Apparatus and method for determining a distance to a target
US6123264A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2207/1018
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A range finder for use with a bar code scanner. An image of a scan line is detected by a sensor array. Distance from the scanner to the bar code symbol is determined from the length of the detected scan line image.
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