Multiline scanner and electronic rolling shutter area imager based tunnel scanner
US10380448B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/06
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Scanners, methods, and computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that process variable sized objects with high package pitch on a moving conveyor belt are provided. The scanners include a substrate and a plurality of sensors attached to the substrate. The plurality of sensors forms an array of sensors having at least two or more rows of off-axis sensors. The sensors may include a one or more area array sensors. The arrays of sensors captures moving objects row by row and are optimized reduce object spacing on the conveyor belt. Additionally, the scanner having the array of sensor may process different objects having different heights at the same time. Accordingly, object throughput on the conveyor belt is increased by reducing minimum object gap (e.g., processing of “no gap” or non-singulated objects).
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