Optical reader having partial frame operating mode
First Claim
1. A method of operating an optical reader having a 2D image sensor array comprising pixels, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) generating a partial frame of image data, said partial frame of image data comprising a plurality of generated electrical signals accurately representing an intensity of light incident on a plurality of pixels representing less than all of the pixels of said array;
(b) capturing said partial frame of image data from said 2D image sensor array corresponding to said plurality of electrical signals generated in step (a); and
(c) processing said partial frame of image data to recover information.
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Abstract
The invention is an optical reader having a 2D image sensor that is configured to operate in a partial frame capture mode. In a partial frame operating mode, the reader clocks out and captures at least one partial frame of image data having image data corresponding to less than all of the pixels of an image sensor pixel array. In one embodiment, the reader operating in a partial frame operating mode captures image data corresponding to a linear pattern of pixels of the image sensor, reads the image data, attempts to decode for a decodable 1D symbol which may be represented in the image data, and captures a full frame of image data if the image data reading reveals a 2D symbol is likely to be present in a full field of view of the 2D image sensor.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of operating an optical reader having a 2D image sensor array comprising pixels, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) generating a partial frame of image data, said partial frame of image data comprising a plurality of generated electrical signals accurately representing an intensity of light incident on a plurality of pixels representing less than all of the pixels of said array;
(b) capturing said partial frame of image data from said 2D image sensor array corresponding to said plurality of electrical signals generated in step (a); and
(c) processing said partial frame of image data to recover information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operating an optical reader having a 2D image sensor array comprising pixels, said method comprising the steps of:
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in a partial frame operating mode;
(a) generating a partial frame of image data, said partial frame of image data comprising a plurality of generated electrical signals accurately representing an intensity of light incident on a plurality of pixels representing less than all of the pixels of said array;
(b) capturing said partial frame of image data from said 2D image sensor array corresponding to said plurality of electrical signals generated in step (a); and
(c) processing said partial frame of image data to recover information; and
if said reader fails to recover information, switching operation of said reader to a full frame capture mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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