User-customizable data capture terminal for and method of imaging and processing a plurality of target data on one or more targets

A data capture terminal for processing a plurality of data and a symbol arranged at spaced-apart locations on a target, comprising:

• means for capturing return light from the plurality of data and the symbol on the target over a field of view;
• means for actuating the capturing means to capture the return light from the plurality of data and the symbol on the target;
• and
• control means for processing the return light captured by the capturing means from the plurality of data and the symbol, the control means being customizable by user-selected parameters and conditions for determining from the processed symbol the spaced-apart locations at which the plurality of data is arranged over the field of view.

A data capture method of processing a plurality of data and a symbol arranged at spaced-apart locations on a target, comprising the steps of:

• capturing return light from the plurality of data and the symbol on the target over a field of view of an imager;
• actuating the imager to capture the return light from the plurality of data and the symbol on the target;
• processing the return light captured by the capturing means from the plurality of data and the symbol;
• and
• customizing the processing step by determining from the processed symbol the spaced-apart locations at which the plurality of data is arranged over the field of view.