Multipurpose optical reader

• US 20070267490A1
• Filed: 08/01/2006
• Published: 11/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hand Held Products Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hand Held Products Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Inventors: Flynn, Donald, Ramsey-Macomber, Larry E., Jerabeck, Robert P.
• Application Number:
  US11/496,799
• Publication Number:
  US 20070267490A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/383
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/0018 Constructional details, e.g. of drawer, printing means, input means
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/0045 with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/14 Systems including one or more distant stations co-operating with a central processing unit data transmission in general H04L; telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station H04Q9/00

Abstract

A method of doing business comprising the steps of providing an indicia reader at a point of transaction (POT), capturing a digital image with the indicia reader at the point of transaction and archiving the digital image.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing an indicia reader at a point of transaction (POT);

capturing a digital image with the indicia reader at the point of transaction; and

archiving the digital image.

2. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein POT is where a transaction comprises at least one of the following:

exchange of monetary funds;

payment for merchandise or service;

return of merchandise;

picking up already been paid for merchandise; and

contracting for a service.

3. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein archiving is for at least one of the following:

statutory requirements;

future identification;

process compliance;

fraud prevention;

liability risk mitigation; and

forms completion.

4. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein indicia comprises at least one of the following:

optical character recognition (OCR);

text;

1D indicia;

2D indicia;

matrix codes;

optical marks;

trademarks;

identification graphics; and

pattern recognition.

5. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the indicia reader is the primary indicia reader at the POT.

6. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the indicia reader is the sole optical indicia reader at the POT.

7. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the indicia reader comprises an image sensor and further comprising the step of operating the image sensor in the full frame exposure mode.

8. An indicia reader for use at a point of transaction (POT) comprising:

an imager for reading indicia and capturing images of items for archival purposes, wherein the imager comprises a sensor array and a controller for operating the sensor array in full frame exposure mode.

9. An indicia reader in accordance with claim 8, wherein the POT is where a transaction comprises at least one of the following:

exchange of monetary funds;

payment for merchandise or service;

return of merchandise;

picking up already been paid for merchandise; and

contracting for a service.

10. An indicia reader in accordance with claim 8, wherein archiving is for at least one of the following:

statutory requirements;

future identification;

process compliance;

fraud prevention;

liability risk mitigation; and

forms completion.

11. An indicia reader in accordance with claim 8, wherein indicia comprises at least one of the following:

optical character recognition (OCR);

text;

1D indicia;

2D indicia;

matrix codes;

optical marks;

trademarks;

identification graphics; and

pattern recognition.

12. An indicia reader in accordance with claim 8, wherein the indicia reader is the primary indicia reader at the POT.

13. An indicia reader in accordance with claim 8, wherein the indicia reader is the sole optical indicia reader at the POT.

14. A method comprising the steps of:

decoding indicia on a first item at a point of a transaction (POT) with an image reader;

taking a picture at the POT; and

,

storing the picture for archival purposes.

15. A method in accordance with claim 14, wherein POT is where a transaction comprises at least one of the following:

exchange of monetary funds;

payment for merchandise or service;

return of merchandise;

picking up already been paid for merchandise; and

contracting for a service.

16. A method in accordance with claim 14, wherein archiving is for at least one of the following:

statutory requirements;

future identification;

process compliance;

fraud prevention;

liability risk mitigation; and

forms completion.

17. A method in accordance with claim 14, wherein indicia comprises at least one of the following:

optical character recognition (OCR);

text;

1D indicia;

2D indicia;

matrix codes;

optical marks;

trademarks;

identification graphics; and

pattern recognition.

18. A method in accordance with claim 14, wherein the indicia reader is the primary indicia reader at the POT.

19. A method in accordance with claim 14, wherein the indicia reader is the sole optical indicia reader at the POT.

20. A method in accordance with claim 14, wherein the indicia reader comprises an image sensor and further comprising the step of operating the image sensor in the full frame exposure mode.