Systems, Devices, and Methods Utilizing Computer Vision for Guided Indicia Decoding

A fixed data capture assembly, comprising:

• at least one field of view (FOV) associated with one or more of an item scanning region of an indicia reader, a first data capture region extending at least partially outside the item scanning region, and a second data capture region extending at least partially outside the item scanning region;
• a projector configured to project light within the item scanning region and at least one of the first data capture region and the second data capture region;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the fixed data capture assembly to:
• determine whether an item is present within the item scanning region during a first time period;
• responsive to determining the item is present within the item scanning region during the first time period;
• project, by the projector, an indicator within the item scanning region, the indicator being indicative of the first time period;
• and
• determine whether the indicia reader is utilized;
• and
• responsive to determining the indicia reader is not utilized,
• trigger a first modification of the indicator, the first modification being indicative of non-scanning of the item, and
• project, by the projector, a first marker within the second data capture region corresponding to the first modification.

A method, comprising:

• detecting, by a fixed data capture assembly having at least one field of view (FOV) associated with an item scanning region, a first data capture region extending at least partially outside the item scanning region, and a second data capture region extending at least partially outside the item scanning region, whether an item is present within the item scanning region during a first time period;
• responsive to detecting the item is present within the item scanning region during the first time period;
• projecting, by a projector, an indicator within the item scanning region, the indicator being indicative of the first time period, and
• determining whether an indicia reader is utilized;
• and
• responsive to determining the indicia reader is not utilized,
• triggering a first modification of the indicator, the first modification being indicative of non-scanning of the item, and
• projecting, by the projector, a first marker within the second data capture region corresponding to the first modification.