Optical reader having an imager

• US 9,195,868 B2
• Filed: 09/09/2013
• Issued: 11/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hand Held Products Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hand Held Products Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Inventors: Ehrhart, Michael A., Longacre, Andrew Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, THIEN MINH
• Application Number:
  US14/021,654
• Publication Number:
  US 20140231500A1
• Time in Patent Office: 806 Days
• Field of Search: 23546201-46245, 235/472.01, 235/472.02, 235/472.03
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/0022 arrangements or provisions for transferring data to distant stations, e.g. from a sensing device "transfer between computer elements G06F13/00 "; data-transmission H04L
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10861 sensing of data fields affixed to objects or articles, e.g. coded labels postal sorting B07C3/14, conveying articles B65G47/48
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/14 using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light G06K7/10831 - G06K7/1097 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1413 1D bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1417 2D bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/142 using hand-held instruments; Constructional details of the instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/40 Document-oriented image-based pattern recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/40062 Discrimination between different image types, e.g. two-tone, continuous tone

Abstract

There is described a device having a two dimensional imager. The device having a two dimensional image sensor can be a hand held device. Imaging optics can be provided for focusing light reflected from a target onto the two dimensional imager. An image including imaging data can be obtained utilizing the hand held device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

acquiring, using a hand held apparatus having a display, a processor, and a color imaging assembly, a first color imaging data representing an article having affixed thereto a barcode;

acquiring, using the hand held apparatus, a second color imaging data representing the article having affixed thereto a barcode;

processing the first color imaging data to determine decoded data of the barcode;

transmitting the second color imaging data representing said article from the hand held apparatus to an external element external to said hand held apparatus and in communication with the hand held apparatus; and

associating the decoded data to the imaging data representing said article.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of processing includes decoding a 1D barcode.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of processing includes decoding a 2D barcode.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing the first color imaging data to determine decoded data of the barcode is performed by the processor of the hand held apparatus.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the associating is performed by the processor of the hand held apparatus.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the associating includes displaying the decoded data with the second color imaging data.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the associating includes electronically displaying the decoded data with the second color imaging data.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the associating includes electronically displaying on the display the decoded data with the second color imaging data.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein associating includes linking the decoded data with the second color imaging data in memory.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the associating includes storing the decoded data with the second color imaging data as a record in a database.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the associating includes storing the decoded data with the second color imaging data as a record in a database external to the hand held apparatus.