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Barcode-reading system

  • US 10,452,880 B2
  • Filed: 09/14/2016
  • Issued: 10/22/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A barcode-reading system for a mobile device, the mobile device comprising a camera for capturing an image of a barcode in a field of view of the camera, a white light source for projecting a field of illumination into the field of view of the camera, a memory, and a processor for executing an operating system and applications stored in the memory, the barcode-reading system comprising:

  • a barcode-reading enhancement accessory securable to the mobile device, the barcode-reading enhancement accessory comprising at least one optic system, the at least one optic system being within at least one of the field of view of the camera and the field of illumination of the white light source and modifying the at least one of the field of view of the camera or the field of illumination of the white light source; and

    a barcode-reading application stored in the memory of the mobile device and executable by the processor of the mobile device, the barcode-reading application including;

    an image capture function for controlling the white light source and the camera to capture the image of the barcode, the image of the barcode being affected by the at least one optic system of the barcode-reading enhancement accessory; and

    a decoder function for receiving the image of the barcode and generating decoded data representing data encoded in the barcode,wherein the decoder function is operative on a condition that the barcode-reading enhancement accessory is coupled to the mobile device.

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