System integrating UI for manual input with scanning of encoded data markings

A wearable scanning device comprising:

• an image sensor configured to capture images of an object present within a field of view (FOV) of the image sensor;
• storage configured to store image data representing the images;
• a projector configured to project a visual guide for assisting scanning of the object;
• and
• a processor operably coupled to the storage and guide projector, the processor configured to:
• operate the projector to project a visual guide to guide movement of the object to cause the encoded data marking to be moved within the FOV;
• analyze a subset of the images to detect movement of the encoded data marking to a location within the FOV;
• and
• interpret the movement of the encoded data marking to the location as receipt of a first input and initiate a predetermined operation associated with the interpreted first input in response thereto, wherein the predetermined operation includes forming a defined group that associates data from decoding encoded data markings from a plurality of objects within the defined group.

A wearable scanning device comprising:

• an image sensor configured to capture images of an object present within a field of view (FOV) of the image sensor;
• storage configured to store image data representing the images;
• a projector configured to project a visual guide for assisting scanning of the object;
• and
• a processor operably coupled to the storage and guide projector, the processor configured to:
• operate the projector to project a visual guide to guide movement of the object to cause the encoded data marking to be moved within the FOV;
• analyze a subset of the images to detect movement of the encoded data marking to a location within the FOV;
• and
• interpret the movement of the encoded data marking to the location as receipt of a first input and initiate a predetermined operation associated with the interpreted first input in response thereto,
• wherein the FOV is logically divided into multiple zones including at least a first zone and a second zone, wherein the first zone includes the location, and wherein the second zone includes another location, and the processor is further configured to:
• analyze the subset of the images to detect movement of the encoded data marking to the another location within the second zone of the FOV;
• and
• interpret the movement of the encoded data marking to the another location as receipt of a second input and initiate a second predetermined operation associated with the interpreted second input in response thereto.

A method of operating a wearable scanning device, the method comprising:

• capturing images by an imager of a wearable scanning device for scanning of an object including an encoded data marking within a field of view (FOV) of the imager;
• projecting a visual guide from the wearable scanning device to assist scanning of the object;
• logically dividing the FOV into multiple zones including at least a first zone and a second zone;
• analyze a subset of the images to detect movement of the encoded data marking to a location within one of the defined zones of the FOV;
• interpreting the movement of the encoded data marking to the location as receipt of an input to the wearable scanning device depending on which of the defined zones the location is determined to be within;
• and
• initiating a predetermined operation associated responsive to the interpreted input that is selected from a plurality of predetermined operations associated with the different defined zones, and wherein the interpreted input is based on a combination of movements between different zones of the FOV.

A method of operating a wearable scanning device, the method comprising:

• capturing images by an imager of a wearable scanning device for scanning of an object including an encoded data marking within a field of view (FOV) of the imager;
• projecting a visual guide from the wearable scanning device to assist scanning of the object;
• logically dividing the FOV into multiple zones including at least a first zone and a second zone;
• analyze a subset of the images to detect movement of the encoded data marking to a location within one of the defined zones of the FOV;
• interpreting the movement of the encoded data marking to the location as receipt of an input to the wearable scanning device depending on which of the defined zones the location is determined to be within;
• and
• initiating a predetermined operation associated responsive to the interpreted input that is selected from a plurality of predetermined operations associated with the different defined zones, wherein the plurality of predetermined operations include at least one of undoing or deleting a previous operation performed from an earlier movement of the encoded data marking within another zone.

A method of operating a wearable scanning device, the method comprising:

• capturing images by an imager of a wearable scanning device for scanning of an object including an encoded data marking within a field of view (FOV) of the imager;
• projecting a visual guide from the wearable scanning device to assist scanning of the object;
• logically dividing the FOV into multiple zones including at least a first zone and a second zone;
• analyze a subset of the images to detect movement of the encoded data marking to a location within one of the defined zones of the FOV;
• interpreting the movement of the encoded data marking to the location as receipt of an input to the wearable scanning device depending on which of the defined zones the location is determined to be within;
• and
• initiating a predetermined operation associated responsive to the interpreted input that is selected from a plurality of predetermined operations associated with the different defined zones, wherein the plurality of predetermined operations includes making a selection within a menu system.