The invention relates to Systems and techniques for reading optical codes, and more
particularly to code reading Systems with plural imaging or Scanning modules pointed in …

This invention relates to imaging in optical code reading devices. Aspects of the invention
are particularly useful in Solid state, area image sensor based, handheld code readers that …

2. Description of the Related Art Electro-optical readers, Such as bar code symbol readers,
are now very common. Typically, a bar code Symbol com prises one or more rows of light …

BACKGROUND 0003 Optical reading devices typically read data repre sented by symbols.
For instance a bar code symbol is an array of rectangular bars and spaces that are arranged …

1. Field of the Invention The? eld of the invention relates to electro-optical readers or
scanning systems, such as bar code symbol readers, and more particularly to a scanning …

This invention generally relates to laser scanner sys tems for reading indicia of different light
reflectivity such as bar code symbols and, more particularly, to so-called mirrorless scanner …

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al. US PATENT DOCUMENTS 6,965,690 B2 11/2005 Matsumoto 6,968,271 B1 1 1/2005 …

US PATENT DOCUMENTS 3,819,938 A 6/1974 Komrumpf et al. 4,251,798 A 2f1981 Swartz
et al. 4,345,308 A 8/1982 Mouyard et al. 4,983,818 A* 1/1991 Knowles................ 235,462.47 …

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention: The invention relates to
portable optical scanners for reading indicia of varying light intensity, and in particular to …

(57) ABSTRACT Related US Application Data A data reader, such as an optical code
reader, including one or (60) Provisional application No. 61/293,560, filed on Jan. more …