Multimode image capturing and decoding optical reader
First Claim
1. An imaging device configured to capture a frame of image data corresponding to a present field of view of said device in response to an image capture command, said device comprising:
- an imaging assembly; and
a control circuit having an associated memory in communication with said imaging assembly, wherein said control circuit is configured to operate said device in at least “
message only”
, “
image only”
, and “
two step message and image”
modes of operation so that when said “
message only”
mode is selected, said control circuit captures a frame of image data into said memory, decodes decodable indicia represented in said frame, and stores into a designated message memory location of said memory a decoded-out message corresponding to said decodable indicia in response to an image capture command, when said “
image only”
mode is selected, said control circuit stores a frame of image data into a designated frame storage location of said memory without attempting to decode decodable indicia represented in said frame in response to receipt of an image capture command, and when said “
two step message and image”
mode is selected, said control circuit captures a first frame of image data, generates a decoded-out message from said first captured frame of image data in response to receipt of a first image capture command, stores a second frame of image data into a designated frame storage memory location in response to receipt of a second image capture command, and associates said decoded-out message with said second frame of image data stored in said designated frame storage memory location.
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Abstract
The present invention is an imaging device equipped with decode funtionality configured to operate in at least one of four user selected modes. In a first, “message only” mode, the device stores into a designated memory location a decoded-out message corresponding to a decodable indicia. In a second, “image only” mode, the device stores into a designated frame storage memory location an image representation of a scene. In a third, “image plus message” mode the device stores into a designated frame storage memory location an image representation comprising a representation of a decodable symbol and into the same or other memory location the decoded-out message decoded from the decodable indicia, or data corresponding to the same. In the fourth, “two-step message and image” mode, the device is controlled to capture an image a first time for decoding a decodable indicia and a second time for capturing an image that is associated with the decoded-out message corresponding to the decodable indicia.
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10 Claims
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1. An imaging device configured to capture a frame of image data corresponding to a present field of view of said device in response to an image capture command, said device comprising:
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an imaging assembly; and
a control circuit having an associated memory in communication with said imaging assembly, wherein said control circuit is configured to operate said device in at least “
message only”
, “
image only”
, and “
two step message and image”
modes of operation so thatwhen said “
message only”
mode is selected, said control circuit captures a frame of image data into said memory, decodes decodable indicia represented in said frame, and stores into a designated message memory location of said memory a decoded-out message corresponding to said decodable indicia in response to an image capture command,when said “
image only”
mode is selected, said control circuit stores a frame of image data into a designated frame storage location of said memory without attempting to decode decodable indicia represented in said frame in response to receipt of an image capture command, andwhen said “
two step message and image”
mode is selected, said control circuit captures a first frame of image data, generates a decoded-out message from said first captured frame of image data in response to receipt of a first image capture command, stores a second frame of image data into a designated frame storage memory location in response to receipt of a second image capture command, and associates said decoded-out message with said second frame of image data stored in said designated frame storage memory location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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