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Imaging bar code reader with moving beam simulation

US6866198B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 15, 2002
Grant dateMar 15, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K7/14
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The operating environment of a moving laser beam in a flying spot, electro-optical reader is simulated in a solid-state, sensor-based imaging reader by turning a visible line produced by a light emitting diode on and off prior to capturing a two-dimensional image of a target.

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