US 12,468,909 B2
Use of distance measurement to aid in vision applications in handheld scanner devices
Justin F. Barish, Kings Park, NY (US); and Matthew Lawrence Horner, Sound Beach, NY (US)
Assigned to Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed by ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on Feb. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/113,757.
Prior Publication US 2024/0289569 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 7/10722 (2013.01) [G06K 7/10881 (2013.01); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); G06K 2007/10524 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A handheld imaging device for capturing and processing images for vision applications in a non-fixed environment, the handheld imaging device comprising:
a housing;
a depth sensor operable to detect that an object in a range field of view (FOV) of the depth sensor is within a predetermined range from the handheld imaging device;
an imaging sensor at least partially disposed within the housing and operable to capture images of the object within an imaging FOV of the imaging sensor;
one or more processors; and
a computer-readable media storing machine readable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to:
detect, using the depth sensor, that the object is within the predetermined range in the range FOV;
responsive to detecting that the object is within the predetermined range, identify a first subset of images in a plurality of images captured by the imaging sensor for an object identification image process for generating an identity for the object, wherein identifying the first subset of images is based on whether the object is within the predetermined range for each of the plurality of images; and
after the detecting, attempt to perform, using a second subset of images in the plurality of images, a decode event for an indicia associated with the object, the indicia visible in the imaging FOV for the second subset of images.