Aiming aid for optical data reading
US6223986A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2207/1011
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data reading systems including an aiming aid system which creates a highly visible target or image in the scan volume at a preferred location for placement of the article to be scanned. In a preferred application, an overhead bar code scanner employs a rotating polygon mirror which scans one or more laser beams off pattern mirrors creating a complex pattern of scan lines down into the scan volume whereby the aiming aid is created by directing a laser beam onto a scanning mirror positioned on top of the polygon mirror generally along the rotational axis of the polygon mirror and then directing that beam out into the scan volume in the desired pattern, such as a circular aiming aid. Alternately, the aiming aid may be a multi-dimensional graphical image formed by holographic or diffractive optics.
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