Imaging terminal having focus control

An imaging terminal comprising:

• an image sensor array and an imaging lens assembly for focusing an image of a target onto the image sensor array, the image sensor array having a plurality of pixels, the imaging lens assembly being a variable imaging lens assembly capable of being set to a plurality of different focus settings;
• a hand held housing incorporating the image sensor array;
• wherein the imaging terminal is capable of operating in first, second, and third user selectable focusing modes of operation;
• wherein the imaging terminal is operative so that when the first user selectable focusing mode of operation is active, a first set of candidate focus settings are active when the imaging terminal determines a focus setting for the imaging lens assembly responsively to a trigger signal activation;
• wherein the imaging terminal is operative so that when the second user selectable focusing mode of operation is active, a second set of candidate focus settings are active when the imaging terminal determines a focus setting for the imaging lens assembly responsively to a trigger signal activation;
• wherein the imaging terminal is further operative so that when the third user selectable focusing mode of operation is active, a predetermined focus setting is active when a trigger signal is activated.

An imaging terminal comprising:

• an image sensor array and an imaging lens assembly for focusing an image of a target onto the image sensor array, the image sensor array having a plurality of pixels, the imaging lens assembly being a variable imaging lens assembly capable of being set to a plurality of different focus settings;
• a hand held housing incorporating the image sensor array;
• wherein the imaging terminal is capable of operating in first and second user selectable focusing configurations;
• wherein the imaging terminal is operative so that when the first user selectable focusing configuration is active, a set of candidate focus settings are active when the imaging terminal determines a focus setting for the imaging lens assembly responsively to a trigger signal activation;
• wherein the imaging terminal is further operative so that when the second user selectable focusing configuration is active, a predetermined focus setting is active when a trigger signal is activated;
• and
• wherein the imaging terminal is operative to present a prompt that prompts an operator to select the second user selectable focusing configuration, the prompt referencing a common name for a specific article type.

A system comprising:

• an imaging terminal having an image sensor array and an imaging lens assembly for focusing an image of a target onto the image sensor array, the image sensor array having a plurality of pixels, the imaging terminal further having a hand held housing incorporating the image sensor array, the imaging terminal further having a display and being operative to display on the display an article representation of an article being subject to image capture;
• an instruction manual for prompting a user of the imaging terminal to change a relative position between the imaging terminal and the article so that the article representation fills a specified border of the display;
• wherein the imaging lens assembly is a variable imaging lens assembly capable of being set to a plurality of different focus settings, and wherein the imaging terminal is capable of operating in a first user selectable focusing mode of operation corresponding to a first article type and a second user selectable focusing mode of operation corresponding to a second article type, wherein the imaging terminal is operative so that during capture of an article representation with the first user selectable focusing mode of operation active, the imaging terminal determines a focus setting of the imaging lens assembly at a first focus setting, and wherein the imaging terminal is further operative so that during capture of an article representation with the second user selectable focusing mode of operation active, the imaging terminal determines a focus setting of the imaging lens assembly at a second focus setting.