| US 7,537,165 B2 | ||
| Omni-directional digital image capturing and processing system employing coplanar illumination and imaging planes and area-type illumination and imaging zones within the system housing | ||
| C. Harry Knowles, Moorestown, N.J. (US); Xiaoxun Zhu, Marlton, N.J. (US); Timothy Good, Clementon, N.J. (US); Tao Xian, Blackwood, N.J. (US); Michael Veksland, Marlton, N.J. (US); Anatoly Kotlarsky, Holland, Pa. (US); John Furlong, Woodbury, N.J. (US); Mark Hernandez, Bridgeton, N.J. (US); Nicola Ciarlante, Woolwich Township, N.J. (US); and Mark Schmidt, Williamstown, N.J. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Metrologic Instruments, Inc., Blackwood, N.J. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 02, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/811,652. | ||
| Application 11/811652 is a continuation of application No. 11/489259, filed on Jul. 19, 2006. | ||
| Application 11/489259 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/408268, filed on Apr. 20, 2006. | ||
| Application 11/408268 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/305895, filed on Dec. 16, 2005. | ||
| Application 11/305895 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/989220, filed on Nov. 15, 2004. | ||
| Application 10/989220 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2004/038389, filed on Nov. 15, 2004. | ||
| Application PCT/US2004/038389 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/712787, filed on Nov. 13, 2003, granted, now 7,128,266. | ||
| Application 10/712787 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/186320, filed on Jun. 27, 2002, granted, now 7,164,810. | ||
| Application 10/186320 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/186268, filed on Jun. 27, 2002, granted, now 7,077,319. | ||
| Application 10/186268 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/990585, filed on Nov. 21, 2001, granted, now 7,028,899. | ||
| Application 09/990585 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/781665, filed on Feb. 12, 2001, granted, now 6,742,707. | ||
| Application 09/781665 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/780027, filed on Feb. 09, 2001, granted, now 6,629,641. | ||
| Application 09/780027 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/721885, filed on Nov. 24, 2000, granted, now 6,631,842. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0023559 A1, Jan. 31, 2008 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06K 7/10 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 235—462.42 [235/462.43; 235/462.01; 235/462.09] | 25 Claims |
| 1. An omni-directional image capturing and processing system for use in a POS environment, comprising:
a system housing having an imaging window;
a plurality of coplanar illumination and imaging stations, disposed in said system housing, for generating and projecting
a group of coplanar illumination and imaging planes through said imaging window; and
at least one area-type illumination and imaging station disposed in said system housing, for generating and projecting an
area-type illumination and imaging zone through said imaging window, which intersects with said complex of coplanar illumination
and imaging planes within a 3D imaging volume definable relative to said imaging window, for omni-directional digital imaging
of an object passing through said 3D imaging volume, and generating digital linear (1D) images of said object as said object
intersects with said coplanar illumination and imaging planes, and generating digital (2D) area-type images of said object
as said object intersects with said area-type illumination and imaging zone within the 3D imaging volume.
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