Autodiscriminating optical reader
First Claim
1. A method for operating an optical reader, said method comprising the steps of:
- programming said optical reader to sequentially attempt to decode a set of stored image data in accordance with a plurality of different decoding programs; and
selectively disabling at least one of said decoding programs.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an optical reading system comprising an optical reader (10) and a host processor (900). In one aspect of the invention, the host processor (900) may be configured to transmit a component control instruction in response to a user input command input by a user of the host processor (900) to remotely control the reader (10). The optical reader (10) subsequently receives the transmitted component control instruction and executes the component control instruction substantially on receipt thereof. In one embodiment, execution of the component control instruction by optical reader (10) has the same effect as the reader trigger (52) being manually pulled by a reader operator.
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53 Claims
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1. A method for operating an optical reader, said method comprising the steps of:
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programming said optical reader to sequentially attempt to decode a set of stored image data in accordance with a plurality of different decoding programs; and
selectively disabling at least one of said decoding programs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An optical reader comprising:
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an imaging assembly;
a memory;
a programmable controller in communication with said imaging assembly and said memory, said memory having stored therein a program controlling operation of said controller;
wherein said programmable controller is programmed to store image data into said memory and to attempt to sequentially attempt to decode said image data in accordance with a plurality of different decoding programs;
wherein said programmable controller is further configured to disable, upon reception of a user-activated command, at least one of said decoding programs. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An optical reader comprising:
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a housing;
an imaging assembly disposed in said housing; and
a programmable controller, said programmable controller being configured to;
acquire image data;
attempt to decode decodable indicia represented in said image data in accordance with a plurality of different decoding programs launched in accordance with a predetermined sequence; and
disable at least one of said decoding programs on receipt of a user-initiated command to disable at least one decoding program. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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