Reprogrammable optical reader
US7104456B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2207/1017
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A programmable optical reader in one embodiment can include a program loading component and a program execution component operative to execute an externally generated program, whereby executing the externally generated program includes replacing a portion of the optical reader program. A programmable optical reader in another embodiment can include a two-dimensional image sensor, an image frame memory storing two-dimensional electronic images, and can be configured to be reprogrammed by any one of receipt of reprogramming data from a local host processor or receipt of programming data from an external remote off-site processor.
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