US 12,282,823 B2
Barcode readers with biometric user identification
Darran Michael Handshaw, Sound Beach, NY (US); and Stefanie Handshaw, Sound Beach, NY (US)
Assigned to Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed by ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/636,166.
Application 18/636,166 is a continuation of application No. 17/877,349, filed on Jul. 29, 2022, granted, now 11,960,963.
Prior Publication US 2024/0256808 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01)
CPC G06K 7/1096 (2013.01) [G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06K 7/10732 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bioptic barcode reader, comprising:
a housing having a lower housing portion with an upper surface facing a product scanning region and an upper housing portion extending above the lower housing portion;
a generally horizontal window positioned at the upper surface of the lower housing portion;
a generally upright window positioned in the upper housing portion;
an imaging assembly recessed within the lower housing portion and having an imaging field-of-view (FOV) that is directed toward the horizontal window, the imaging assembly including an imager configured to capture an image of an object positioned within the product scanning region;
an illumination assembly recessed within the lower housing portion and having an illumination FOV that is directed toward the horizontal window, the illumination FOV overlapping the imaging FOV by at least 70% within the product scanning region from zero inches to 3 inches above the horizontal window; and
a controller in communication with the imaging assembly and the illumination assembly, the controller configured to receive a captured image from the imaging assembly and to process the captured image to: decode a barcode located on the object when the object is a product for sale; and identify elements of the hand of the user for identification of the user when the object is the hand of the user.