Hand-supportable digital image capture and processing system having a printed circuit board with a light transmission aperture, through which the field of view (FOV) of the image detection array and visible targeting illumination beam are projected using a FOV-folding mirror
US7900839B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/109
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hand-supportable digital image capture and processing system including a hand-supportable housing having an imaging window. A printed circuit (PC) board is mounted in the hand-supportable housing, and has front and rear surfaces and a light transmission aperture formed centrally therethrough. An image formation and detection subsystem has image formation optics for projecting a field of view (FOV) through the imaging window and upon an object within the FOV, and an area-type image detection array for forming and detecting 2D digital images of the object during object illumination and imaging operations. An automatic targeting illumination subsystem is disposed in the hand-supportable housing for projecting a targeting illumination beam into a portion of the FOV extending outside of the hand-supportable housing.
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