APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN IMAGE SCANNER WITH DIFFERENTIAL PANNING
First Claim
1. An optical code image scanner apparatus for scanning an optical code where blurring associated with the movement of the optical code is reduced, the apparatus comprising:
- an image capture device operable to capture an image comprising the optical code; and
an image directing device where the image directing device reduces the apparent motion of the optical code relative to the image capture device by panning a directed image of the optical code across the image capture device as the image capture device captures an image of the optical code.
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Abstract
An image scanner apparatus, method and system to scan a bar code or other optical code using an image capture device where the blurring associated with the movement of the bar code pass the image scanner is reduced or eliminated by using differential panning of the bar code. An image of the bar code is panned or moved across the image capture device in a direction that negates at least some of the apparent movement of the bar code past the image scanner. The apparent motion of the bar code to the image capture device is reduced thus reducing the blurring of the bar code in the captured image.
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25 Claims
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1. An optical code image scanner apparatus for scanning an optical code where blurring associated with the movement of the optical code is reduced, the apparatus comprising:
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an image capture device operable to capture an image comprising the optical code; and an image directing device where the image directing device reduces the apparent motion of the optical code relative to the image capture device by panning a directed image of the optical code across the image capture device as the image capture device captures an image of the optical code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer implemented method of scanning an optical code by an optical code image scanner wherein blurring associated with the movement of the optical code past the scanner is reduced, the method comprising:
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receiving an optical image of the optical code; directing the image of the optical code using an image directing device to an image capture device where the image directing device causes the image to move across the image capture device to reduce the apparent motion of the optical code in the image relative to the image capture device; and using the image capture device, capturing an electronic image of the optical code as the image moves across the image capture device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An image scanning system for scanning an optical code where blurring associated with the movement of the optical code is reduced, the system comprising:
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a store server computer; a network connected to the store server computer; and an optical code image scanner connected to the network, the optical code image scanner comprises; an image capture device to capture an image of the optical code; and an image directing device to direct the image of the optical code to the image capture device; where the image directing device reduces the apparent motion of the optical code relative to the image capture device by panning the directed image of the optical code across the image capture device as the image capture device captures the image. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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