| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 235462150 | Programming or computer interface feature | 30 |
| 20080302873 | Digital image capture and processing system supporting automatic communication interface testing/detection and system configuration parameter (SCP) programming - A digital image capture and processing system supporting automatic communication interface testing/detection and system configuration parameter programming. The digital image capture and processing system includes a housing having a port for receiving a standard connector associated with a flexible communication interface cable, and a multi-interface I/O subsystem disposed in the housing, and having an I/O port. The multi-interface I/O subsystem supports a software-controlled automatic communication interface test/detection process carried out over the flexible communication interface cable physically connecting the I/O ports of the digital image capture and processing subsystem and the designated host system. The digital image capture and processing system also supports automatic programming of multiple system configuration parameters (SCPs), associated with a particular communication interface (CI) detected by the multi-interface I/O subsystem, without reading programming-type bar codes. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090032598 | METHOD FOR DIFFERENTIATING HOTKEYS AND COMPUTER APPARATUS THEREOF - A method for differentiating hotkeys includes setting a plurality of hotkeys to correspond to a designated scan code and to correspond to a plurality of different identification codes, respectively, wherein the designated scan code and one identification code corresponding to each hotkey are outputted and the identification code is stored when each of the plurality of hotkeys is pressed; and determining whether a pressed key is one of the plurality of hotkeys according to whether any one of the plurality of identification codes is stored. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090045260 | Retail Information Collection - An apparatus for collecting and transmitting a retail data comprising a barcode data of the products purchased over each transaction. The apparatus comprises a terminal device that has loaded onto it a retail information collection application that receives, stores, processes, and transmits the retail data. Financial data such as credit card numbers and personal identification numbers are removed from the retail data before it is encrypted and transmitted over a network to a retail database. Clients including but not limited to goods suppliers and goods manufacturers may view retail data, including sales history and sales performance, on one or more products. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090057412 | Diagnosing malfunction of electro-optical reader - The operating parameters of data capture systems, such as electro-optical moving beam readers and imagers, are reported to a host in the event of a system malfunction by having a system operator scan a unique utility datum with the reader, or depress an actuator on the reader. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090084850 | SENSING DEVICE - A sensing device is disclosed. The sensing device includes a coded data sensor for sensing coded data portions disposed on a plurality of respective positions on a surface of a product item, each code data portion being indicative of an identity of the product item and the position of the respective code data portion, a barcode sensor for sensing a barcode on the surface of the product item, a processor for generating indicating data indicative of the position of each sensed coded data portion and the identity of the product item, and communication means for transferring the indicating data to a computer system. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090108067 | Methods and Apparatus for Managing Bar Code Scanner Configuration and Data - Systems and techniques for bar code scanner management and communication. A bar code scanner is equipped to support the use of universal serial bus (USB) devices as clients. The scanner controls and communicates with external devices. For example, a removable storage device, such as a universal serial bus (USB) drive is loaded with instructions to be recognized and executed by the scanner upon connection of the storage device to a scanner USB port. The instructions may be prepared at a workstation presenting applications for constructing elements for performing various operations, such as updating configuration settings, upgrading scanner firmware, diagnostics, and data collection. A set of instructions, which may take the form of a disk image, for performing specified operations is prepared and transferred to the removable device, or created directly on the device. Upon connection of the device to a scanner, the scanner reads and executes the instructions. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100258630 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING RESOLVED CONTENT OF A MOBILE CODE - Various embodiments include systems, methods, data structures, and software to allow a mobile electronic device to update content resolved from a mobile code. For example, a mobile code-reading application executing on a mobile electronic device may receive a mobile code image and decode the mobile code into a data format, the data format including resolved content. The mobile code reading application may detect a content update address field in the data format, the content update address field identifying a content source. A request may be sent to the content source to verify if the resolved content is current and the resolved content or updated content may be presented by a user interface device of the mobile electronic device. In some embodiments, metadata of the resolved content is stored on the mobile electronic device and sent with the request to aid in the verifying. Other embodiments are also described. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110155808 | SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC METHOD FOR CAPTURE, READING AND DECODING BARCODE IMAGES FOR PORTABLE DEVICES HAVING DIGITAL CAMERAS. - A system for decoding barcodes, by having an integrated hardware and software solution for reading and decoding of barcode using portable devices that have a camera. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110290884 | BAR CODE DECODING DEVICE - An exemplary bar code decoding unit includes an interface unit. The bar code image is input into the bar code decoding unit via the interface unit, and the bar code decoding unit decodes the bar code image and outputs decoded information via its interface unit. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120000984 | DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM HAVING EIR TERMINAL INTERFACE NODE - A network accessible node that facilitates management of a fleet of portable communication devices (EIR terminal), including portable data terminals and/or barcode readers, by directing performance of software upgrade and/or configuration update actions by one or more members of the fleet of EIR terminals. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120138685 | MULTIPLE PLATFORM SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A portable data terminal including a processor having an instruction set architecture and data storage means configured to store a plurality of operating systems and a virtual machine monitor application program configured to receive at least one instruction from each operating system, communicate with the processor according to the instruction set architecture, and switch operating system access to the processor upon receipt of an electrical signal representing an event. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20130248604 | CELL PHONE READING MODE USING IMAGE TIMER - An EIR terminal containing an image capture device configured to scan an image. The EIR terminal includes a lighting and exposure mechanism. The EIR terminal also includes a camera sensor interface with a stat FIFO. The stat FIFO is configured to receive data from the image capture device. When the stat FIFO, during image scanning, receives a pre-determined amount of image data, it fires an interrupt, which times the lighting and exposure mechanism in the EIR terminal. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20140158770 | BAR CODE READING TERMINAL WITH VIDEO CAPTURING MODE - A bar code reading terminal can, in one embodiment, include a two-dimensional image sensor and an imaging assembly. The terminal can be configured, in response to receipt of a trigger signal, to buffer a set of frames and subject each frame of the set of frames to a decode attempt. The terminal can also be configured to convert the convert the captured set of video frames into a compressed video format, and transfer the resulting video file to a file server or to one or more playback devices, in response to a user interface action, or in response to difficult read condition having been detected. The terminal can also be configured to establish two-way video- and audio-communication with a remote video- and audio-streaming device. The video capturing and streaming operation of the terminal can be controlled remotely from a playback device via web interface. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140306012 | METHOD OF PROGRAMMING A SYMBOL READING SYSTEM - A method of programming a symbol reading system having a field of view includes selecting a programming command from a list of programming commands for programming a symbol reading system. The list of programming commands is typically stored on a computer that includes a processor configured for, in response to the selection of a programming command from the list of programming commands, generating a page bearing a symbol corresponding to the selected programming command and no other symbol corresponding to another programming command in the list of programming commands. The method also includes placing the computer generated page bearing a symbol corresponding to the selected programming command within the system's field of view. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140306013 | PORTABLE BAR-CODE SCANNER - A portable scanning apparatus is disclosed, which may include a bar code scanner module incorporated within a housing; a portable computer memory assembled to the bar code scanner and incorporated within said housing, wherein the computer memory is operable to receive and store data obtained by the bar code scanner, and wherein the assembly of the bar code scanner and the portable computer memory within said housing forms a compact and portable package. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150021398 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING NETWORK COMMUNICATION FOR A BAR CODE SCANNER - A scanning system and method are disclosed which may include a bar code scanner module incorporated within a housing; and a wireless network transceiver coupled to the bar code scanner module and operable to communicate with at least one other communication device, the bar code scanner and the transceiver forming a scanning device. The transceiver may communicate employing Zigbee network protocol. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150034726 | REMOTE MANAGEMENT OF A BARCODE READER - A computer includes an application that expects to receive data via a unidirectional communication interface. The computer also includes a background service having a first thread and a second thread. The computer additionally includes device management client software. A barcode reader scans one or more barcodes to generate scanned data. The scanned data is sent to the computer via the unidirectional interface. The first thread of the background service reads the scanned data from the unidirectional interface and sends the scanned data to the application. The second thread of the background service enables the device management client software to perform management operations on the barcode reader via a bidirectional communication interface. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150048166 | BARCODE-READING APPLICATION FOR A MOBILE DEVICE WITH A HIGH RESOLUTION COLOR CAMERA - This patent specification describes an attachment for a mobile device. The attachment may have an attachment feature designed to be attached to a mobile device such as a smartphone, tablet, or smartphone/tablet with a camera. The attachment may also include an optics system and/or an illumination system that cooperates with the camera to facilitate the capture of decodable barcodes. The illumination system may include a targeting illumination system that facilitates proper positioning of the article and/or an exposure illumination system that helps illuminate the article during capture. The optics system may include a lens that modifies the depth of field and/or the size of the field of view of the camera, an aperture that helps define the field of view, a filter that prevents light of undesired wavelengths from reaching the camera, and/or a mirror that redirects the camera's optical pathway. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150090797 | Barcode Recognition Using Data-Driven Classifier - A barcode decoding system and method are disclosed that use a data-driven classifier for transforming a potentially degraded barcode signal into a digit sequence. The disclosed implementations are robust to signal degradation through incorporation of a noise model into the classifier construction phase. The run-time computational cost is low, allowing for efficient implementations on portable devices. Implementations are disclosed for intelligent preview scaling, barcode-aware autofocus augmentation and multi-scale signal feature extraction. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150363621 | BARCODE READER WHICH OBTAINS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FROM A REMOTE SERVER - A barcode reader for providing decoded data to a remote computing system includes a communication interface, non-volatile memory comprising first executable code, volatile memory, and a processor. The processor executes the first executable code to utilize the communication interface to obtain second executable code from a remote configuration server. The processor also loads the second executable code directly to the volatile memory and executes the second executable code to commence operation of the barcode reader. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150363622 | BARCODE READER WHICH OBTAINS FORMATTING AND ROUTING INSTRUCTIONS FROM A REMOTE SERVER - A barcode reader for decoding and manipulating data from a barcode and providing the decoded and manipulated data to a remote computing system includes barcode reading hardware, including an image sensor which captures an image of a barcode within a field of view. The barcode reader also includes a processor executing executable code which generates decoded data representative of data encoded in the barcode, formats the decoded data, and sends the formatted decoded data to the remote computing system only when the processor executes formatting and routing instructions which the barcode reader obtains from a remote configuration server upon power up of the barcode reader. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150363623 | BARCODE READER WHICH OBTAINS SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FROM A REMOTE SERVER - A barcode reader for decoding data from a barcode includes barcode reading hardware, including an image sensor which captures an image of a barcode within a field of view. The barcode reader also includes a processor. The processor executes embedded firmware to operate the barcode reading hardware. The processor also generates decoded data representative of data encoded in the barcode by executing supplemental operating instructions which the barcode reader obtains from a remote configuration server upon power up of the barcode reader. The supplemental operating instructions are distinct from the embedded firmware and include instructions which, when executed by the processor, enable the barcode reader to output the decoded data from the barcode within the field of view. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150363624 | BARCODE READER WHICH OBTAINS A RAM IMAGE FROM A REMOTE SERVER - A host device is configured to (i) establish a point-to-point connection with a barcode reader via a point-to-point communication interface, (ii) determine that the barcode reader is in a state wherein executable instructions necessary for providing decoded data to the host device are not present within memory of the barcode reader, (iii) use the network interface to connect to a configuration server and to receive, from the configuration server, executable instructions required for the barcode reader to be capable of providing the decoded data to the host device, (iv) provide the executable instructions to the barcode reader via the point-to-point connection, and (v) receive from the barcode reader, via the point-to-point communication interface, the decoded data only after the executable instructions have been loaded to volatile memory of the barcode reader. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150379315 | BARCODE READING SYSTEM INCLUDING A SLED READER AND RELAY APPLICATION - The present disclosure provides a relay application configured to send decoded barcode image data to an intermediary device as text via a TCP/IP connection. The relay application is executed by a processor of a mobile device that is in communication with the barcode sled reader. The barcode sled reader includes a barcode reader that generates image data of a barcode and a decoding processor that decodes the image data. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160019406 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDICIA VERIFICATION - An indicia-verification system acquires video and analyzes the video to determine whether it contains any images of an indicia that are of sufficient quality to merit the initiation of indicia verification. If the video is of sufficient quality, the system acquires a high resolution still image of the indicia. If the still image is of sufficient quality, an indicia-analysis subsystem performs indicia verification on the still image of the indicia. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160026839 | MULTIPLE PLATFORM SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A portable data terminal including a processor having an instruction set architecture and data storage means configured to store a plurality of operating systems and a virtual machine monitor application program configured to receive at least one instruction from each operating system, communicate with the processor according to the instruction set architecture, and switch operating system access to the processor upon receipt of an electrical signal representing an event. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160104016 | BARCODE-READING SYSTEM - This patent specification describes operations of a mobile device with barcode-reading capabilities and an application and license server. A mobile device may include a barcode-reading application downloaded from an application server. The barcode-reading application may operate in a base mode or an enhanced mode. In the base mode, the barcode-reading application may establish a network connection to a licensing server to obtain a license code, and determine at least one operating permission authorized by the license code. In the enhanced mode, the barcode-reading application may implement at least one enhanced barcode-reading function which corresponds to the at least one operating permission authorized by the license code. For example, the enhanced barcode-reading function may be a function of decoding a barcode symbology that the decoder is restricted from decoding in the base mode of operation. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160117538 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND DECODING BARCODES WITH BAR DILATION - Systems and methods for detecting and decoding 4-state barcodes with extreme bar dilation are disclosed. The method is implemented in a computing device and includes: separating an extracted image of a barcode into a top half and a bottom half; estimating bar positions and then sampling heights of the top and bottom images at each position; using adjacent bar height differences to determine the top and bottom of the tracker portion for each bar position; removing the tracker contribution to the top and bottom heights at each bar position; sending the resulting sequence of bars with ascender and descender information to a decoder for decoding processes. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160140372 | BARCODE READER AND ACCESSORY FOR THE BARCODE READER - A barcode reader and an accessory are disclosed. A barcode reader may include an interface for communication with a host computer via a wireless or wired link and an authentication system to establish mutual authentication with the host computer. The barcode reader may include a connector for connecting the barcode reader to the external power source or the host computer. The connector may be a combined power and data connector. An accessory may provide operating power to a barcode reader and provide decoded data of an image of a barcode received from the barcode reader to a host computer. The accessory may include connectors and an interface system. The interface system may include a processor configured to send the decoded data to the host computer, an authentication system, and a power interface. The accessory may include RF circuits for communicating with the host computer via a wireless link. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160171266 | REMOTE MANAGEMENT OF A BARCODE READER | 06-16-2016 |
