System and method for an image capturing network
AssigneeSymbol Technologies, Inc.
InventorDuanfeng He
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Abstract
Described are a system and method for monitoring a location. The system may include a scanner having a digital imager, a processor and a communication device. The scanner is situated at the location. The system also may include a computing arrangement for accessing the scanner. The processor detects when the scanner is in a scanning mode in which information encoded on a scanned item is decoded. When the scanner is detected not to be in the scanning mode, the processor controls the digital imager to operate in a monitoring mode in which images of the location are generated for output to the computing arrangement via the communication device.
Claims32
A method for monitoring a location, comprising the steps of:
- providing a scanner including a digital imager at the location;
- detecting whether the scanner is in a scanning mode in which information encoded on a scanned item is decoded;
- and
- when the scanner is detected not to be in the scanning mode, controlling the digital imager to operate in a monitoring mode in which images of the location are outputted by the digital imager.
A system for monitoring a location, comprising:
- a scanner including a digital imager, a processor and a communication device, the scanner being situated at the location;
- and
- a computing arrangement for accessing the scanner,
- wherein the processor detects when the scanner is in a scanning mode in which information encoded on a scanned item is decoded and wherein, when the scanner is detected not to be in the scanning mode, the processor controls the digital imager to operate in a monitoring mode in which images of the location are generated for output to the computing arrangement via the communication device.
A scanning arrangement, comprising:
- a digital imager;
- and
- a processor detecting whether the scanning arrangement is in a scanning mode in which information encoded on a scanned item is decoded, wherein, when the scanning arrangement is detected not to be in the scanning mode, the processor controls the digital imager to operate in a monitoring mode in which images of the location are outputted by the digital imager.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.