Image capture and processing system supporting a multi-tier modular software architecture
AssigneeMetrologic Instruments, Inc.
InventorsAnatoly Kotlarsky, Xiaoxun Zhu
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Abstract
An image capture and processing system supports a multi-tier modular software, and plug-in extendable, architecture. The image capture and processing system can be realized as an image-capturing cell phone, a digital camera, a video camera, mobile computing terminal and portable data terminal (PDT), provided with suitable hardware platform, communication protocols and user interfaces. A third-party customer can write and install a software plug-in into the application layer so as to enhance or modify the behavior of the image capture and processing system without any required knowledge of the hardware platform, communication protocols and/or user interfaces.
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An image capture and processing system, comprising:
- an image formation and detection subsystem;
- an image capturing subsystem for capturing images detected by said image formation and detection subsystem;
- an image processing subsystem for processing images captured by said image capturing subsystem;
- a processing device;
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- memory comprising processing instructions that, when executed by said processing device, execute an application for reading indicia within said processed images;
- wherein said memory comprises a memory architecture that supports a multi-tier modular software architecture characterized by an operating system (OS) layer and an application layer in which said application for reading indicia is run.
An image capture and processing system, comprising:
- an image formation and detection subsystem;
- an image capturing subsystem for capturing images detected by said image formation and detection subsystem;
- an image processing subsystem for processing images captured by said image capturing subsystem;
- an input/output subsystem for transmitting signals to an external system;
- a processing device;
- memory comprising processing instructions that, when executed by said processing device, execute an application for reading indicia within said processed images;
- Flash ROM for storing said application;
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- RAM for storing said images captured by said image capturing subsystem;
- wherein said memory comprises a memory architecture that supports a multi-tier modular software architecture characterized by an operating system (OS) layer and an application layer in which said application for reading indicia is run.
An image capture and processing system, comprising:
- an image formation and detection subsystem;
- an image capturing subsystem for capturing images detected by said image formation and detection subsystem;
- an image processing subsystem for processing images captured by said image capturing subsystem;
- an input/output subsystem for transmitting signals to an external system;
- a processing device;
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- memory comprising processing instructions that, when executed by said processing device, execute an application for reading indicia within said processed images;
- wherein said memory comprises a memory architecture that supports a multi-tier modular software architecture characterized by an operating system (OS) layer and an application layer in which said application for reading indicia is run;
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- wherein said application layer comprises one or more software modules comprising an indicia decoding module, a function programming module, an application events manager module, a user commands table module, and/or a command handler module.
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