Optical Imaging Alignment System and Method
AssigneeJadak, LLC
InventorJoshua Maxwell Vollmer
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Abstract
An optical imaging system including a laser alignment system for targeting and aligning optical imaging operations. The system includes a laser configured to project two intersecting lines along an axis that inersects the optical imager at the optimal imaging distance. The lines preferably extend perpendicularly to each other and are dimensioned to correspond to the length and width of the target when the optical imager is at an optical distance from the target. A user may properly align the optical imager by viewing the lines projected onto the target and adjusting the optic imager accordingly to quickly and easily ensure proper imaging of the target.
Claims15
An system for capturing an optical image of a target, comprising:
- an optical imager aligned along a first axis;
- a laser assembly aligned along a second axis;
- and
- wherein said laser assembly is configured to project an image having a predetermined relationship to said target.
A method of improving imaging of a target containing encoded information, comprising the steps of:
- directing an optical imager at said target;
- projecting a targeting image onto said target;
- aligning said imager based on the relationship between said targeting image and said target;
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- capturing an image of said target;
- and
- decoding information contained in said image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.