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20080197196 | Barcode scanner - A barcode scanner includes primarily a machine body and a light source mechanism. An interior of the machine body contains a holding space, and a front end of the machine body consists of a light access. The light source mechanism is installed in the holding space of the machine body, and contains a light source, a condenser, a lens, a photo-induced receiver, and a reflector. The condenser is located at a front end of the light source, the lens is located at one side of the light source, the photo-induced receiver is located at a rear side of the lens, and the reflector is located at a proper distance to a front of the condenser and the lens. Accordingly, an effect of barcode scanning is improved, a range of visual angles covered by the light source is enlarged, power consumption is lowered, cost is saved, and assembling is facilitated. | 08-21-2008 |
20080203165 | DRUG IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method for conveying information is disclosed herein. The method for conveying information includes providing a drug data bar code having drug data, transferring the drug data bar code to a patient, providing a bar code reader adapted to read the drug data bar code, and implementing the bar code reader to read the drug data bar code and thereby obtain the drug data such that the drug data can be accounted for in a subsequently performed medical procedure. A corresponding system is also provided. | 08-28-2008 |
20080203167 | Reprogramming system and method for devices including programming symbol - A system and method is provided wherein a device can be reprogrammed utilizing one or more programming symbols. A device subject to reprogramming can be a portable device. In one embodiment a device subject to reprogramming can be a portable symbol reading device capable of reading programming symbols. | 08-28-2008 |
20080210758 | Color Barcode Producing, Reading and/or Reproducing Method and Apparatus - A color barcode can record much more amount of information than black white barcode. However, the problem of the color barcode is that it is easy to lose integrity or authenticity in printing and copy generation. This invention provides an apparatus and a method to keep the integrity or authenticity of the color barcode. Such is accomplished by the color information portion of the color barcode representing the color information about what colors are used for color tiles of data portion of the color barcode and an apparatus and a method for producing and reproducing such color barcode. | 09-04-2008 |
20080245867 | Reader and a Method of Activating a Reader - A reader such as a bar code or RFID reader includes a housing and at least one force sensor. A reading module located in the housing includes a processor connected to the at least one force sensor to activate a read cycle when the at least one force sensor senses an applied force above a predetermined threshold. | 10-09-2008 |
20080245870 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING MOBILE SERVICE USING CODE-PATTERN - A method and apparatus for providing a mobile service with the use of a code pattern is disclosed In one embodiment, the method comprising: taking a photograph of a code pattern image, decoding the photographed code pattern image so as to obtain code information, extracting uniform resourse locator (URL) information corresponding to the code information, transmitting a content information request message to a service provider server corresponding to the URL information, and receiving content information corresponding to the URL information from the service provider server. According to embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to provide various and convenient mobile services to mobile terminal users using a mobile terminal, having a camera, and a code pattern containing the URL information. | 10-09-2008 |
20080257961 | System and method of utilizing a machine readable medical marking for managing surgical procedures - The method and system include marking a surgery site (e.g., location of surgical incision) or a site of other medical action with a machine-readable medical marking (e.g., bar code or a dot pattern), which may be used in conjunction with (1) a scanner for reading the machine-readable medical marking and (2) a controller for controlling medical actions in response to the read machine-readable medical marking. The system and method ensure the validation of the surgical procedure, the patient awaiting the surgical procedure, and the site or location on the patient where the surgery is to be performed. Utilizing a scanning device for reading machine-readable medical markings, and a controller, there are additional means to check and double check the medical action before the actual medical action (e.g., surgery) is performed. | 10-23-2008 |
20080277471 | Bar-code reading apparatus and bar-code reading method - A bar-code reading apparatus includes a differential processor which generates a differential signal from an electric signal corresponding to an intensity of light reflected from a bar code, an extreme value detector which detects each extreme value of the differential signal and generates extreme value information including at least an electric signal value of the detected extreme value, a voltage difference calculator which calculates a voltage difference in electric signal between a target extreme value and at least one of extreme values adjacent thereto for each extreme value in the extreme value information, and an extreme value verifying unit which compares the voltage difference with a predetermined threshold value and determines the validity of the extreme value corresponding to the voltage difference for each voltage difference. Information encoded as the bar code is decoded by using extreme value information of the valid extreme value. | 11-13-2008 |
20080283605 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR A LOW NOISE PHOTODIODE IN A BARCODE SCANNER - An apparatus and system that uses an improved photo detector in a laser scanner to scan bar codes. The photo detector has an increased signal to noise ratio, which improves the ability to detect faint reflected laser light. The signal to noise ratio is increased by reducing the thermal noise of the photo detector. The increased signal to noise ratio improves the laser bar code scanner's ability to read smaller bar codes as well as improving the read range of the scanner. | 11-20-2008 |
20080290168 | PILL PRINTING IDENTIFICATION - Drug dosages and bar code labels are within a tamperproof, sealed container. A printer is configured to mark a drug dosage with an imprint in a form of a machine readable bar code. A method and product are provided to enable both the source of manufacture and distributor to be identified based on scanning a barcode from a label. | 11-27-2008 |
20080296380 | NUTRITIONAL INTAKE TRACKER - A system that facilitates tracking of nutritional intake by an individual is disclosed. The innovation employs the notion of establishing a strategy to compress nutritional information into an identifying indicia (e.g., two-dimensional barcode) that can be processed (e.g., scanned) by a wide array of devices (e.g., mobile phone, personal data assistant). In operation, the ability to inject this information into a health strategies system enhances the usability while minimizing the effort needed to capture information into the system. | 12-04-2008 |
20080296381 | Method and System for Filtering an Optical Lens - Described are a method and system for filtering an optical lens. The system includes an imager providing an image of a target based on light from the target; an optical lens having a light-filtering coating blocking ambient light, the optical lens focusing at least a portion of the light from the target onto the imager; and a processing device decoding the image of the target. | 12-04-2008 |
20080296382 | SMART SCANNING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a smart scanning system comprising an integrated scanning and image capture system in which one or more image capture device(s) (e.g., still camera, video camera, etc.) and a barcode scanner are positioned within a common enclosure that is a component of a checkout station. The barcode of item is scanned and an image of the item is recorded. The identity of the item as determined based on the barcode is compared to its appearance as determined based on its image. If the identity is inconsistent with its appearance, a discrepancy is registered. It is then determined whether the discrepancy is due to fraud (e.g., theft) or device error. In the case of the latter, the system can be updated to prevent a repeat of the error. | 12-04-2008 |
20090001164 | Method and System for Anti-Counterfeit Barcode Label - Described are a system and a method for anti-counterfeit barcode labels. The system may include an automatic identification symbol reader obtaining item data and a first spectral signature data; a spectral signature reader obtaining a second spectral signature data from a spectral signature; and a processor for decoding and validating a automatic identification symbol as a function of a comparison of the first spectral signature data and the second spectral signature data. | 01-01-2009 |
20090008454 | Readers to Analyze Security Features on Objects - The present invention provides readers to analyze emerging security or authentication feature for physical objects (e.g., identification documents, product packaging, banknotes, etc.). One claim recites a reader including: an excitation source to excite an object with first non-visible light, the object comprising first indicia provided with a first ink or dye and second indicia provided with a second ink or dye, the second ink or dye comprising an emission decay time that is relatively longer than an emission decay time of the first ink or dye, the first indicia and the second indicia collectively conveying a first machine readable feature when illuminated with the first non-visible light, with the second indicia individually conveying a second machine readable feature after emissions attributable to the first indicia fall to a first level; and a code reader to read at least the second machine readable feature after emissions attributable to the first ink or dye fall to the first level and before emissions attributable to the second ink or dye fall to a second level. Other claims and combinations are provided as well. | 01-08-2009 |
20090020609 | SENSOR-EMBEDDED BARCODES - A barcode includes sensors or actuators in selected modules whereby its code changes to indicate exposure to, or change in, one or more properties of interest. Prior to exposure, the barcode displays a first code. After exposure, the barcode displays a different code. The displayed code conveys qualitative or quantitative information about one or more chosen properties of interest. This dynamic barcode can be configured as a standalone device or as a label that can be affixed to an object. Data coded by the dynamic barcode is machine-readable or visible to the naked eye, and can be autonomously conveyed to a database to facilitate analysis or prognostics. | 01-22-2009 |
20090084849 | Method and apparatus for reading indicia - A method and apparatus is provided for reading indicia comprising a programmable scanning system ( | 04-02-2009 |
20090090780 | Handheld Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Device Detector/Deactivator with Integrated Data Capture System - A portable, cordless hand-held device for locating an active electronic article surveillance (EAS) device, managing the activation/deactivation status of the EAS device and logging information relating to alarm events triggered by the EAS device. The device includes an EAS detector for detecting the presence of an EAS tag or label, a state manipulator for manipulating the activation/deactivation state of the detected active EAS label, at least one data capture device for capturing data related to the alarm event, and a memory for storage of the captured data. | 04-09-2009 |
20090108066 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR BARCODE SCANNER - An optical system used in a barcode scanner is disclosed to include a standing cylinder lens, a light source that emits a light beam through the standing cylinder lens onto the barcode of the product to be scanned, a focusing lens that focuses the image reflected by the barcode, a linear sensor array, and a slanted arranged reflector that reflects the image focused by the focusing lens onto the linear sensor array for reading. The light path of the image focused by the focusing lens onto the reflector and the light path of the image reflected by the reflector onto the linear sensor array are overlapped, forming a light path overlap region. | 04-30-2009 |
20090134225 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND COMPUTER DATA SIGNAL - An image forming apparatus includes a receiving unit, an image forming unit, a determining unit, an analyzing unit and a control unit. The receiving unit receives image data. The image forming unit performs a predetermined image forming process based on the image data received by the receiving unit. The determining unit determines as to whether or not the image data contains a barcode pattern. When the determining unit determines that the image data contains the barcode pattern, the analyzing unit analyzes as to whether a drawing direction of the barcode pattern is a vertical direction or a horizontal direction. The control unit that controls, based on an analyzing result of the analyzing unit, the predetermined image forming process being performed for the barcode pattern by the image forming unit. | 05-28-2009 |
20090145968 | Bar code reader - There is provided a bar code reader arranging a diaphragm member in which a through hole for an emission diaphragm and a through hole for a field diaphragm are formed as one body on an optical path between a laser light source and a scanning unit, in such a way that the both holes extend over an emission optical path along which emitted laser light is emitted, and a return optical path along which return light reflected from a bar code returns. | 06-11-2009 |
20090184165 | INTEGRATED TAG READER AND ENVIRONMENT SENSOR - A combined sensing and reading apparatus. The apparatus includes a tag reader and an environment sensor integrated with the tag reader. A battery maintenance tool that includes a tag reader and an environment sensor integrated with the tag reader is also provided. Examples of a battery maintenance tool include a battery tester and a battery charger. | 07-23-2009 |
20090188979 | Laser Scanner with Synthesizable Higher Scan Rate - A method for receiving a first input signal including an analog bar pattern at a first scan rate and generating a first output signal including digital bar patterns at a second scan rate. A device having a digitizer receiving an analog bar pattern at a first scan rate and outputting, at the first scan rate, a plurality of digital bar patterns corresponding to the analog bar pattern and a processor receiving the plurality of digital bar patterns and generating a modified digital bar pattern at a second scan rate, the modified digital bar pattern including the plurality of digital bar patterns. | 07-30-2009 |
20090194590 | Apparatus And Methods For Decoding Images - A method and system for determining an orientation of a data-encoding symbol, such as a PDF417 bar-code symbol, and for decoding the encoded data. One example method may include detecting an encoded data sequence at a first location of the symbol and at a second location of the symbol. The symbol orientation may be determined at least partially based on the first and second locations. Strings of data encoded in the symbol may then be decoded by processing the strings to generate indices and accessing a codeword array using the indices to look up codewords corresponding to the strings. A match between a string and a codeword may be verified with data in the codeword array. | 08-06-2009 |
20090194591 | System, method and apparatus for placing and updating information in a personal digital electronic device for communication to a bar code scanner - A personal digital electronic device is provided with two enhancements, namely (a) an IR receiver and associated circuitry and software/firmware for mimicking a laser scanner operation, so that information existing in physical form with an associated bar code may be entered into the personal digital electronic device at the point of transaction; and (b) a radio receiver and associated circuitry and software/firmware to receive and process RDS feeds, so that offers, coupons and promotions embedded in the RDS feeds may be detected and used to place or update information on the personal digital electronic device. The personal digital electronic device is enabled for communication with a bar code scanner preferably using the “active light” communication technology. | 08-06-2009 |
20090200378 | Multi-Purpose Portable Computer with Integrated Devices - A portable computer having multiple modes of connectivity is disclosed. The portable computer may be configured to communicate using several wireless transmission protocols, including WWAN, WiFi, and Bluetooth. The portable computer may also receive input from multiple devices, including a bar code scanner, camera, RFID reader, fingerprint reader, digitizer, and an audio subsystem. The portable computer may also contain an accelerometer, and may be configurable to automatically park its hard drive disk when acceleration of a predetermined magnitude is detected. | 08-13-2009 |
20090212110 | Virtual barcodes - In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises an electrically-controlled illumination source, and a circuit configured to control the illumination source so as cause the light source to generate at least one sequence of light pulses that mimics those a photo-detector of a bar code reader would observe from a reflected source when reading a printed bar code symbol. In another embodiment, an apparatus comprises an electronically reconfigurable, reflective display that is insensitive to a polarization of an incident illumination source, and a circuit configured to selectively configure the display to display a bar code symbol thereon. | 08-27-2009 |
20090242642 | System For Interacting With Analog-Printed Substrate - A system for interacting with a coded substrate. The system comprises a substrate having human-readable information and machine-readable coded data disposed thereon and a sensing device for reading the machine-readable coded data. The coded data comprises an IR-absorbing phthalocyanine dye having sulfonate groups. A counterion of each sulfonate group is a phosphonium cation. | 10-01-2009 |
20090272807 | IMAGING SYSTEM HAVING ANAMORPHIC MANGNIFCATION - A method and imaging system ( | 11-05-2009 |
20090277962 | ACQUISITION SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING SHARP BARCODE IMAGES DESPITE MOTION - A system for barcode acquisition having a camera with a flutter shutter. The flutter shutter may operate according to a pattern or code designed to accommodate parameters such as distance between the camera and a barcode, barcode type, velocity between the camera and the barcode, blur estimation base on barcode features, and other factors. The image from the camera may be de-blurred or decoded in accordance with the flutter shutter pattern or code. Several images may be captured for patterns or codes based on different parameters. These images may be de-blurred and the highest quality image may be selected according to barcode landmarks. | 11-12-2009 |
20090294539 | System and Method for Authentication Using a Bar-Code - The present invention relates to the authentication system and method which can be utilized as means for person identification and/or commercial payment method using a bar code containing personal information which is created in real-time through a mobile terminal. | 12-03-2009 |
20090302115 | Bar Code Obliteration System and Method - A destination bar-coded label obliteration system and method causes a destination bar-coded label affixed to a collapsed collapsible cardboard sleeve to contact a rotating heating surface. Contact with the rotating heated surface causes black lines to form on the destination bar-coded label by activation of the heat sensitive ink used to cause the bar code to appear on the destination bar-coded label. | 12-10-2009 |
20100012727 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN IMAGE SCANNER WITH DIFFERENTIAL PANNING - An image scanner apparatus, method and system to scan a bar code or other optical code using an image capture device where the blurring associated with the movement of the bar code pass the image scanner is reduced or eliminated by using differential panning of the bar code. An image of the bar code is panned or moved across the image capture device in a direction that negates at least some of the apparent movement of the bar code past the image scanner. The apparent motion of the bar code to the image capture device is reduced thus reducing the blurring of the bar code in the captured image. | 01-21-2010 |
20100025470 | BAR CODE READER, OPTICAL MOUSE, AND BAR CODE READING METHOD - A photo-transistor | 02-04-2010 |
20100025471 | BARCODE READING MECHANISM, READING METHOD, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A barcode reading apparatus include a barcode reader for reading a barcode, a moving mechanism for defining a movement position of the barcode reader in a plane, an angle adjusting mechanism for adjusting a reading angle of the barcode reader in a direction orthogonal to a longitude direction of the barcode, a controller for controlling the moving mechanism upon reading the barcode to adjust a position of the barcode reader to a barcode reading position, and controlling the angle adjusting mechanism in the adjusted position to adjust the reading angle of the barcode reader. | 02-04-2010 |
20100044437 | MEASURING APPARATUS FOR A CARRIER OF PRINTHEAD INTEGRATED CIRCUITRY - The invention provides for a measuring apparatus for measuring the positions of a plurality of printhead integrated circuits relative to a carrier on which the printhead integrated circuits are located. The carrier has carrier fiducials and each integrated circuit has integrated circuit fiducials. The measuring apparatus includes a support assembly, a receptacle positioned on the support assembly and configured to receive the carrier, the receptacle being movable relative to the support assembly between a loading position and a sensing position, and a sensor configured to sense positions of the carrier and integrated circuit fiducials. The apparatus also includes a control system configured to control the sensor to measure the positions of the carrier and integrated circuit fiducials. | 02-25-2010 |
20100044438 | Counterfeit and Tamper Resistant Labels with Randomly Occurring Features - Techniques are disclosed to enable utilization of randomly-occurring features of a label (whether embedded or naturally inherent) to provide counterfeit-resistant and/or tamper-resistant labels. More specifically, labels including randomly-occurring features are scanned to determine the labels' features. The information from the scan is utilized to provide identifying indicia which uniquely identifies each label and may be later verified against the label features that are present to determine whether the label is genuine. In a described implementation, the identifying indicia may be cryptographically signed. | 02-25-2010 |
20100051694 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A COATED OPTICAL ELEMENT - A method of producing a coated optical element which uses in-mold decoration (IMG) techniques. The method includes injection molding an element adjacent a coating of a preform sheet, whereby the coating transfers to the element to create the optical element. | 03-04-2010 |
20100084469 | MULTI-MODAL ONE-DIMENSIONAL BARCODES - Techniques for creating a multi-modal one-dimensional (1D) barcode are provided. The techniques include obtaining N one-dimensional (1D) barcode images, wherein N 1D barcode images comprise two or more 1D barcode images, placing the N 1D barcode images with a horizontal displacement of 1/N barcode units, and combining the N 1D barcode images with the displacement to create a multi-modal 1D barcode. Techniques for decoding a multi-modal barcode are also provided herein. | 04-08-2010 |
20100108764 | Bar code made of electronic paper - There is provided a bar code made of electronic paper. A bar code made of electronic paper according to an aspect of the invention may include: one or more e-paper stacks having a plurality of pieces of e-paper each having an entire surface displaying black, white or being transparent, wherein an upper level of e-paper of the e-paper stack is narrower than a lower level of e-paper thereof, the outermost layer of e-paper of the e-paper stack has the same width as the narrowest constituting a bar code, and part of the lower level of e-paper exposed by the upper level of e-paper adjacent to the lower level of e-paper has the same width as the narrowest constituent bar of the bar code. | 05-06-2010 |
20100127080 | SCANNING DEVICE HAVING ADJUSTABLE LIGHT PATH - The scanning device contains a seat, an image sensor at a back side of the seat, and a light generation assembly inside the seat. The light generation assembly contains at least a light generation element, at least a light bar, a lens, and a stop separated from the lens. The lens is positioned in front of the image sensor and the stop is positioned in front of the lens. The light bar at a side of the stop is positioned in front of the light generation element which in turn is at a side of the lens. The light generation element is moveably positioned so that it could be adjusted to overlap its light projected range with the range received by the lens. The image sensor therefore captures the strongest optical signal and allows for a faster scanning speed. | 05-27-2010 |
20100133343 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PSEUDO BAR CODE GENERATION - A system, method and computer program product for processing bar codes at point-of-sale (POS) terminals, including a bar code reader or scanner for determining a bar code of an item; a pseudo bar code generator coupled to the bar code reader or scanner and that generates a pseudo bar code based on a received trigger signal; and a POS terminal coupled to the pseudo bar code generator. If the trigger signal is not received, the pseudo bar code generator sends to the POS terminal a bar code determined by the bar code reader or scanner. If the trigger signal is received, the pseudo bar code generator, based on the trigger signal, generates and sends a pseudo bar code the POS terminal. The POS terminal generates a sales slip based on bar codes from the bar code reader or scanner, and pseudo bar codes from the pseudo bar code generator. | 06-03-2010 |
20100140355 | Systems and methods for aiding data organization related applications - Presented are systems and methods for aiding data organization. Generally, the system includes an electronic signal processor that receives electronic signals from user input devices, such as a computer keyboard and/or bar code scanner, and that transmits electronic signals to user output devices, such as a visual display human machine interface and/or a label printer. Once a certain input, such as an electronic signal representing a scanned optical code, is received by the processor, the processor prioritizes the appropriate graphical user interface on the visual display to allow for data entry by a user of the system. Data entry prompts and responses to user input are at least partially customizable by a user. | 06-10-2010 |
20100155480 | OPTICAL READER QUALITY FACTOR - A method and apparatus for generating and applying quality factors (QFs) to an optical reader. After an optical reader is calibrated, a mid-range gray scale level is selected and scanned. The reader outputs digital numbers (DNs) that are generated for all the pixels that will be responding to the reading of a document. A histogram of the DNs is generated and characteristics of the histogram distribution are calculated and used as QFs. For example, the standard deviation of the histogram may serve as a QF, where a lower standard deviation is preferred. Thresholds and standards may be developed from experience that indicate the operating condition of the reader. The QFs, thus, may be used during manufacturing and for field servicing of the reader. | 06-24-2010 |
20100163623 | COLLOIDAL SUSPENSIONS - Presented are compositions that when applied in a spatial manner so as to encode information, can remotely detected. Such compositions have liquid properties that make them adaptable to delivery by means such as a jet or needle injector. Instant compositions comprise a particulate material, a suspending agent, and a dispersing agent. Also taught are readable codes made by such compositions, and methods of applying such compositions. Other uses of such compositions are also taught | 07-01-2010 |
20100176199 | METHOD OF PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA NEWSPAPER - The newspaper provider stores a set of multimedia information about a specific news in a news web site. Then on the printed newspaper, a specific one-dimensional barcode identifying the corresponding set of multimedia information is printed alongside the specific news. When the newspaper reader is interested in learning more about the specific news, the reader uses a barcode reader connected to a computer to scan the one-dimensional barcode. The scanned barcode is sent to the news web site via Internet. The news web site uses the scanned barcode to locate and transmit the specific news' set of multimedia information to the computer where its text and video part is displayed on a display device and its audio part is played through a speaker. | 07-15-2010 |
20100176200 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STRONG PHOTON LOCALIZATION BY DISORDERED PHOTONIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURES - Periodic high-index-contrast photonic crystal (PhC) structures such as two-dimensional arrays of air holes in dielectric slabs inhibit light propagation in bands of frequencies and confine light in dislocations where the lattice periodicity is broken. The present invention is a conceptually different approach to photon localization in PhC structures. The disclosed design concept introduces structural perturbations uniformly throughout the fabricated crystal by deliberately changing the shape or orientations of elements that form the lattice. Optimized introduction of such random structural perturbations produces optical nanocavities with ultra-small modal volumes and high quality (Q) factors of over 250,000. Applications of such disordered photonic crystal structures are disclosed for optical sensing systems and random nano-lasers. | 07-15-2010 |
20100187311 | BLURRING BASED CONTENT RECOGNIZER - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for identifying regions of interest in an image and identifying a barcode in a degraded image are provided. A region of interest is identified by pre-processing an image, generating a binary image based on a metric calculated on the pre-processed image, and analyzing regions of the image identified using connected components and other analysis. A barcode is identified by searching a population of barcodes, degrading ideal image intensity profiles of candidate barcodes, and comparing the degraded ideal image intensity profiles to an image intensity profile of the degraded image. | 07-29-2010 |
20100193589 | Cartridge reader that accepts data cartridges both in and out of data cartridge cases - A cartridge reader device includes an RFID unit that reads cartridge memory (CM) data from an RFID tag of a data cartridge, a bar code unit that reads a bar code of the data cartridge, and a housing that encloses the RFID unit and the bar code unit. The housing defines a first receiving area configured to accept the data cartridge when the data cartridge is enclosed in a case, which enables the bar code unit to read the bar code data from the bar code of the data cartridge when the data cartridge is enclosed in the case, and a second receiving area configured to accept the data cartridge when the data cartridge is not enclosed in the case, which enables the bar code unit to read the bar code data from the bar code of the data cartridge when the data cartridge is not enclosed in the case. | 08-05-2010 |
20100213257 | OPTICAL SENSING DEVICE - An optical sensing device is suitable for detecting information on an information plane. The optical sensing device includes a light source, an optical grating and an optical detector. The light source is suitable for providing a light beam along a first axis. The light beam is illuminated on the information plane and is converted into an optical signal exiting the information plane. The optical grating has at least a split. The optical detector is suitable for receiving the optical signal to generate the information. The optical signal passes through the split of the grating and reaches the optical detector along a second axis that is positioned at an angle with respect to the first axis. | 08-26-2010 |
20100252632 | ROTATIONAL BAR CODE ORIENTATION SENSOR - A rotational bar code is presented. The rotational bar code includes a structure at least a portion of which includes a cylindrical surface having at least one of an outward-facing surface and an inward-facing surface, and a plurality of vertically-oriented symbols horizontally abutted in a non-periodic unique pattern on one of the outward-facing surface or the inward-facing surface. The surfaces are radially disposed about a rotational axis of the cylindrical surface. The vertically-oriented symbols are unique for at least a predefined segment of an arc of the cylindrical surface. An angular orientation of the cylindrical surface is identifiable based on the plurality of vertically-oriented symbols. | 10-07-2010 |
20100294840 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE IDENTIFIERS ASSOCIATION - A method and system for managing a physical object is provided. The system includes a RFID module for reading RFID tag information from a RFID tag in a RFID tag reading area, a handheld terminal being operable as a stand-alone device, a docking station for operably coupling the handheld terminal to the RFID module, and a storage for holding a physical object having the barcode and the RFID tag to locate the physical object in the barcode reading area and the RFID tag reading area. The method uses a system having a RFID module, a handheld terminal having a barcode scanner and being operable as a stand-alone device, a docking station for operably coupling the handheld device to the RFID module, and a storage for holding the physical object having a barcode and a RFID tag, the handheld device driving the RFID module via the docking station. | 11-25-2010 |
20100294841 | Device and Method for Identifying an Object - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 11-25-2010 |
20100301119 | BARCODE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND BARCODE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a barcode processing apparatus comprises a reading unit configured to read an image of a barcode configured by a plurality of bars laid out at a predetermined interval, each bar being formed by a plurality of ink dots, and a barcode recognition unit configured to filter the read image using a mask which has a width smaller than the predetermined interval and larger than a width of one bar, and corresponds to a length of one bar so as to extract a group of a plurality of ink dots, to couple the plurality of ink dots in the extracted group, to detect one bar based on the coupling result, and to recognize a barcode configured by a plurality of detected bars. | 12-02-2010 |
20100327066 | NETWORK BASED RELIABLE DECODING OF BAR CODES - An apparatus and method for network-based decoding of barcodes are provided. The method includes scanning, by a mobile device, a barcode; decoding, by the mobile device, data codewords encoded in the barcode; determining, by the mobile device, whether the data codewords contain errors; and when the data codewords contain errors, transmitting barcode information from the mobile device to a barcode server for decoding into the data codewords. | 12-30-2010 |
20110006117 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO AUTOMATICALLY DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN DIFFERENT DATA TYPES - There is described a system and method for automatically discriminating between different types of data with an image reader. In brief overview of one embodiment, the automatic discrimination feature of the present image reader allows a human operator to aim a hand-held image reader at a target that can contain a dataform and actuate the image reader. An autodiscrimination module in the image reader in one embodiment analyzes image data representative of the target and determines a type of data represented in the image data. | 01-13-2011 |
20110031313 | ANESTHESIA SYSTEM - An anesthesia system ( | 02-10-2011 |
20110042461 | Numeric Dial Quantity Input Device Embedded Bar Cod Scanner - A bar code scanner with an embedded numeric dial quantity input device to input quantity includes a bar code scanner and a numeric dial. The dial has a reference scale around it to represent a specific number. The desired number is set by turning the dial. User can count the quantity of an item and input the number with the numeric dial before or after scanning it to store the correct quantity of such item. This can avoid entering quantity at the register or POS machine and simplifies the operation. | 02-24-2011 |
20110073649 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOGNIZING BARCODE - A method for recognizing a barcode is provided for improving the recognition efficiency of a hand-held data processing device. According to the method, an image capturing module of the hand-held data processing device captures a target frame containing the barcode, so as to acquire the barcode therein. A wireless communication interface of the hand-held data processing device transmits the barcode and a recognition request to a recognition server over a wireless network. A recognition program supporting plural barcode types is installed to the recognition server, and the recognition server is connected to the wireless network for receiving the barcode and the recognition request. Through the recognition program, the recognition server recognizes the barcode, and returns a recognition result to the hand-held data processing device over the wireless network. The hand-held data processing device receives and screens the recognition result on a screen. | 03-31-2011 |
20110127331 | PHASE LOCKED IR ENCODING FOR PEENED 2D BARCODES - A system reveals a 2D barcode in a document. A 2D barcode generator selects the placement and at least one colorant combination of an image and at least one colorant combination for a 2D barcode on a document, where the at least one colorant combination of the image and the 2D barcode form a metameric pair. A print system receives data from the 2D barcode generator and places the image and the 2D barcode on the document. A light source selected or tuned to a wavelength corresponding to the colorant combinations utilized by the print system reveals the 2D barcode placed thereon. A decoding element decodes and extracts data from the revealed 2D barcode. | 06-02-2011 |
20110127332 | EMBEDDED OPTICAL SIGNATURES IN DOCUMENTS - A method of embedding an optical signature in a document and document produced therefrom. The optical signature uses an invisible optical pattern or covering that can reflect light in non-visible wavelengths, such as light in infrared, or fluoresces when exposed to a particular wavelength of light, such as ultra-violet light. The invisible optical pattern can be a covering over another optical pattern, or a base pattern upon which a second optical pattern is embedded. | 06-02-2011 |
20110139874 | APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MULTIMEDIA-BASED DATA TRANSMISSION AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An apparatus for performing multimedia-based data transmission includes an image capturing device and a processing circuit. The image capturing device is a peripheral device for a user to capture images. In addition, in a situation where the apparatus is utilized as a target apparatus, the image capturing device is arranged to capture at least one multi-dimensional barcode image carrying data. Additionally, the processing circuit is arranged to control operations of the apparatus, wherein in the situation where the apparatus is utilized as the target apparatus, the processing circuit is arranged to extract the data carried by the multi-dimensional barcode image for further use. In particular, the aforementioned at least one multi-dimensional barcode image may represent a plurality of multi-dimensional barcode images. An associated method is also provided. | 06-16-2011 |
20110215151 | Method and Apparatus for Correcting Decoding Errors in Machine-Readable Symbols - The present invention is a system and method for decoding an image of a bar code. Decoding the barcode includes tokenizing a plurality of pixels in the image of the barcode based upon a plurality of thresholds to form a first set of tokens. Decoding the barcode also includes re-tokenizing the plurality of pixels in the image of the barcode based upon the intensity of the pixels in the plurality of tokens, and the relativity intensity of neighboring tokens, to form a second set of tokens. | 09-08-2011 |
20110303749 | XML SYSTEM - An XML system is configured to print bar code labels, tags, tickets, cards, or other media, and/or encode RFID devices embedded in media, based upon an extensible markup language (XML) input data stream. The XML system includes a computer system having a memory subsystem, a communication interface operatively coupled to a network, an XML processor configured to receive and process the XML input data stream, and an extensible stylesheet language transformation (XSLT) processor configured to either obtain a stylesheet identified in the XML data stream or obtain the stylesheet from a stylesheet repository. The XSLT processor transforms data in the XML input data stream into transformed XML data based upon the stylesheet obtained. Also included is an extensible stylesheet language formatting object (XSLFO) processor configured to format the transformed XML data into formatted XML data based upon XSLFO instructions contained in the stylesheet, and a rendering subsystem configured to receive the formatted XML data and generate a printable representation of the bar code label, tag, ticket, card, other media, and/or generate encoding information for an RFID device. | 12-15-2011 |
20110309149 | Hand Held Machine Vision Method and Apparatus - A method and system for use with a portable device including a processor, at least some embodiments of the method including the steps of providing an identification tag on at least one item that includes item identifying information, obtaining item identifying information from the identification tag via the portable device, obtaining at least one image of the at least one item via the portable device and performing a supplemental process using the identifying information and the at least one image. | 12-22-2011 |
20110315770 | DIMENSIONING AND BARCODE READING SYSTEM - A system and method for auto-calibrating a barcode scanning tunnel to determine the orientation of one or more cameras with respect to a range finder and a conveyor belt comprises providing a scanning tunnel having a moveable surface, at least one range finder having an orientation, at least one camera having an orientation and at least one calibration object having at least one indicia disposed in a predetermined relationship to one or more features of the at least one calibration object, capturing at least one image of the at least one calibration object by the at least one camera, electronically detecting the at least one calibration object at least one indicia and the one or more object features and electronically calculating at least one component of the at least one camera orientation with respect to the moveable surface in response to information obtained from the image and the at least one calibration object at least one indicia. | 12-29-2011 |
20120024955 | ELECTRONIC SLIDE-IN MODULES THAT SLIDE INTO A MODULE CARRIER, MODULE CARRIERS, AS WELL AS ARRANGEMENTS WITH A SLIDE-IN MODULE - An electronic slide-in module that slides into a module carrier includes at least one electronic read-out unit that reads out information from an information storage unit in the module carrier without electrical contact with the module carrier. | 02-02-2012 |
20120104098 | COMMODITY INFORMATION READING APPARATUS AND COMMODITY INFORMATION READING METHOD - A commodity information reading apparatus includes: an image capturing section capturing a picked-up image; a first reading section detecting the code symbol from the captured image and reading the commodity information represented by the code symbol; a second reading section detecting, if the reading by the first reading section is not realized, a benefit label from the captured image and reading benefit information corresponding to the benefit label; and a third reading section detecting, if the reading by the second reading section is realized, the character string from the captured image and reading the commodity information represented by the character string. The benefit label is affixed to a position on the code symbol where reading of the code symbol is impossible. | 05-03-2012 |
20120111944 | ADAPTIVE DATA READER AND METHOD OF OPERATING - Systems and methods for data reading are disclosed wherein one or more images of an item bearing an optical code are captured and the captured images are analyzed to determine whether the item has a reflective surface or not. Based on such a determination, operating parameters of the system, such as one or more of: the amount of time dedicated to 1D code decoding and the amount of time dedicated to 2D code decoding, the order in which 1D code and 2D code decoding are performed, termination of a decoding operation, restarting an image capture and decoding operation, and image preprocessing may be automatically adjusted by the system to decode an optical code. | 05-10-2012 |
20120118968 | STREAM DOT PATTERN, METHOD OF FORMING STREAM DOT PATTERN, INFORMATION INPUT/OUTPUT METHOD USING STREAM DOT PATTERN, AND DOT PATTERN - A stream dot technique forming a dot pattern at an arbitrary position on a curved surface body or a medium surface by including the step of linearly and consecutively arranging a plurality of reference dots according to a predetermined rule, providing a first virtual reference line which connects the plurality of reference dots, providing a second virtual reference line which is defined at a predetermined position from the reference dot and/or the first virtual reference line, providing a plurality of virtual reference points at predetermined positions on the second virtual reference line, and placing an information dot whose information is defined by a distance and a direction from the virtual reference point at an end point expressed by a vector with the virtual reference point being a start point. | 05-17-2012 |
20130087618 | DISTINCTIVE NOTICE FOR DIFFERENT SYMBOLOGY INFORMATION - An indicia reader is adapted for hand held operation to read information bearing indicia (IBI) at a point of transaction (POT) and is operated by: configuring the indicia reader in a store to provide at least one store specific indicia read notice; reading an IBI at a POT with the indicia reader and providing the at least one store specific indicia read notice to a customer when each IBI is read. | 04-11-2013 |
20130153660 | OPTICAL DETECTION DEVICE, OPTICAL DEVICE, OPTICAL INFORMATION READING DEVICE, AND LIGHT SOURCE FIXING METHOD - Provided is an optical detecting device, wherein a photodiode is provided on a first surface of a substrate, a planar output electrode for outputting electrical signals corresponding to a quantity of light received by the photodiode is provided on a second surface of the substrate opposite to the first surface, a cutout portion is provided in a third surface of the substrate such that the cutout portion is in contact with the output electrode provided on the second surface, said third surface being different from the first surface and the second surface, and an electrode connected to the output electrode is provided on the inner surface of the cutout portion. | 06-20-2013 |
20130168452 | METHOD FOR MANAGING CONTENTS IN NETWORK AND WEB SERVER USED THERETO - A method and apparatus are provided to manage contents in a network, and a web server used thereto. A memory is configured to store a code output with a printed matter and mapping information of contents, which are executed by a reader reading the code. A receiver is configured to receive a request from the reader to transmit the mapping information. A transmitter is configured to transmit the mapping information to the reader. When the code outputted to the printed matter is read, the contents executed in the reader are changed into various contents such that the changed contents are used. In addition, a product user and a product seller obtain the learning information of a learner through the reader, or product application information. | 07-04-2013 |
20130221102 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPERSIVE FOURIER-TRANSFORM IMAGING - A barcode reading apparatus and method in which the spectrum of a probe light is first Fourier-transformed into space, directed upon a barcode, and then Fourier-transformed converting the spectrally encoded barcode pattern to a time domain waveform. In one implementation, the Fourier transformation from the spectrum domain into a spatial domain is performed by a dispersive element, while the Fourier transformation from the spectrally encoded barcode pattern to a time domain waveform is performed by group-velocity dispersion (GVD). The temporally encoded barcode pattern is detected by a photodetector, digitized by a digitizer, and analyzed by a digital signal processor. The invention is applicable to a number of fields which involve the reading of one- and two-dimensional barcodes, displacement sensing, surface measurements, measurement of width and gap, flow cytometry, reading of optical media, presense or absence detection, and other related fields. | 08-29-2013 |
20130248603 | PRINTING OBJECT AND PRINTER FOR PRINTING A PRINTING OBJECT - The invention relates to a printing object ( | 09-26-2013 |
20140042228 | Dual Deterent Incremental Information Object - Systems and methods for generating a dual deterrent information object (IIO) are provided. A method includes analyzing a dual deterrent IIO to determine a first code, wherein the dual deterrent IIO comprises an IIO comprising a plurality of tiles and an associated mark, wherein each tile in the plurality of tiles represents a data element encoded by color, intensity, or both, and the associated mark comprises information related to the IIO. The first code is confirmed, and, if the first code passes the confirmation a new code comprising a bitstream is generated. The bitstream is overwritten on the plurality of tiles, wherein the dual deterrent IIO is the same size after writing of the bitstream. A new associated mark related to the dual deterrent IIO is generated and the associated mark is overwritten with the new associated mark. | 02-13-2014 |
20140084067 | DATA EXCHANGE USING STREAMED BARCODES - A system and method for data exchange between a first device and a second device includes encoding data as a series of barcode frames on the first device and then successively displaying each barcode frame of the series of barcode frames on the first device. The second device captures the barcode frames being displayed by the first device to obtain the series of barcode frames and then decodes the captured series of barcode frames to complete the data exchange. | 03-27-2014 |
20140175173 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CURRENCY BILLS AND TICKETS - A method of processing documents includes receiving a stack of documents including currency bills and substitute currency media. Each substitute currency medium has at least one barcode. The method further includes transporting the stack of documents via a transport mechanism, one document at a time, along a transport path and denominating with a currency detector each of the currency bills in the stack of documents. The currency detector is positioned adjacent to the transport path. The method further includes scanning with a barcode scanner a barcode on each substitute currency medium in the stack of documents. The barcode scanner is positioned adjacent to the transport path. The method further includes imaging with an image scanner each substitute currency medium in the stack of documents to generate a raw image file of the substitute currency medium. The image scanner is positioned adjacent to the transport path. | 06-26-2014 |
20140191038 | OPTICAL DETECTOR AT POINT OF CARE - A patient support apparatus including a barrier, an optical detector, and a control system. The optical detector secured to the barrier and configured to detect indicia having a predetermined pattern. The control system includes a processor in communication with the optical detector, a transmitter in communication with the processor, and a memory unit in communication with the processor. The memory unit stores a unique identifier associated with the patient support apparatus. The processor receiving a signal from the optical detector indicative of data detected by the optical detector and performing a set of instructions in response to the optical detector communicating the data, the set of instructions performed by the processor including (i) linking the data with the unique identifier, and (ii) communicating the linked data and unique identifier to a network. | 07-10-2014 |
20140374483 | ENCODED INFORMATION READING TERMINAL INCLUDING HTTP SERVER - An encoded information reading (EIR) terminal can comprise a microprocessor, a memory, a communication interface, and an EIR device, all communicatively coupled to a system bus. The EIR device can be provided by a bar code reading device, an RFID reading device, and/or a card reading device. The EIR terminal can be configured to execute an HTTP server software module. The EIR terminal can be further configured, responsive to receiving an HTTP request, to transmit to the originating HTTP client an HTTP response comprising at least one HTML page including one or more input fields configured to receive one or more terminal configuration parameters. The EIR terminal can be further configured, responsive to receiving an HTTP request comprising one or more values of the terminal configuration parameters, to perform at least one terminal configuration operation based on the values of the terminal configuration parameters. | 12-25-2014 |
20150371128 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BARCODE READING AND ENCODING - The present invention is directed towards methods and apparatus for barcode reading and encoding. In accordance with an embodiment, a method of reading and encoding barcode information is provided. A one-dimensional barcode image is decoded using an electronic device to obtain data encoded by the one-dimensional barcode image. The data is encoded into a two-dimensional barcode image. The two-dimensional barcode image is displayed in a manner suitable for reading by a scanner configured for reading two-dimensional barcodes. | 12-24-2015 |
20160012268 | IMAGING APPARATUS HAVING LENS ELEMENT | 01-14-2016 |
20160097967 | SPINDLE MOUNTABLE CAMERA SYSTEM - A spindle mountable camera system connectable to a CNC machine for work piece inspection and identification. The camera system includes a mounting stem connectable to a CNC machine tool holder. The mounting stem includes an air passage connectable to an air supply of the CNC machine. An enclosure is attached to the mounting stem and includes a camera opening. A camera module is disposed within the enclosure and an air supply line is connected between the mounting stem and the camera module. An enclosure cover is pivotably mounted to the enclosure proximate the camera opening. One or more pneumatic cylinders are connected to the air passages and extend between the enclosure and the enclosure cover to move the enclosure cover between an open position and a closed position. | 04-07-2016 |
20160098626 | OPTICAL BARCODES HAVING SPATIALLY PHASE SHIFTED CLOCK AND REFERENCE TRACKS - Barcodes are provided that are applied to or integrated with a moving carrier, where the barcodes have a plurality of information modules, at least one clock track having a plurality of alternating clock track modules and at least one reference track having a plurality of alternating reference track modules, where the at least one reference track is a second clock track and has a same periodicity as the clock track but a spatial phase shift when compared to the clock track. The barcode is configured to allow at least one barcode reader to determine a direction of movement of the carrier from at least one signal from a clock track detector and at least one signal from a reference detector. | 04-07-2016 |
20160132588 | ASSOCIATING IDENTIFIERS TO PARTICIPANTS - A computer system for associating identifiers to identified participants, the system comprising: a computer terminal having access to a record holding participant data for an event at an event location, the computer terminal comprising a processor; a first input means for receiving a participant identifier at the event location, the participant identifier generated for and unique to the participant and associated with participant data in the record, the processor configured to recall from the record participant data associated with the participant identifier; and a second input means for receiving a further unique identifier, the processor configured to transmit to the record the further unique identifier for association with the participant data in the record. | 05-12-2016 |
20160132609 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING TAG, SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING TAG, AND RELATED COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A communication terminal includes a camera, a reader, a processor, a memory, and a display. The camera is used for capturing an identification mark, located on a tag, which includes a pattern and an identification code mapping the pattern. The reader is used for reading the identification code. The memory stores program instructions executable by the processor. The program instructions include a determining unit, a first setting unit, and an editing unit. The determining unit is used to determine whether the identification code is stored in the memory. The first setting unit is used to choose a predetermined pattern mapping the identification code, when the identification code is not stored in the communication terminal. The editing unit is used to edit a tag data, which includes an object image or an object name. The display is used for displaying the tag data and the predetermined pattern. | 05-12-2016 |
20160171269 | CONFIGURABLE BARCODE PROCESSING SYSTEM | 06-16-2016 |
20160189020 | INDUSTRIAL PRINTER - A high speed tabletop and industrial printer is disclosed with integrated high speed RFID encoding and verification at the same time. The industrial printer simultaneously prints on and electronically encodes/verifies RFID labels, tags, and/or stickers attached to a continuous web. The industrial printer comprises a lighted sensor array for indexing the printing to the RFID tags; and a cutter powered from the industrial printer for cutting the web that the RFID tags are disposed on. The industrial printer comprises two RFID reader/writers that are individually controlled. Specifically, one of the RFID reader/writers comprises the ability to electronically encode the RFID tags while the web is moving; and the second RFID reader/writer uses an additional RFID module and antenna on the printer for verifying the data encoded to the RFID tags. | 06-30-2016 |
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