Methods and apparatus for control of an imaging scanner

摘要

Techniques are addressed for control of an imaging scanner to supplement a laser scan line based scanner. Upon detection of the imaging scanner in a docked position, a lighting arrangement is automatically lit and the imager is triggered. Upon detection of the imaging scanner not in the docked position, the imaging scanner is not automatically lit, but rather is only lit upon manual trigger activation. As an alternative to the automatic lighting when docked, the lighting may be cued upon the imaging scanner being docked and an analysis of laser scan video detecting a barcode like object or upon detecting a barcode like object in the image field of the imaging scanner.

主权项

1. A dual purpose imaging scanner apparatus operating to obtain images and read complex codes in a docked position in a dual aperture scanner, and to read regular barcodes when not in the docked position comprising:
an imaging scanner; a detector to detect that the imaging scanner is in the docked position in the dual aperture scanner; a lighting arrangement mounted on the imaging scanner to light an object placed in an active imaging field for the imaging scanner to support operation of the imaging scanner to obtain images of the object, wherein the lighting arrangement comprises a plurality of LEDs mounted in an angled bezel of the imaging scanner, the angle of the angled bezel serving to direct light from the plurality of LEDs away from faces of a dual aperture scanner when the imaging scanner is docked; and a control processor to automatically light the lighting arrangement when the imaging scanner is in the docked position and to not automatically light the lighting arrangement when the imaging scanner is not in the docked position.