Imaging dual window scanner with presentation scanning

A method of operating dual window scanner for imaging a target bar code comprising:

• locating a plurality of imaging based cameras within a housing of a dual window scanner each scanner having a respective field-of-view;
• extending the field-of-view of each camera beyond at least one window located in the housing;
• facilitating the extending of the field-of-views by at least one mirror associated to each camera;
• and
• forming scan patterns on the surface of the at least one window located in the housing by the field-of-views such that the scan patterns cover substantially the entire surface of the window or windows.

A dual window scanner for imaging a target bar code on a target object, the dual window scanner comprising:

• housing means supporting two transparent windows and defining an interior region, a target object being presented in relation to the housing means for imaging a target bar code;
• imaging means including a plurality of camera assembly means wherein each camera assembly means is positioned within the housing means interior region and defines a field-of-view which is different than a field-of-view of each other camera assembly means of the plurality of camera assembly means,
• sensing means for each camera assembly means including a sensor array and an imaging lens assembly for focusing the field-of-view of the camera assembly means onto the sensor array;
• and
• reflective means associated with each camera assembly means for directing the respective field-of-views such that the field-of-views of some of the cameras in the plurality of cameras substantially fill the surface of one of said transparent windows and the field-of-views of the remaining cameras in the plurality of cameras substantially fill the surface of the other of said transparent windows.

A dual window scanner for imaging a target bar code on a target object, the dual window scanner comprising:

• a housing comprising a substantially vertical window supported in an upper housing portion and a substantially horizontal window supported in a lower housing portion, the upper and lower housing portions defining an interior region of the dual window scanner;
• an imaging system including a plurality of cameras positioned on a single printed circuit board within the housing interior region, each camera is positioned within the housing interior region and defines a field-of-view which is different than a field-of-view of each other camera of the plurality of cameras, each camera including a sensor array;
• at least one mirror associated with at least one camera in said plurality of cameras;
• and
• the field-of-views forming an imaging pattern substantially filling the surface of said horizontal and vertical windows, the field-of-views being projected beyond said substantially vertical and horizontal windows in directions for scanning various sides of a package as it is swiped through a scan field formed by the fields-of-view.