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US 12,626,079 B2Granted
Apparatus having hybrid monochrome and color image sensor array
AssigneeHand Held Products, Inc.
InventorYnjiun P. Wang
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Abstract
There is provided in one embodiment an apparatus having an image sensor array. In one embodiment, the image sensor array can include monochrome pixels and color sensitive pixels. The monochrome pixels can be pixels without wavelength selective color filter elements. The color sensitive pixels can include wavelength selective color filter elements.
Claims33
A bar code reading apparatus, the bar code reading apparatus comprising:
- a hand held housing:
- a first image sensor array, supported by the hand held housing, the first image sensor array being a two-dimensional (2D) global shutter CMOS image sensor array comprising a first plurality of pixels, wherein the first plurality of pixels are disposed in a plurality of rows, wherein each pixel of the first plurality of pixels comprises a photodiode and an opaque optical shield, the opaque optical shield defining an opening at the photodiode, wherein the opening is narrower than the photodiode;
- a first imaging lens associated with the first image sensor array;
- a first illumination source associated with the first image sensor array;
- a second image sensor array, supported by the hand held housing, the second image sensor array being a pixel array having a plurality of second pixels;
- a second imaging lens associated with the second image sensor array;
- a second illumination source associated with the second image sensor array;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, configure the bar code reading apparatus to:
- capture, using the first image sensor array, one or more frames of image data;
- and
- decode one or more decodable indicia, in the one or more frames of image data;
- capture, using the first image sensor array, one or more images of vehicle damage;
- determine vehicle identifier data associated with the one or more images of vehicle damage;
- time stamp the one or more frames of image data and the one or more images of vehicle damage;
- and
- transmit the time stamped one or more frames of image data and the time stamped one or more images of vehicle damage to one or more remote servers for storage.
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A bar code reading apparatus, the bar code reading apparatus comprising:
- a hand held housing;
- a color display;
- wherein the color display further comprises a graphical user interface with virtual selectable buttons;
- a radio frequency communication interface, wherein the radio frequency communication interface is operable to communicate via at least one of Bluetooth, 802.11, and GSM/GPRS;
- a first image sensor array, supported by the hand held housing, the first image sensor array being a two-dimensional (2D) global shutter CMOS image sensor array comprising a first plurality of pixels, wherein the first plurality of pixels are disposed in a plurality of rows, wherein each pixel of the first plurality of pixels comprises a photodiode and an opaque optical shield, the opaque optical shield defining an opening at the photodiode, wherein the opening is narrower than the photodiode;
- a first imaging lens associated with the first image sensor array;
- a first illumination source associated with the first image sensor array;
- a second image sensor array supported by the hand held housing;
- a second imaging lens associated with the second image sensor array;
- a second illumination source associated with the second image sensor array;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, configure the bar code reading apparatus to:
- capture, using the first image sensor array, one or more frames of image data;
- and
- decode one or more decodable indicia, in the one or more frames of image data;
- capture, using the first image sensor array, one or more images of vehicle damage;
- determine vehicle identifier data associated with the one or more images of vehicle damage;
- time stamp the one or more frames of image data and the one or more images of vehicle damage;
- and
- transmit the time stamped one or more frames of image data and the time stamped one or more images of vehicle damage to one or more remote servers for storage.
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A bar code reading apparatus, the bar code reading apparatus comprising:
- a hand held housing;
- a color display, wherein the color display further comprises a graphical user interface with virtual selectable buttons;
- a radio frequency communication interface, wherein the radio frequency communication interface is operable to communicate via at least one of Bluetooth, 802.11, and GSM/GPRS;
- a first image sensor array, supported by the hand held housing, the first image sensor array being a two-dimensional (2D) global shutter CMOS image sensor array comprising a first plurality of pixels, wherein the first plurality of pixels are disposed in a plurality of rows, wherein each pixel of the first plurality of pixels comprises a photodiode and an opaque optical shield, the opaque optical shield defining an opening at the photodiode, wherein the opening is narrower than the photodiode;
- a first imaging lens associated with the first image sensor array;
- a first illumination source associated with the first image sensor array;
- a second image sensor array supported by the hand held housing;
- a second imaging lens associated with the second image sensor array;
- a second illumination source associated with the second image sensor array;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, configure the bar code reading apparatus to:
- capture, using the first image sensor array, one or more frames of image data;
- and
- decode one or more decodable indicia, in the one or more frames of image data;
- capture, using the first image sensor array, one or more images of vehicle damage;
- determine vehicle identifier data associated with the one or more images of vehicle damage;
- time stamp the one or more frames of image data and the one or more images of vehicle damage;
- and
- transmit the time stamped one or more frames of image data and the time stamped one or more images of vehicle damage to one or more remote servers for storage.
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A bar code reading apparatus, the bar code reading apparatus comprising:
- a hand held housing;
- a color display, wherein the color display further comprises a graphical user interface with virtual selectable buttons;
- a radio frequency communication interface, wherein the radio frequency communication interface is operable to communicate via at least one of Bluetooth, 802.11, and GSM/GPRS;
- a first image sensor array, supported by the hand held housing, the first image sensor array being a two-dimensional (2D) global shutter CMOS image sensor array comprising a first plurality of pixels, wherein the first plurality of pixels are disposed in a plurality of rows, wherein each pixel of the first plurality of pixels comprises a photodiode and an opaque optical shield, the opaque optical shield defining an opening at the photodiode, wherein the opening is narrower than the photodiode;
- a first imaging lens associated with the first image sensor array;
- a first illumination source associated with the first image sensor array;
- a second image sensor array supported by the hand held housing;
- a second imaging lens associated with the second image sensor array;
- a second illumination source associated with the second image sensor array;
- a processor that implements a multitasking operation system;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the bar code reading apparatus to:
- capture, using the first image sensor array, one or more frames of image data;
- and
- decode one or more decodable indicia, in the one or more frames of image data;
- capture, using the first image sensor array, one or more images of vehicle damage;
- determine vehicle identifier data associated with the one or more images of vehicle damage;
- time stamp the one or more frames of image data and the one or more images of vehicle damage;
- and
- transmit the time stamped one or more frames of image data and the time stamped one or more images of vehicle damage to one or more remote servers for storage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.