Indicia reading terminal including frame quality evaluation processing
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1. An indicia reader comprising:
- an image sensor for generating frames of image data;
a processor in communication with the image sensor, the processor being configured for;
capturing a succession of frames of image data with the image sensor;
processing a certain frame, frame=framej of the succession of frames to evaluate its frame quality based on at least one frame quality parameter represented in the certain frame and determine if the certain frame satisfies a predetermined criteria;
while processing the certain frame, attempting to decode a previous frame, frame=framej−
k, where k≥
1; and
if the certain frame satisfies the predetermined criteria, ceasing the attempt to decode the previous frame.
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Abstract
There is described an indicia reading terminal that can be operative to capture a succession of frames of image data and that can be operative so that a certain frame of the succession of frames is subject to quality evaluation processing where a result of the quality evaluation processing is responsive to one or more of an incidence and sharpness of edge representations of the frame of image data.
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1. An indicia reader comprising:
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an image sensor for generating frames of image data; a processor in communication with the image sensor, the processor being configured for; capturing a succession of frames of image data with the image sensor; processing a certain frame, frame=framej of the succession of frames to evaluate its frame quality based on at least one frame quality parameter represented in the certain frame and determine if the certain frame satisfies a predetermined criteria; while processing the certain frame, attempting to decode a previous frame, frame=framej−
k, where k≥
1; andif the certain frame satisfies the predetermined criteria, ceasing the attempt to decode the previous frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An indicia reader comprising:
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an image sensor for generating frames of image data; a lens assembly for use in focusing light onto the image sensor; a memory for storing frames of image data generated by the image sensor; a processor in communication with the image sensor and the memory, the processor being configured for; capturing a succession of frames of image data with the image sensor, the frames being stored in the memory; processing a certain frame, frame=framej of the succession of frames to evaluate its frame quality based on at least one frame quality parameter represented in the certain frame and determine if the certain frame satisfies a first predetermined criteria; while processing the certain frame, attempting to decode a previous frame, frame=framej−
k, where k≥
1; andif the certain frame satisfies the first predetermined criteria, ceasing the attempt to decode the previous frame. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An indicia reader comprising:
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an image sensor for generating frames of image data; a processor in communication with the image sensor, the processor being configured for; capturing a succession of frames of image data with the image sensor at a frame rate, wherein each frame is captured within a frame time; processing each of a plurality of frames from the succession of frames to evaluate its frame quality based on at least one frame quality parameter represented in the frame and determine if it satisfies a first predetermined criteria; for each of the plurality of frames, determining if a processing time for the processing to evaluate its frame quality exceeds the frame time; for each of the plurality of frames, if the processing time exceeds the frame time, ceasing the processing to evaluate its frame quality; and for each of the plurality of frames, if a certain frame satisfies the first predetermined criteria, ceasing an attempt to decode a previous frame relative to the certain frame of the succession of frames. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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