Device and methods for the acquisition and automatic processing of data obtained from optical codes
First Claim
1. A device for the acquisition of data obtained from optical codes, comprising:
- an image detector for generating signals correlated to the brightness of at least one image, said image detector comprising a CMOS optical sensor having a plurality of pixels; and
a control unit for supplying at least one control signal for acquiring signals from said CMOS optical sensor according to a first configuration and at least one second configuration of pixels, said first configuration being suitable for acquiring a first type of optical code and said at least one second configuration being suitable for acquiring at least one second type of optical code different from the first type, and wherein said first and second configurations are different one from the other at least in one of a shape and a dimension of the respective pixels.
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Abstract
The device for the acquisition and automatic processing of data obtained from optical codes comprises a CMOS optical sensor; an analog processing unit connected to the optical sensor; an analog/digital conversion unit connected to the analog processing unit; a logic control unit connected to the CMOS optical sensor, the analog processing unit and the analog/digital conversion unit; and a data-processing unit connected to the logic control unit and the analog/digital conversion unit. The CMOS optical sensor and at least one of the analog processing, analog/digital conversion, logic control and data processing units are integrated in a single chip. The data processing unit processes the digital signals corresponding to the image acquired by the CMOS sensor and e the optically coded data.
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46 Claims
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1. A device for the acquisition of data obtained from optical codes, comprising:
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an image detector for generating signals correlated to the brightness of at least one image, said image detector comprising a CMOS optical sensor having a plurality of pixels; and
a control unit for supplying at least one control signal for acquiring signals from said CMOS optical sensor according to a first configuration and at least one second configuration of pixels, said first configuration being suitable for acquiring a first type of optical code and said at least one second configuration being suitable for acquiring at least one second type of optical code different from the first type, and wherein said first and second configurations are different one from the other at least in one of a shape and a dimension of the respective pixels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A device for the acquisition of data obtained from optical codes, comprising:
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a CMOS optical sensor comprising a plurality of pixels, said CMOS optical sensor configured to generate signals correlated to the brightness of at least one image; and
acquisition means for acquiring signals from said CMOS optical sensor according to a first configuration and at least one second configuration of pixels, said first configuration being suitable for acquiring a first type of optical code and said at least one second configuration being suitable for acquiring at least one second type of optical code different from the first type, and wherein said first and second configurations are different one from the other at least in one of shape and a dimension of the respective pixels. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for the acquisition of data obtained from optical codes, comprising the step of:
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a) acquiring at least one image through a CMOS optical sensor comprising a plurality of pixels, wherein said step a) comprises a step b) of acquiring signals from said CMOS optical sensor according to a first configuration and at least one second configuration of pixels, said first configuration being suitable for acquiring a first type of optical code and said at least one second configuration being suitable for acquiring at least one second type of optical code different from the first type, and wherein said first and second configurations are different one from the other at least in one of shape and a dimension of the respective pixels. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A device for the acquisition of data obtained from optical codes, said device being connectable to a data-processing unit, the device comprising:
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an image detector adapted to acquire at least one image by acquisition of signals correlated to the brightness of said image, said image detector comprising a CMOS optical sensor having a plurality of pixels; and
a control unit for supplying at least one control signal adapted to acquire signals from said CMOS optical sensor according to a first configuration and at least one second configuration of pixels, said first and second configurations being different one from the other at least in one of shape and a dimension of the respective pixels, wherein said data-processing unit is adapted to;
receive from said device a first image, acquired by said image detector by acquisition of signals from said CMOS optical sensor according to said first configuration of pixels, process said first image to extract optical coded data therefrom, and attempt a reading of said extracted optical coded data, and wherein said control unit is adapted to supply at least one control signal for acquiring signals from said CMOS optical sensor according to said second configuration of pixels when said reading attempt is unsuccessful. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A device for the acquisition and processing of data obtained from optical codes, comprising:
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acquisition means for acquiring at least one first image, through a CMOS optical sensor having a plurality of pixels, by acquisition of signals according to a first configuration of pixels, means for processing said first image to extract optical coded data therefrom; and
means for attempting a reading of said extracted optical coded data;
wherein, when said reading attempt is unsuccessful, said acquisition means is adapted to acquire at least one second image by acquisition of signals according to at least one second configuration of pixels, wherein said first and second configurations are different one from the other at least in one of shape and a dimension of the respective pixels. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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45. A method for the acquisition and processing of data obtained from optical codes, comprising the steps of:
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a) acquiring a first image through a CMOS optical sensor comprising a plurality of pixels, said first image being acquired by acquisition of signals from said CMOS optical sensor according to a first configuration of pixels;
b) processing said image to extract optical coded data therefrom;
c) attempting a reading of said extracted optical coded data;
d) verifying whether the reading attempt of said step c) has been successful; and
e) if the verification of said step d) has a negative result, acquiring a second image by acquisition of signals from said CMOS optical sensor according to at least one second configuration of pixels. wherein said second configuration is different from the first configuration in that, in said first configuration, each of said respective pixels has at least a first dimension and, in said at least one second configuration, each of said respective pixels has at least a corresponding first dimension different from the first dimension of the first configuration;
wherein, in at least one of said first and second configurations, each of said respective pixels has a rectangular shape, and wherein said first dimension defines a vertical dimension of said rectangular shape and said vertical dimension is greater than a horizontal dimension orthogonal thereto. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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