Optical scanning apparatus
US6491224B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/10574
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical scanning apparatus, such as a bar code scanner, for reading 360 degrees of, e.g., tray commodities. A first scanning pattern is emitted almost in the horizontal direction to an installation surface of the apparatus, and a second scanning is pattern emitted from an upper portion to a lower portion of the apparatus, toward the installation surface, via a window provided vertical to the installation surface.
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