US 12,417,364 B2
Miniature long range imaging engine with auto-focus and auto-zoom system
Vladimir Gurevich, Great Neck, NY (US); Christopher W. Brock, Manorville, NY (US); David Tsi Shi, Setauket, NY (US); David P. Goren, Smithtown, NY (US); and Carl D. Wittenberg, Water Mill, NY (US)
Assigned to Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed by ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/233,609.
Application 18/233,609 is a continuation of application No. 17/498,421, filed on Oct. 11, 2021, granted, now 11,790,197.
Prior Publication US 2023/0385576 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G03B 13/36 (2021.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/58 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01)
CPC G06K 7/10881 (2013.01) [G03B 13/36 (2013.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/58 (2023.01); H04N 23/633 (2023.01); H04N 23/671 (2023.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for an imaging engine having an imaging assembly having a field of view (FOV), the method comprising:
detecting, by a microprocessor, a presence of an aim light pattern within the FOV;
determining, by the microprocessor and in response to the detecting, a target distance of an object in the FOV based on a position of the aim light pattern in the FOV, the target distance being a distance from the imaging engine to the object;
causing, by the microprocessor, a variable focus optical element to focus on the object based on the target distance; and
responsive to making a first determination, by the microprocessor, selecting, based on the target distance, one of a plurality of zoom operation modes,
wherein the plurality of zoom operation modes includes at least two of: (i) an image binning mode. (ii) an image cropping mode, and (iii) an image interleaving mode.