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US8967474B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8967474-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414301173-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 10, 2014 |
| Priority date | Jan 24, 2011 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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Systems and methods for data reading, which in one example configuration is directed to an automated optical code data reader in the form of a tunnel or portal scanner having an open architecture configured with front and rear inverted U-shaped arches, a plurality of cameras (some or most of which have multiple fields of view) in each of the arches for reading the top live sides of an item being passed by a conveyor through a read region formed by the arches, and a bottom reader including one or more cameras under the conveyor for reading a bottom side of the item through a gap 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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The invention claimed is: 1. A scanning system for reading optical codes on items being passed via a transport mechanism through a read volume of the system, comprising a front arch section and a rear arch section, each arch section having (a) first and second lateral leg sections, and (b) a top arch section connected to a top portion of each of the first and second lateral leg sections and spanning therebetween over a width of the transport mechanism, wherein the front arch secti…
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- What does patent US8967474B2 cover?
- Systems and methods for data reading, which in one example configuration is directed to an automated optical code data reader in the form of a tunnel or portal scanner having an open architecture configured with front and rear inverted U-shaped arches, a plurality of cameras (some or most of which have multiple fields of view) in each of the arches for reading the top live sides of an item bein…
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- Datalogic Adc Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06K7/1096. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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