Optical code reader
US9298961B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2207/1018
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for presentation reading of optical information with removable reader includes an optical information reader and a cradle or stand having a seat for seating the reader facing a predetermined optical information reading zone. The reader has an illuminator and the stand has an illuminator. A processor is configured to control a capture of an image of at least one portion of the reading zone, to analyze the image and, based on the analysis, to drive the switching on of either of the illuminator of the reader and/or the illuminator of the stand. The stand includes an optical component at the illuminator of the reader and/or at an aimer of the reader when seated in the seat, to define an aiming pattern and/or to modify the features of the illuminating beam of the reader.
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