Optical reader having partial frame operating mode
First Claim
1. A method of operating an optical reader having a 2D image sensor, said method comprising the steps of:
- capturing a partial frame of image data from said 2D image sensor; and
processing image data of said partial frame of image data.
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Abstract
The invention is an optical reader having a 2D image sensor that is configured to operate in a partial frame capture mode. In a partial frame operating mode, the reader clocks out and captures at least one partial frame of image data having image data corresponding to less than all of the pixels of an image sensor pixel array. In one embodiment, the reader operating in a partial frame operating mode captures image data corresponding to a linear pattern of pixels of the image sensor, reads the image data, attempts to decode for a decodable 1D symbol which may be represented in the image data, and captures a full frame of image data if the image data reading reveals a 2D symbol is likely to be present in a full field of view of the 2D image sensor.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of operating an optical reader having a 2D image sensor, said method comprising the steps of:
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capturing a partial frame of image data from said 2D image sensor; and
processing image data of said partial frame of image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for operating an optical reader having a 2D image sensor, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) in a partial frame operating mode, capturing a partial frame of image data;
(b) attempting to decode a symbol representation of said captured partial frame of image data; and
(c) switching operation of said reader to a full frame capture mode if said reader fails to decode a symbol representation in step (b). - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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