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System, method and article for enhancing aiming in machine-readable symbol readers, such as barcode readers

  • US 20050274806A1
  • Filed: 05/31/2005
  • Published: 12/15/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of operating a machine-readable symbol reader to read machine-readable symbols, the method comprising:

  • projecting an aiming beam from the machine-readable symbol reader in a direction generally aligned with a field-of-view of the machine-readable symbol reader;

    determining whether an elapsed time following a successful decoding of an acquired first machine-readable symbol exceeds an elapsed time threshold; and

    continually projecting the aiming beam from the machine-readable symbol reader until the elapsed time is determined to exceed the elapsed time threshold.

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