Omni-directional digital image capturing and processing system employing coplanar illumination and imaging stations in horizontal and vertical housing sections of the system
First Claim
1. An omni-directional digital image capturing and processing system for use in a POS environment, comprising:
- a system housing having horizontal and vertical housing sections;
wherein said horizontal housing section has a horizontal imaging window, and contains a first plurality of coplanar illumination and imaging stations, for generating and projecting a first group of coplanar illumination and imaging planes through said horizontal imaging window; and
a vertical housing section has a vertical imaging window, and contains a second plurality of coplanar illumination and imaging stations for generating and projecting second group of coplanar illumination and imaging planes through said vertical imaging window, which intersects with said first complex of coplanar illumination and imaging planes within a 3D imaging volume definable relative to said horizontal and vertical imaging windows, so as to generate a complex of coplanar illumination and imaging planes within said 3D imaging volume, capable of omni-directional imaging of each object passing through said 3D imaging volume, and generating digital linear images of said object as said object intersects coplanar illumination and imaging planes within said 3D imaging volume during system operation.
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Abstract
An omni-directional digital image capturing and processing system for use in a POS environment, comprising a system housing having a horizontal housing section and a vertical housing section. The horizontal housing section has a horizontal imaging window, and contains a first plurality of coplanar illumination and imaging stations, for generating and projecting a first group of coplanar illumination and imaging planes through the horizontal imaging window. The vertical housing section has a vertical imaging window, and contains a second plurality of coplanar illumination and imaging stations for generating and projecting second group of coplanar illumination and imaging planes through the vertical imaging window, which intersect and cooperate with the first complex of coplanar illumination and imaging planes within a 3D imaging volume definable relative to the horizontal and vertical imaging windows. This generates a complex of coplanar illumination and imaging planes within the 3D imaging volume, capable of omni-directional imaging of objects passing through the 3D imaging volume. Digital linear images of the object are generated as the object intersects coplanar illumination and imaging planes within the 3D imaging volume during system operation. The system also includes an object motion detection subsystem for automatically detecting the motion of objects passing through the 3D imaging volume, and generating motion data representative of the detected object motion within the 3D imaging volume.
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26 Claims
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1. An omni-directional digital image capturing and processing system for use in a POS environment, comprising:
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a system housing having horizontal and vertical housing sections;
wherein said horizontal housing section has a horizontal imaging window, and contains a first plurality of coplanar illumination and imaging stations, for generating and projecting a first group of coplanar illumination and imaging planes through said horizontal imaging window; and
a vertical housing section has a vertical imaging window, and contains a second plurality of coplanar illumination and imaging stations for generating and projecting second group of coplanar illumination and imaging planes through said vertical imaging window, which intersects with said first complex of coplanar illumination and imaging planes within a 3D imaging volume definable relative to said horizontal and vertical imaging windows, so as to generate a complex of coplanar illumination and imaging planes within said 3D imaging volume, capable of omni-directional imaging of each object passing through said 3D imaging volume, and generating digital linear images of said object as said object intersects coplanar illumination and imaging planes within said 3D imaging volume during system operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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