US 12,217,125 B2
Bi-optic indicia reader having an imaging assembly for providing two field of views
Edward Barkan, Miller Place, NY (US); Mark Drzymala, Saint James, NY (US); and Darran Michael Handshaw, Sound Beach, NY (US)
Assigned to Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed by ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/584,061.
Application 18/584,061 is a division of application No. 18/072,465, filed on Nov. 30, 2022, granted, now 11,941,479.
Prior Publication US 2024/0193387 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 7/1096 (2013.01) [G06K 7/10831 (2013.01); G06K 7/10861 (2013.01); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An indicia reader comprising:
a housing including:
a lower housing portion with a first surface facing a product scanning region, the first surface of the lower housing portion including a horizontal window positioned in a transverse plane; and
an upper housing portion extending above the lower housing portion, the upper housing portion having a second surface facing the product scanning region, the second surface including a upright window positioned in an upright plane;
an imaging assembly having an imaging sensor, the imaging assembly having a primary field of view (FOV) that is split into a first FOV (FFOV) and a second FOV (SFOV), the imaging assembly being configured to (i) capture first image-data over the FFOV extending through the upright window and directed at the product scanning region, the FFOV having a FFOV central axis, a FFOV upper boundary, a FFOV lower boundary, a first FFOV lateral boundary, and a second FFOV lateral boundary, the FFOV lower boundary being closer to the first surface of the lower housing than the FFOV upper boundary when extending over the first surface, and (ii) capture second image-data over the SFOV extending through the horizontal window and directed at the product scanning region, the SFOV having an SFOV central axis, an SFOV proximal boundary, an SFOV distal boundary, a first SFOV lateral boundary, and a second SFOV lateral boundary, SFOV proximal boundary being closer to the second surface of the upper housing than the SFOV distal boundary when extending in front of the second surface; and
a decoder assembly configured to analyze at least one of the first image-data or the second image-data to decode a payload of an indicia appearing therein,
wherein no other imaging FOV passes through either of the horizontal window and the upright window, and
wherein at least one of:
the imaging assembly is configured such that an imaging sensor resolution and a spread angle of the FFOV enable the decoder assembly to decode a 13-mil indicia captured in the first image-data, the 13-mil indicia captured in the first image-data being presented to the FFOV in a first plane that is angled at least 80 degree to the upright plane, the 13-mil indicia captured in the first image-data being oriented such that at least some elements of the 13-mil indicia captured in the first image-data are closer to the upright plane than at least some other elements of the 13-mil indicia captured in the first image-data; or
the imaging assembly is configured such that the imaging sensor resolution and a spread angle of the SFOV enable the decoder assembly to decode a 13-mil indicia captured in the second image-data, the 13-mil indicia captured in the second image-data being presented to the SFOV in a second plane that is angled at least 80 degree to the transverse plane, the 13-mil indicia captured in the second image-data being oriented such that at least some elements of the 13-mil indicia captured in the second image-data are closer to the transverse plane than at least some other elements of the 13-mil indicia captured in the second image-data.