US 12,223,810 B2
Bioptical barcode reader
Edward Barkan, Miller Place, NY (US); and Mark Drzymala, Saint James, NY (US)
Assigned to Symbol Technologies, LLC, Holtsville, NY (US)
Filed by ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/378,144.
Application 18/378,144 is a continuation of application No. 17/526,637, filed on Nov. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,783,681.
Application 17/526,637 is a continuation of application No. 16/665,952, filed on Oct. 28, 2019, granted, now 11,200,785, issued on Dec. 14, 2021.
Application 16/665,952 is a continuation of application No. 14/709,603, filed on May 12, 2015, granted, now 10,460,574, issued on Oct. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0038031 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); G07G 1/00 (2006.01); G07G 1/12 (2006.01); H04N 5/77 (2006.01)
CPC G07G 1/0054 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/208 (2013.01); G06Q 20/4014 (2013.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06V 40/28 (2022.01); G07G 1/0009 (2013.01); G07G 1/12 (2013.01); H04N 5/77 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A barcode reader comprising:
a housing having a window located in a plane, the window facing a scan zone configured to receive a product presented by an operator;
an illuminating assembly supported by the housing, and configured to illuminate, during illumination time periods, a symbol associated with the product in the scan zone, wherein the illumination time periods are spaced apart by time intervals;
an imager supported by the housing and configured to capture a first image of the illuminated symbol, the imager having an array of image sensors configured to receive return illumination light from the illuminated symbol passing through the window to the imager;
a camera mounted in the housing separate from the imager, and configured to capture a second image associated with a video through the window; and
a controller configured to:
coordinate timing of the imager and the camera; and
independently process the first image and the second image.