Method and apparatus for rapid image capture in an image system
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a trigger signal communicated from a triggering device in response to a location of a component in an automated identification system;
capturing multiple images of at least a portion of a surface of the component in response to the trigger signal, the multiple images comprising a series of images including a first image and at least one subsequent image; and
processing the multiple images to identify and read a symbol code, if any, contained within at least one or a combination of two or more of the multiple images.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for rapidly capturing images in an automated identification system to effectively extend one dimension of a field of view of an image system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the image system captures and processes multiple images of at least a portion of a surface of a component in the automated identification system in response to a trigger signal communicated from a triggering device configured to sense a location of the component. Various embodiments of the invention include multiple sources for capturing images, and/or multiple user-specified schemas for effectively extending the field of view of the image system along the axis of component travel in the automated identification system.
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28 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a trigger signal communicated from a triggering device in response to a location of a component in an automated identification system;
capturing multiple images of at least a portion of a surface of the component in response to the trigger signal, the multiple images comprising a series of images including a first image and at least one subsequent image; and
processing the multiple images to identify and read a symbol code, if any, contained within at least one or a combination of two or more of the multiple images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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an image sensor configured to capture multiple images of at least a portion of a surface of a component in response to a trigger signal in an automated identification system, the multiple images comprising a series of images including a first image and at least one subsequent image;
a memory, coupled to the image sensor, to store the multiple images;
a processor, coupled to the memory, to process the multiple images to identify and read a symbol code, if any, contained within at least one or a combination of two or more of the multiple images; and
an input/output interface, coupled to the processor, to receive the trigger signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An article of manufacture, comprising:
a machine-readable medium that provides instructions, including instructions to;
process a received trigger signal communicated from a triggering device in response to a location of a component in an automated identification system;
capture multiple images of at least a portion of a surface of the component in response to the received trigger signal, the multiple images comprising a series of images including a first image and at least one subsequent image;
store the multiple images in a memory; and
process the multiple images to identify and read a symbol code, if any, contained within at least one or a combination of two or more of the multiple images. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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