Optical reader having partial frame operating mode
US7434733B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/1098
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for decoding a decodable symbol using an optical reader having a 2D image sensor that is configured to operate in a partial frame capture operating mode. In a partial frame operating mode, the reader clocks out and captures at least one partial frame of image data having image data corresponding to less than all of the pixels of an image sensor pixel array. In one embodiment, the reader operating in a partial frame operating mode captures image data corresponding to a linear pattern of pixels of the image sensor, reads the image data, and attempts to decode for a decodable bar code symbol which may be represented in the image data.
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