Hand-held optically readable information set reader with operation over a range of distances
First Claim
1. In an optically readable information set reader system, a user supported information set reader operable for reading information sets at distances from said reader within a certain operative range, said reader comprising:
- (a) a plurality of optically readable information set sensors for generating an output signal in accordance with an image of an information set incident thereupon;
(b) control and processing means for capturing and for processing the information set image;
(c) a memory operably associated with said control and processing means for storing at least a portion of the output signal generated by said optically readable information set sensor during a reading operation wherein a first portion of the output signal generated by said optically readable information set sensor during a reading operation is assembled with a second portion of the output signal generated by said optically readable information set sensor such that the information set is thereby read.
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Abstract
A hand-held optically readable information set reader includes a user supported information set reader for reading information sets at distances from the reader within a certain operative range. The reader includes a plurality of optically readable information set sensors that generate an output signal according to an image of an information set incident thereon. The information set image is captured and sent to a processor, and at least a portion of the output signal generated by information set sensors is stored in memory during a reading operation wherein a first portion of the output signal is assembled with a second portion of the output signal such that the information set is thereby read.
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44 Claims
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1. In an optically readable information set reader system, a user supported information set reader operable for reading information sets at distances from said reader within a certain operative range, said reader comprising:
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(a) a plurality of optically readable information set sensors for generating an output signal in accordance with an image of an information set incident thereupon; (b) control and processing means for capturing and for processing the information set image; (c) a memory operably associated with said control and processing means for storing at least a portion of the output signal generated by said optically readable information set sensor during a reading operation wherein a first portion of the output signal generated by said optically readable information set sensor during a reading operation is assembled with a second portion of the output signal generated by said optically readable information set sensor such that the information set is thereby read. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. In an optically readable information set reader system, a hand-held information set reader positionable by hand at varying distances from an optically readable information set to be read, comprising:
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(a) a plurality of optically readable information set image sensor means for generating output signals in accordance with an information set image incident thereon; and (b) optical means providing different optical paths for reading information sets at varying distances. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. In an optically readable information set reader system, a user supported information set reader positionable by a user at varying distances from an information set to be read and operable in a stationary position relative to an information set positioned at a distance from said reader within a certain operative range, said reader comprising:
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(a) an optically readable information set sensor for generating an output signal in accordance with an information set image incident thereon, and a reading distance adapter for automatically adapting the reader to the reading of an information set at varying distances therefrom by causing an image of the information set to be substantially focused at the image sensor, said image sensor including a plurality of portions and said reading distance adapter including a passive optical path generator providing a plurality of selectively usable paths to said plurality of portions of said image sensor of different effective focal lengths; and (b) path use control means for effecting use of the portion of said image sensor and the corresponding one of said selectively usable paths which provides the focal length most closely approximating the effective optical distance to an information set to be read. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. In an optically readable information set reader system, a hand-held information set reader positionable by hand at varying distances from an optically readable information set to be read and operable for reading information sets at distances from said reader within a certain operative range, said reader comprising:
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(a) optically readable information set image sensor means for generating an output signal in accordance with an information set image incident thereon; (b) distance measurement means for automated reading of distances of an information set from the hand-held bar code reader over a certain measurement range which exceeds said certain operative range for reading of information sets; (c) reading distance adaptation means for automatically adapting the reader to the reading of information sets at varying distances therefrom within the said operative range by causing an image of the information set to be substantially focused at the image sensor means; and (d) enabling means for enabling an information set reading operation, and control means coupled with said enabling means and said distance measuring means and operative in response to enabling of an information set reading operation by said enabling means and in response to reading by said distance measurement means of distances within said operative range for automatically controlling the reading distance adaptation means during movement of the reader relative to an information set within said operative range to tend to establish and maintain a focused information set image at the image sensor means. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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