Portable data collection device with LED targeting and illumination assembly

A portable data collection device comprising:

• a) a camera assembly, including an array of photosensor elements generating a signal representative of an image of a target area,
• b) an optics assembly positioned to focus illumination reflected from a generally rectangular target area onto said photosensor elements, the target area having a height and a width,
• c) image processing and decoder circuitry receiving said signal and generating decoded data representative of the dataform, and
• d) an illumination assembly directing illumination towards the target area, the illumination assembly including a targeting arrangement for directing an illumination intensity distribution resembling a cross hair pattern toward the target area to aid in aiming the portable data collection device, the crosshair pattern being stationary with respect to the target area.

A portable data collection device comprising:

• a) a camera assembly, including an array of photosensor elements generating a signal representative of an image of a generally rectangular target area of the assembly,
• b) an optics assembly positioned to focus illumination reflected from the generally rectangular target area onto said photosensor elements, the target area having a height and a width,
• c) image processing and decoder circuitry receiving said signal and generating decoded data representative of the dataform, and
• d) an illumination assembly directing illumination towards the target area, the illumination assembly including a targeting arrangement for directing an illumination intensity distribution resembling a cross hair pattern to aid in aiming the portable data collection device, the cross hair pattern including a horizontal line with a width substantially corresponding to the width of the target area and a vertical line with a height substantially corresponding to the height of the target area.

A portable data collection device for reading a dataform positioned in a target area of the device, the device comprising:

• a) a housing forming an interior region,
• b) an imaging assembly at least partially enclosed in the interior region, for capturing an image of the dataform and providing decoded data representative of the dataform in the target area,
• c) a user activated actuator at least partially exposed on the exterior of the housing for actuating the imaging assembly to read a dataform, and
• d) the imaging assembly including a modular housing supporting a camera assembly with a field of view corresponding to the target area and further supporting an illumination assembly directing exposure illumination towards the target area, the illumination assembly including targeting optics for directing targeting illumination towards the target area for aiding in aiming the device at the dataform, the targeting illumination includes at least one thin illumination intensity distribution pattern that is stationary with respect to the target area of the device and extends between two sides of the target area.

A portable data collection device for reading a dataform positioned in a target area of the device, the device comprising:

• a) a housing forming an interior region,
• b) an imaging assembly at least partially enclosed in the interior region, for capturing an image of the dataform and providing decoded data representative of the dataform in the target area,
• c) a user activated actuator at least partially exposed on the exterior of the housing for actuating the imaging assembly to read a dataform, and
• d) the imaging assembly including a modular housing supporting a camera assembly with a field of view corresponding to the target area and further supporting an illumination assembly directing exposure illumination towards the target area and targeting illumination towards the target area for aiding in aiming the device, the modular housing having a camera support surface for positioning the camera assembly with respect to the housing and an illumination assembly support surface for positioning the illumination assembly at a fixed position with respect to the camera such that a field of illumination substantially coincides with the field of view of the camera assembly.