plurality of planar laser illumination modules (PLIMs). Each PLIM comprises a visible laser diode (VLD, a focusing lens, and a cylindrical optical element arranged therewith. The individual planar laser illumination beam components produced from each PLIM are optically combined to produce a composite substantially planar laser illumination beam having substantially uniform power density characteristics over the entire spatial extend thereof and thus the working range of the system. Preferably, each planar laser illumination beam component is focused so that the minimum beam width thereof occurs at a point or plane which is the farthest or maximum object distance at which the system is designed to acquire images, thereby compensating for decreases in the power density of the incident planar laser illumination beam due to the fact that the width of the planar laser illumination beam increases in length for increasing object distances away from the imaging optics. Advanced high-resolution wavefront control methods and devices are disclosed for use with the PLIIM-based systems in order to reduce the power of speckle-noise patterns observed at the image detections thereof. By virtue of the present invention, it is now possible to use both VLDs and high-speed CCD-type image detectors in conveyor, hand-held and hold-under type imaging applications alike, enjoying the advantages and benefits that each such technology has to offer, while avoiding the shortcomings and drawbacks hitherto associated therewith.

公开(公告)号：US20120211565A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-23

申请号：US13362586

申请日：2012-01-31

申请人： Stephen Colavito ,  Thomas Amundsen ,  Michael Miraglia ,  Timothy Good ,  Patrick Giordano

发明人： Stephen Colavito ,  Thomas Amundsen ,  Michael Miraglia ,  Timothy Good ,  Patrick Giordano

IPC分类号： G06K7/14

CPC分类号： G06K7/1096 ,  G06K7/10613 ,  G06K2207/1017

摘要： A system for collecting data is provided that includes a presentation scanning apparatus comprising a first presentation scan window formed into a housing. A first laser source within the housing is operable to emit a first beam through the first presentation scan window along a first axis and illuminate a target comprising an encoded symbol character. A first scanning mirror is disposed intermediate the first laser source and the first presentation scan window. The first scanning mirror is operable to deflect the first beam emitted from the first laser source so that the first beam scans across the presentation scan window according to a baseline scan pattern.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于收集数据的系统，其包括呈现扫描装置，其包括形成为壳体的第一呈现扫描窗口。 外壳内的第一激光源可操作以沿着第一轴发射通过第一呈现扫描窗口的第一光束并照亮包括编码符号字符的目标。 第一扫描反射镜设置在第一激光源和第一显示扫描窗口之间。 第一扫描反射镜可操作以使从第一激光源发射的第一光束偏转，使得第一光束根据基线扫描图案扫描呈现扫描窗口。