Tunnel or portal scanner and method of scanning for automated checkout

A technology for scanners and scanning systems, applied in the fields of instruments, cash registers, character and pattern recognition, etc., can solve the problems of increasing the size of the reader, increasing the cost of the reader, and complicating the physical design.

Active Publication Date: 2013-12-11
DATALOGIC ADC
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Imager-based multi-camera readers using spatially separated cameras require multiple circuit boards and / or mounting hardware and space for associated optical components, which increases the cost of the reader and complicates the physical design, and increased reader size

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[0066] With reference to the figures listed above, this section describes specific embodiments and their detailed structure and operation. The embodiments described herein are set forth by way of illustration only and not limitation. It should be recognized in light of the teachings herein that there are equivalents to the example embodiments described herein. Most obviously, other embodiments are possible, changes may be made to the embodiments described herein, and there may be equivalents for components, parts or steps making up the described embodiments.

[0067] Certain aspects of components or steps of certain embodiments are presented for clarity and conciseness, without unnecessary detail, which would be apparent to those skilled in the art from the teachings herein, and / or Or such details may obscure the understanding of more relevant aspects of the embodiments.

[0068] In some embodiments, the image field of the imager may be divided into two or more regions, each...

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Systems and methods for data reading, which in one configuration is directed to an automated optical code data reader (5) in the form of a tunnel or portal scanner (100, 500) having an open architecture configured with front and rear inverted U-shaped arches (110, 120), a plurality cameras (some or most of which having multiple fields of view) (150, 160, 170, 180, 192 / 194, 250, 260, 270, 280, 300, 310, 320, 330) in each of the arches for reading the top five sides of an item (20) being passed by a conveyor (15 / 16) through a read region formed by the arches, and a bottom reader (130) including one or more cameras (410, 420) under the conveyor for reading a bottom side of the item through a gap (50) in the conveyors as the item is passed over the gap. Also disclosed are specific imaging schemes for providing effective views of the items with a minimum number of cameras.

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technical field [0001] The field of the disclosure relates to systems and methods for item inspection, and in some respects to retail inspection kiosks or other checkout kiosks that include data readers and other electronics (eg, package dispatch kiosks). The field of the present disclosure further relates generally to data reading devices, and more particularly to automated devices by which items are conveyed through the reading zone of a data reader, typically on a conveyor, for example by reading Optical code or RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags identify items by a data reader. Background technique [0002] Data reading devices are used to acquire data from optical codes or electronic tags (eg, RFID tags), or to identify items using image recognition. One common type of data reader device is an RFID reader. Another common data reader device is an optical code reader. Light codes usually contain a pattern of dark elements and light intervals. There are differe...

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IPC IPC(8): G06K7/10G06K9/18G06V30/224
CPCG06K7/10722G06K7/10762G06K7/10831G06K7/10861G07G1/0045G06K7/10693G06K7/10871G06K7/1096G07G1/0063G06K7/10712
Inventor B·L·奥姆斯特德A·沙林M·P·思维塔
Owner DATALOGIC ADC
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