INTERACTIVE INDICIA READER
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1. An interactive indicia reader comprising:
- an imaging module for capturing images of (i) indicia and (ii) user gestures within a field of view;
a projecting module for projecting context-sensitive information;
a memory module for storing the context-sensitive information;
a processor module, communicatively coupled with the imaging module, the projecting module, and the memory module, the processor module configured for (i) decoding the indicia, (ii) decoding the user gestures, (iii) retrieving, from the memory module, the context-sensitive information corresponding to the decoded indicia or the decoded user gestures, and (iv) providing the context-sensitive information to the projecting module; and
a housing for supporting, positioning, and containing the modules.
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Abstract
An interactive indicia (e.g., barcode) reader is disclosed. This indicia reader incorporates a projector to display context sensitive information on a surface. This information may represent manufacturer or store related information about the item with the indicia. What is more, the indicia reader may also recognize a user'"'"'s interaction with the projected image. In this way, the indicia reader may enhance the information that it provides, as well as expanding the data that it can collect.
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20 Claims
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1. An interactive indicia reader comprising:
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an imaging module for capturing images of (i) indicia and (ii) user gestures within a field of view; a projecting module for projecting context-sensitive information; a memory module for storing the context-sensitive information; a processor module, communicatively coupled with the imaging module, the projecting module, and the memory module, the processor module configured for (i) decoding the indicia, (ii) decoding the user gestures, (iii) retrieving, from the memory module, the context-sensitive information corresponding to the decoded indicia or the decoded user gestures, and (iv) providing the context-sensitive information to the projecting module; and a housing for supporting, positioning, and containing the modules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An interactive barcode reading system comprising:
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a barcode reader for capturing images within a barcode-reader field-of-view, said images comprising (i) barcodes and/or (ii) user-input gestures; a projector physically integrated with the barcode reader, the projector configured to project messages within a projector field-of-view, the projector field-of-view coinciding with, at least part of, the barcode-reader field-of-view; and a host computer communicatively coupled with the barcode reader and the projector, the host computer configured for receiving the images from the barcode reader and processing the images to (i) decode the barcodes, (ii) recognize the user-input gestures, (iii) generate messages, and (iv) transmit the messages to the projector. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for obtaining user-input information using a barcode reader, the method comprising:
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acquiring a barcode image of a barcode on an item in a barcode-reader field-of-view; decoding the barcode image'"'"'s barcode information; gathering supplemental information corresponding to the barcode information; projecting the supplemental information into a projector field-of-view; acquiring user-input images, the user-input images comprising a user'"'"'s interaction with the projected supplemental information; and decoding the user-input images to obtain user-input information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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