System for reading barcode symbols
AssigneeSymbol Technologies, Inc.
InventorsPaul Cocuzza, Anthony M. Gangemi
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Abstract
An apparatus for reading indicia having parts of different light reflectivity includes a keyboard for inputting data, a monitor for housing a display, and a reader for reading said indicia, wherein said reader is integrated into either said keyboard or monitor. The apparatus has a particular application in reading barcode symbols in instances where there is a need to save space or where there is a need to avoid the cost of purchasing a separate reader component.
Claims58
An apparatus for reading indicia having parts of different light reflectivity, comprising:
- a keyboard for inputting data;
- and
- a reader for reading the indicia presented exteriorly to said keyboard, wherein said reader is integrated into said keyboard.
An apparatus for reading indicia having parts of different light reflectivity, comprising:
- a monitor for housing a display;
- and
- a reader for reading the indicia presented exteriorly to said monitor, wherein said reader is integrated into said monitor.
An apparatus for reading indicia having parts of different light reflectivity, comprising:
- a keyboard for inputting data;
- and
- a reader for reading said indicia presented exteriorly to said keyboard, wherein said reader is integrated into said keyboard, said reader comprising:
- a light emitter for emitting light through a surface of said keyboard;
- an optical scanning means for automatically causing the light from the emitter to scan across said indicia;
- a photodetector for sensing light reflected from said indicia and producing an electrical signal representative of said indicia;
- and
- a signal processing means for analyzing said indicia represented by said electrical signal and providing a decoded information representative of said indicia.
An apparatus for reading indicia having parts of different light reflectivity, comprising:
- a monitor for housing a display;
- and
- a reader for reading said indicia presented exteriorly to said monitor, wherein said reader is integrated into said monitor, said reader comprising:
- a light emitter for emitting light through a surface of said monitor;
- an optical scanning means for automatically causing the light from the emitter to scan across said indicia;
- a photodetector for sensing light reflected from said indicia and producing an electrical signal representative of said indicia;
- and
- a signal processing means for analyzing said indicia represented by said electrical signal and providing a decoded information representative of said indicia.
An apparatus for reading indicia having parts of different light reflectivity, comprising:
- a keyboard;
- and
- a reading means for reading said indicia presented exteriorly to said keyboard, wherein said reading means is integrated into said keyboard, said reading means comprising:
- a light emitter for emitting light to illuminate sequential portions of said indicia through a surface of said keyboard;
- an array of solid state imaging devices for detecting light reflected from portions of said indicia by scanning a field of view and for generating an electrical signal representative of said portions of said indicia;
- and
- a signal processor for analyzing said indicia represented by said electrical signal and providing a decoded information representative of said indicia.
An apparatus for reading indicia having parts of different light reflectivity, comprising:
- a monitor for housing a display;
- and
- a reader for reading said indicia presented exteriorly to said monitor, wherein said reader is integrated into said monitor, said reader comprising:
- a light emitter for emitting light to illuminate sequential portions of said indicia through a surface of said monitor;
- an array of solid state imaging devices for detecting light reflected from portions of said indicia by scanning a field of view and for generating an electrical signal representative of said portions of said indicia;
- and
- a signal processor for analyzing said indicia represented by said electrical signal and providing a decoded information representative of said indicia.
An apparatus for reading indicia having parts of different light reflectivity, comprising:
- a point-of-sale unit;
- and
- a reader for reading the indicia presented exteriorly to said point-of-sale unit, wherein said reader is integrated into said point-of-sale unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.