SYSTEM, METHOD AND CORRESPONDING APPARATUS FOR SCANNING AN IDENTIFICATION CODE OF AN UNKNOWN ORIENTATION
First Claim
1. A method of scanning an identification code of an unknown orientation, said method comprising:
- locating an edge of a surface of an item on which the identification code is displayed; and
scanning the item in a predefined direction relative to the edge.
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Abstract
A method, system and corresponding apparatus are provided for scanning an identification code of an unknown orientation. In particular, the edge of a surface of an item on which the identification code is displayed may be located, and the item may then scanned in a predefined direction relative to the edge (e.g., substantially parallel or perpendicular to the edge) in order to locate the identification code and capture the information stored therein. The item may continue to be scanned in this direction until either the identification code is located or substantially the entire surface of the item has been scanned. Where substantially the entire surface of the item has been scanned and the identification code has not been located, the item may then be scanned in a direction substantially perpendicular to the predefined direction relative to the edge until the identification code is located.
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41 Claims
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1. A method of scanning an identification code of an unknown orientation, said method comprising:
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locating an edge of a surface of an item on which the identification code is displayed; and scanning the item in a predefined direction relative to the edge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for scanning an identification code of an unknown orientation, said system comprising:
a reader configured to locate an edge of a surface of an item on which the identification code is displayed, and to scan the item in a predefined direction relative to the edge. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for scanning an identification code of an unknown orientation, said system comprising:
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a carrier configured to hold an item displaying an identification code on a surface of the item; and a reader configured to locate at least a first and a second edge of the surface of the item based at least in part on a contrast in brightness between the surface of the item and the carrier, wherein the first edge is substantially perpendicular to the second edge, said reader further configured to scan the item in a direction substantially parallel to the first edge of the surface until the identification code is located or substantially the entire surface of the item has been scanned, said reader further configured, where substantially the entire surface of the item has been scanned and the identification code has not been located, to scan the item in a direction substantially parallel to the second edge until the identification code is located. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for scanning an identification code of an unknown orientation, said apparatus comprising:
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means for locating an edge of a surface of an item on which the identification code is displayed; and means for scanning the item in a predefined direction relative to the edge. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An apparatus for scanning an identification code of an unknown orientation, said apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a memory in communication with the processor, said memory storing an application executable by the processor, wherein the application is configured, upon execution, to locate an edge of a surface of an item on which the identification code is displayed, and to direct a reader to scan the item in a predefined direction relative to the edge. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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Specification