Rolling shutter bar code imaging

A method for rolling shutter bar code imaging, comprising:

• initiating the imaging of a bar code by initiating a sequence of procedures to capture light for a first row of pixels of the image of the bar code at a first time;
• initiating the sequence of procedures to capture light for a subsequent row of pixels of the image of the bar code at a second time, wherein the sequence of procedures includes:
• a reset process that clears a charge from a row of pixels and mark a start of that row's exposure;
• accumulating a charge in the rows of pixels as the rows of pixels are exposed to light thereby capturing image data to create an image;
• and
• actuating a light source to illuminate the bar code at multiple specific times during a pre-determined timing sequence.

A rolling shutter bar code imaging system, comprising:

• a light source for illuminating a bar code;
• an image sensor for accumulating a charge in rows of pixels as the rows of pixels are exposed to light thereby capturing image data to create an image of the bar code;
• a processor;
• memory having executable instructions to be executed by the processor to:
• initiate a rolling shutter imaging process for the imaging of a bar code by initiating a sequence of procedures to capture light for a first row of pixels of the image of the bar code at a first time;
• initiating the sequence of procedures to capture light for a subsequent row of pixels of the image of the bar code at a second time;
• actuating the light source to illuminate the bar code at multiple specific times during a pre-determined timing sequence;
• and
• de-blurring the image data for each row of pixels based on the specific times during the pre-determined timing sequence that the light source was actuated.