US 12,437,169 B1
Indicia reader and indicia reader system
Andrew Joseph Zosel, Blaine, WA (US); Darran Michael Handshaw, Sound Beach, NY (US); Edward Barkan, Miller Place, NY (US); Mark Drzymala, Saint James, NY (US); and John Britts, Port Jefferson Station, NY (US)
Assigned to Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed by ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/821,011.
Int. Cl. G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 7/1096 (2013.01) [G06K 7/1413 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An indicia reader, comprising:
a housing configured to be positioned above a product scanning area, the housing comprising a width, a height, and a width to height ratio equal to or greater than 2:1;
a barcode camera positioned at least partially within the housing, the barcode camera having a first field-of-view (FOV) configured to be directed towards the product scanning area;
a vision camera positioned at least partially within the housing, the vision camera having a second FOV configured to at least partially overlap the first FOV;
a controller positioned within the housing and communicatively coupled to the barcode camera and the vision camera;
a decoder module positioned within the housing and communicatively coupled to the barcode camera and the controller; and
a video processing module positioned within the housing and communicatively coupled to the vision camera.