CN107791692A - 打印机方法和装置 - Google Patents

打印机方法和装置 Download PDF

Info

Publication number
CN107791692A
CN107791692A CN201710800861.1A CN201710800861A CN107791692A CN 107791692 A CN107791692 A CN 107791692A CN 201710800861 A CN201710800861 A CN 201710800861A CN 107791692 A CN107791692 A CN 107791692A
Authority
CN
China
Prior art keywords
rgb
printer
processor
light
print media
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
CN201710800861.1A
Other languages
English (en)
Other versions
CN107791692B (zh
Inventor
D.S.博斯科
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Hand Held Products Inc
Original Assignee
Big Data O'neal Co
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Big Data O'neal Co filed Critical Big Data O'neal Co
Publication of CN107791692A publication Critical patent/CN107791692A/zh
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CN107791692B publication Critical patent/CN107791692B/zh
Active legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
    • B41J3/4075—Tape printers; Label printers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/008—Controlling printhead for accurately positioning print image on printing material, e.g. with the intention to control the width of margins
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/36—Blanking or long feeds; Feeding to a particular line, e.g. by rotation of platen or feed roller
    • B41J11/42—Controlling printing material conveyance for accurate alignment of the printing material with the printhead; Print registering
    • B41J11/46—Controlling printing material conveyance for accurate alignment of the printing material with the printhead; Print registering by marks or formations on the paper being fed
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/84—Systems specially adapted for particular applications
    • G01N21/86—Investigating moving sheets
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/04—Payment circuits
    • G06Q20/045—Payment circuits using payment protocols involving tickets
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/08—Payment architectures
    • G06Q20/20—Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
    • G06Q20/208—Input by product or record sensing, e.g. weighing or scanner processing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/08—Payment architectures
    • G06Q20/20—Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
    • G06Q20/209—Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
    • G06V10/00—Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding
    • G06V10/20—Image preprocessing
    • G06V10/24—Aligning, centring, orientation detection or correction of the image
    • G06V10/245—Aligning, centring, orientation detection or correction of the image by locating a pattern; Special marks for positioning
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
    • G06V30/00—Character recognition; Recognising digital ink; Document-oriented image-based pattern recognition
    • G06V30/10—Character recognition
    • G06V30/14—Image acquisition
    • G06V30/142—Image acquisition using hand-held instruments; Constructional details of the instruments
    • G06V30/1423—Image acquisition using hand-held instruments; Constructional details of the instruments the instrument generating sequences of position coordinates corresponding to handwriting
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
    • G06V30/00—Character recognition; Recognising digital ink; Document-oriented image-based pattern recognition
    • G06V30/40—Document-oriented image-based pattern recognition
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
    • G06V30/00—Character recognition; Recognising digital ink; Document-oriented image-based pattern recognition
    • G06V30/40—Document-oriented image-based pattern recognition
    • G06V30/41—Analysis of document content
    • G06V30/412—Layout analysis of documents structured with printed lines or input boxes, e.g. business forms or tables
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G3/00—Alarm indicators, e.g. bells
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G5/00—Receipt-giving machines

Abstract

本发明涉及一种打印机的装置和方法。一种打印机具有朝向打印介质路径指引光的光源。RGB传感器被定位成接收来自所述光源的由所述打印介质反射的光。红外光过滤器位于所述RGB传感器与所述纸之间以过滤出红外光。经编程处理器耦合到所述RGB传感器的输出以便检测来自所述RGB光传感器的所述输出中的格式元素，检索格式的所存储电子表示，使所述格式元素与所述格式的所存储电子表示匹配以识别所述格式上的位置，以及控制对所述格式的打印。

Description

打印机方法和装置
技术领域
本发明涉及打印设备，并且特定来说涉及便携式打印设备，诸如那些用于打印标签以及类似物的打印设备。
背景技术
预打印（格式等）或固定大小（标签等）热敏介质应在打印机内准确对准，以便恰当地对齐打印到该介质上。确保准确介质对准的最常见方法是在该介质的背面或正面上使用预打印“黑色标记”。
令人遗憾的是，正面打印的黑色标记可导致大的格式间/标签间隙，或者可将不期望元素（黑色标记）引入到打印画布（canvas）。背面打印的标记还增加打印机设计的复杂性，因为其需要将反射式光电传感器安装在打印机门的背面上。出于此目的，通常使用红外光发射器。然而，传统红外线反射式光电传感器对直射阳光敏感，并且当用于撕开即用的打印机构中时常常发生故障。该结构还限于仅感测来自物体的一定水平的所发射红外光反射，并且由于传感器的材料的质量和变化及其在组装期间的潜在不精确放置而遭受所接收信号强度的广泛变化。通常必须实现昂贵的传感器分类和匹配操作以减轻灵敏度误差。
因此，需要存在一种更好机构来检测格式在打印机中的合适对准。
发明内容
因此，在一个方面中，本发明包括一种用于在具有构成格式的预打印元素的打印介质上进行打印的打印机。光源朝向打印介质路径指引光。红绿蓝(RGB)光传感器被定位成接收来自所述光源的由所述打印介质反射的光。红外光过滤器位于RGB光传感器与纸之间以便过滤出进入所述RGB光传感器的红外光。该RGB光传感器具有耦合到经编程处理器的输出。该经编程处理器被编程为检测来自所述RGB光传感器的所述输出中的至少一个格式元素。在某些示例性实施例中，该经编程处理器还被编程为：检索所述格式的所存储电子表示；使所述格式元素与所述格式的所述所存储电子表示匹配以识别所述格式上的位置；以及控制对所述格式的打印。
在某些示例性实施例中，I2C接口位于所述RGB传感器与所述处理器之间。在某些示例性实施例中，所述格式元素包括被指定用于界定待被打印数据的至少一个单元格。在某些示例性实施例中，该处理器还被编程为：使所述打印介质行进通过所述打印机；当所述打印介质行进通过所述打印机时，识别来自所述RGB光传感器的所述输出中的格式元素；以及将经识别格式元素作为所述格式的电子表示存储到存储器。在某些示例性实施例中，该处理器还被编程为检测光强度，并且所述处理器通过检测到低于规定阈值的光强度来确定所述打印机缺少介质。在某些示例性实施例中，该处理器还被编程为检测光强度，并且所述处理器通过检测到大于规定阈值的光强度来确定所述打印机包含打印介质。在某些示例性实施例中，该处理器存储表示所述打印介质的行数的点计数作为沿着所述格式的格式元素所在位置的测量。
在另一示例性实施例中，一种用于在具有构成格式的预打印元素的打印介质上进行打印的打印机具有朝向打印介质路径指引光的光源。红绿蓝(RGB)光传感器被定位成接收来自所述光源的由所述打印介质反射的光。红外光过滤器位于RGB光传感器与纸之间以便过滤出进入所述RGB光传感器的红外光。设置有经编程处理器。该RGB光传感器具有耦合到所述经编程处理器的输出。该经编程处理器被编程为：使所述打印介质行进通过所述打印机；当所述打印介质行进通过所述打印机时，识别来自所述RGB光传感器的所述输出中的格式元素；以及将经识别格式元素作为所述格式的电子表示存储到存储器；检测来自所述RGB光传感器的所述输出中的至少一个格式元素；检索所述格式的所存储电子表示；使所述格式元素与所述格式的所述所存储电子表示匹配以识别所述格式上的位置，其中所述格式元素包括被指定用于界定待被打印数据的至少一个单元格；以及控制对所述格式的打印。
在某些示例性实施例中，I2C接口位于所述RGB传感器与所述处理器之间。在某些示例性实施例中，该处理器还被编程为检测光强度，并且所述处理器通过检测到低于规定阈值的光强度来确定所述打印机缺少介质。在某些示例性实施例中，该处理器还被编程为检测光强度，并且其中该处理器通过检测到大于规定阈值的光强度来确定所述打印机包含打印介质。在某些示例性实施例中，该处理器存储表示所述打印介质的行数的点计数作为沿着所述格式的格式元素所在位置的测量。
在又一示例性实施例中，一种在具有构成格式的预打印元素的打印介质上进行打印的方法涉及：在经编程处理器处接收来自红绿蓝(RGB)光传感器的输出信号；使所述打印介质行进通过所述打印机；当所述打印介质行进通过所述打印机时，检测来自所述RGB光传感器的所述输出中的至少一个格式元素；检索所述格式的所存储电子表示；使所述格式元素与所述格式的所述所存储电子表示匹配以识别所述格式上的位置；以及打印到所述格式。
在某些示例性实施例中，该方法还涉及从传递到所述RGB光传感器的光中过滤出红外光。在某些示例性实施例中，使用I2C接口将来自所述RGB传感器的所述输出信号传递到所述处理器。在某些示例性实施例中，所述格式元素包括被指定用于界定待被打印数据的至少一个单元格。在某些示例性实施例中，初始化涉及：使所述打印介质行进通过所述打印机；当所述打印介质行进通过所述打印机时，识别来自所述RGB光传感器的所述输出中的格式元素；以及将经识别格式元素作为所述格式的电子表示存储到存储器。在某些示例性实施例中，该过程还涉及检测光强度并且通过检测到低于规定阈值的光强度来确定所述打印机缺少介质。在某些示例性实施例中，该方法还涉及检测光强度并且通过检测到大于规定阈值的光强度来确定所述打印机包含打印介质。在某些示例性实施例中，该方法还涉及将表示所述打印介质的行数的点计数存储为沿着所述格式的格式元素所在位置的测量。
此外，本发明还提供以下技术方案：
技术方案1：一种打印机，其包括：
朝向打印介质路径指引光的光源；
红绿蓝(RGB)光传感器，其被定位成接收来自所述光源的由打印介质反射的光；
红外光过滤器，其位于所述RGB光传感器与所述打印介质之间以便过滤出进入所述RGB光传感器的红外光；以及
经编程处理器；
所述RGB光传感器具有耦合到所述经编程处理器的输出；
所述经编程处理器被编程为检测来自所述RGB光传感器的所述输出中的至少一个格式元素。
技术方案2：根据技术方案1所述的打印机，其中：
所述格式元素用于检索格式的所存储电子表示；并且
经编程处理器被编程为：
使所述至少一个格式元素与所述格式的所述所存储电子表示匹配以识别所述格式上的位置；以及
控制对所述格式的打印。
技术方案3：根据技术方案1所述的打印机，其还包括在所述RGB传感器与所述处理器之间的I2C接口。
技术方案4：根据技术方案1所述的打印机，其中，所述至少一个格式元素包括被指定用于界定待被打印数据的至少一个单元格。
技术方案5：根据技术方案1所述的打印机，其中，所述处理器被编程为：
使所述打印介质行进通过所述打印机；
当所述打印介质行进通过所述打印机时，识别来自所述RGB光传感器的所述输出中的格式元素；以及
将经识别格式元素作为所述格式的电子表示存储到存储器。
技术方案6：根据技术方案1所述的打印机，其中，所述处理器被编程为通过检测到低于规定阈值的光强度来确定所述打印机缺少介质。
技术方案7：根据技术方案1所述的打印机，其中，所述处理器被编程为通过检测到大于规定阈值的光强度来确定所述打印机包含打印介质。
技术方案8：一种方法，其包括：
在经编程处理器处接收来自红绿蓝(RGB)光传感器的输出信号；
使打印介质行进通过打印机；
当所述打印介质行进通过所述打印机时，检测来自所述RGB光传感器的所述输出中的至少一个格式元素；
检索格式的所存储电子表示；
使所述至少一个格式元素与所述格式的所述所存储电子表示匹配以识别所述格式上的位置；以及
打印到所述格式。
技术方案9：根据技术方案8所述的方法，其包括从传递到所述RGB光传感器的光中过滤出红外光。
技术方案10：根据技术方案8所述的方法，其中，使用I2C接口将来自所述RGB传感器的所述输出信号传递到所述处理器。
技术方案11：根据技术方案8所述的方法，其中，所述格式元素包括被指定用于界定待被打印数据的至少一个单元格。
技术方案12：根据技术方案8所述的方法，其包括初始化，所述初始化包括：
使所述打印介质行进通过所述打印机；
当所述打印介质行进通过所述打印机时，识别来自所述RGB光传感器的所述输出中的格式元素；以及
将经识别格式元素作为所述格式的电子表示存储到存储器。
技术方案13：根据技术方案8所述的方法，其包括检测光强度并且通过检测到低于规定阈值的光强度来确定所述打印机缺少介质。
技术方案14：根据技术方案8所述的方法，其包括检测光强度并且通过检测到大于规定阈值的光强度来确定所述打印机包含打印介质。
技术方案15：根据技术方案8所述的方法，其包括将表示所述打印介质的行数的点计数存储为沿着所述格式的格式元素所在位置的测量。
在以下具体实施方式及其附图内进一步解释前述示例性发明内容以及本发明的其它示例性目的和/或优点以及其实现方式。
附图说明
图1绘示与某些示例性实施方案一致的示例性打印机机构。
图2是由与某些示例性实施方案一致的示例性打印机使用的整个过程的流程图的示例。
图3是与某些示例性实施例一致的校准过程的流程图的示例。
图4是绘示与某些示例性实施例一致的打印过程的流程图的示例。
图5是用于确定表示缺少介质条件的适当RGB传感器输出值的校准过程的示例。
具体实施方式
本发明包括一种打印机机构及其校准和操作方法。
根据本发明教导，可以使用红绿蓝(RGB)色彩光传感器来检测热敏介质的正面上的预打印元素并且针对各种格式和标签（例如，条形码标签和停车违规传票）实施所需介质对准。这消除了对黑色标记或/和背面反射式光电传感器的任何需要。RGB色彩光传感器可以结合红外线(IR)阻挡过滤器使用，以避免由直射阳光和其它红外线源导致的感测误差。
根据某些示例性实施例，替代在打印头机构中使用红外线反射式传感器，利用RGB色彩光传感器。例如：可以使用英特锡尔（Intersil）部件号ISL29120。在另一示例中，撕开即用的机构可以利用带有IR阻挡过滤器（诸如例如英特锡尔部件号ISL29125）的RGB色彩光传感器。
如先前所述的，一些标签打印机可以利用依赖于打印在标签底纸的背面上的黑色线或标记的“反射式”传感器。黑色标记告诉打印机标签如何对齐。但是通过利用RGB传感器，标签的图像可以由打印机存储和使用以在不使用此类黑色标记的情况下实现适当对准。由于该黑色标记具有必须由热敏纸制造商提前考虑的高度、宽度和位置要求。因此其占据可能原本用于打印用户数据的空间。可以使用如本文中所教导的RGB传感器，从而消除对背面标记并且因此背面IR传感器的需要。
现在参见图1，绘示与某些示例性实施例一致的打印机构。在此实施例中，使用可见光源20（例如，宽光谱可见光LED结构）来照亮打印介质（例如，卷起打印介质）24的顶表面。由RGB传感器28检测从打印介质24反射的可见光。为最小化来自红外光的干扰，使用红外线过滤器32来阻挡或高度衰减来自RGB传感器28的IR光谱。RGB传感器的输出经由合适总线（例如，I2C总线接口）接口36传递到处理器40。
处理器40控制并监督打印机的操作，包括控制打印队列和到打印机构44的指令以控制若干操作，诸如使打印介质行进以及烧录（burn）或以其它方式打印到该介质。处理器40还可以利用存储在存储器或其它存储装置48中的指令来控制光源20和RGB传感器28的操作。存储器或其它存储装置48还用于存储表示可以在打印机中使用的一个或多个格式的信息。用户经由任何合适用户界面52与打印机互动。
图2表示用于由诸如在本文中以与本发明的某些实施例一致的方式论述的打印机构使用的示例性过程的示例性高级流程图100。整个过程开始于102处，此后，在106处，输送一定长度的介质（诸如预打印格式）通过打印机。当该介质输送通过打印机时，RGB传感器检测来自RGB光传感器的输出中的至少一个格式元素。此类格式元素（例如）可能包括旨在充当边界以包含某些信息的单元格，该单元格具有围绕其的线。例如，在许多格式（包括停车传票）的情况下，可能存在被指定为用于打印日期的边界的单元格。因此，可以使用单元格和其它格式元素（例如，线或其它打印属性）的位置来表征格式并识别格式的开头。因此，在110处，处理器可以分析RGB传感器的输出以检测RGB传感器输出中的单元格和其它格式元素，以便表征格式和格式的数据单元格。
当格式通过打印机时，可以使用来自RGB传感器的输出来实质上构造打印介质的电子表示并将其存储到存储器（在114处），以便可以从存储器检索格式的所存储电子表示，从而有助于识别格式的开头并确保针对该格式所打印的数据被打印在正确位置中。处理器使格式元素与格式的所存储电子表示匹配以识别格式的开头（在118处），并且从此处可以控制对打印介质的格式的打印（在122处）。
现在转向图3，在其中点计数初始化为0的204处开始的过程200中绘示用于对新格式将打印机进行校准的校准过程。点计数表示点的行数的计数作为沿格式向下的距离的测量。在208处，输送打印介质通过打印机，并且当介质输送通过时，点计数被增量，以便保持对介质已经沿格式向下行进多远的追踪。当打印介质输送通过时，RGB传感器读取从打印介质反射的可见光并将表示传感器输出的数据传递到处理器。在此过程期间，处理器监视来自RGB传感器的数据，以试图在由RGB传感器捕获的图像中发现格式元素（诸如格式的（多个）数据单元格）。针对打印介质通过打印机的每一次行进，点计数增量为一。存储每个经识别的格式元素及其按点计数测量的位置。
在220处，由处理器处理的RGB传感器数据可以通过（例如）简单测量所检测到的光强度来容易地检测纯白或浅色介质的用完（如果遇到）。如果该介质（例如，热敏打印纸）在成像位置处经过深色背景（诸如辊），则低光强度可以被解释为“缺少介质”(OOM)，而较高光强度被解释为“介质存在”。以此方式，当纸通过打印机时，高到低勒克斯转变（luxtransition）对应于“缺少介质”事件。类似地，低到高勒克斯转变对应于“介质在里面/介质门关闭”事件。在执行OOM的该检测时，来自检测器的光强度可与阈值（例如，传感器的最大输出的5-15%）进行比较，以确定是否正发生OOM事件。因此，如果光强度降到（例如）RGB传感器的最大输出的10%以下，则处理器可以推断打印机缺纸并生成合适警报。
对于“撕开即用的”介质，还可以使用光强度读数，例如，低勒克斯读数可以被解释为“无标签”，并且较高勒克斯读数可以被解释为“标签存在”。
如果OOM事件在220处尚未发生，则OOM计数等于零（在224处），并且该过程进行到228，在228处存储点计数和传感器输出。点计数表示格式的垂直位置。在232处，由处理器分析传感器输出以确定是否已经检测到图案。预打印图案是一批具有重复点线间距（垂直和水平）的匹配RGB传感器读数。如果在232处检测到重复图案，则该图案表示格式的图案的至少一部分，其可以然后存储到存储器或其它存储装置（在236处），并且在240处该校准过程完成。
可以通过（例如）检测对应于缺少介质、黑色标记（又称为Q标记）、预打印文本、表格、绘图、单元格、线等的光强度来在216处检测元素。当在216处发现元素时，可以检查该元素以看该元素是否匹配对应于220处的缺少介质值的光强度。如果是这样，则OOM计数在252处增量。为确保打印机真的缺少介质并且未受到打印介质缺陷的欺骗，使用数个（例如，5-10个）连续OOM检测结果作为256处的极限。
如果在216处未发现元素，则该过程转到244，在244处已经遇到最大数量N个的连续空白或空值。如果已经达到极限N，则校准在248处以错误终止，以便防止平面白纸行进到介质辊的端部。在达到输送极限之前，在208处，该过程使打印介质每次行进通过打印机一个点线。
如果在220处RGB传感器产生指示已经达到介质的用完的信号，则该过程如先前所论述转到252，在252处OOM计数增量为一个点线。控制然后转到256以确定OOM计数是否已经超过OOM计数极限M。如果未超过，则控制转回到208，并且该过程继续。如果在256处达到OOM计数极限M，则OOM计数在260处被初始化为零，并且校准鉴于打印机显然缺少打印介质而在264处终止。
现在参见图4，在302处开始的流程图300中绘示示例性打印过程。在306处，针对点线输送并烧录（burn）打印介质（例如，热敏打印机纸）。在310处并且在314处，RGB传感器向处理器输出信号，该过程以先前所述相同方式确定是否已经遇到元素。如果遇到，则控制转到318。如果未遇到，则该过程行进到326以确定打印队列是否为空。
在318处，如果传感器未生成OOM信号，则OOM计数在322处被设置为零，并且控制转到326。如果在326处打印队列为空，则打印作业视为在330处完成，并且打印过程结束。如果在326处打印队列不为空，则控制转回到306，在306处，下一个点线被增量并被烧录。
如果在318处获得缺少介质传感器读数，则OOM计数在334处被增量（同样，这确保接收到足够的连续OOM计数以确保已经达到介质的用完）。如果在338处达到OOM计数极限，则在342处OOM计数被重设为零，并且在346处打印机停止打印。打印机可以生成警报以通知用户打印机缺少介质。
可以由在404处开始的图5的示例性流程图400中绘示的过程来校准缺少介质传感器读数。在408处从打印机移除打印介质（如果存在），并且在412处捕获RBG传感器输出。该传感器输出表示无介质存在的OOM信号电平。这可以在416处存储为OOM传感器输出。由于此值可以稍微变化，因此该过程可以靠近此值设置阈值，该阈值被用作超过其OOM信号视为已出现的阈值。
在打印机构中使用RGB传感器可以打开各种各样的处理选项，该处理选项在执行打印功能时可以证明是有用的。RGB传感器可以将反射式和透射式感测方法两者用于普通介质检测。RGB传感器还可以被配置成在检测特定颜色时触发中断，并且这可以用于各种控制功能。当打印机利用背面传感器时，打印机结构通常包括布线穿过纸门铰链的柔性电缆，但是当打印机仅利用正面RGB传感器时，这不是必需的。
因此，如上所述，打印机具有朝向打印介质的位置指引光的光源。RGB传感器被定位成接收来自光源的由打印介质反射的光。红外光过滤器位于RGB传感器与纸之间以过滤出红外光。经编程处理器耦合到RGB传感器的输出以便检测来自RGB光传感器的输出中的格式元素，检索格式的所存储电子表示，使格式元素与格式的所存储电子表示匹配以识别格式上的位置，以及控制对格式的打印。
在本说明书和/或附图中，已经公开本发明的典型实施例。本发明并不限于此类示例性实施例。术语“和/或”的使用包括相关联所列举项中的一者或多者的任何和所有组合。这些附图是示意性表示，并且因此未必按比例绘制。除非另有说明，否则具体术语已经按通用和描述性意义而非出于限制目的使用。

Claims (10)

1.一种打印机，其包括：
朝向打印介质路径指引光的光源；
红绿蓝(RGB)光传感器，其被定位成接收来自所述光源的由打印介质反射的光；
红外光过滤器，其位于所述RGB光传感器与所述打印介质之间以便过滤出进入所述RGB光传感器的红外光；以及
经编程处理器；
所述RGB光传感器具有耦合到所述经编程处理器的输出；
所述经编程处理器被编程为检测来自所述RGB光传感器的所述输出中的至少一个格式元素。
2.根据权利要求1所述的打印机，其中：
所述格式元素用于检索格式的所存储电子表示；并且
经编程处理器被编程为：
使所述至少一个格式元素与所述格式的所述所存储电子表示匹配以识别所述格式上的位置；以及
控制对所述格式的打印。
3.根据权利要求1所述的打印机，其还包括在所述RGB传感器与所述处理器之间的I2C接口。
4.根据权利要求1所述的打印机，其中，所述至少一个格式元素包括被指定用于界定待被打印数据的至少一个单元格。
5.根据权利要求1所述的打印机，其中，所述处理器被编程为：
使所述打印介质行进通过所述打印机；
当所述打印介质行进通过所述打印机时，识别来自所述RGB光传感器的所述输出中的格式元素；以及
将经识别格式元素作为所述格式的电子表示存储到存储器。
6.根据权利要求1所述的打印机，其中，所述处理器被编程为通过检测到低于规定阈值的光强度来确定所述打印机缺少介质。
7.根据权利要求1所述的打印机，其中，所述处理器被编程为通过检测到大于规定阈值的光强度来确定所述打印机包含打印介质。
8.一种方法，其包括：
在经编程处理器处接收来自红绿蓝(RGB)光传感器的输出信号；
使打印介质行进通过打印机；
当所述打印介质行进通过所述打印机时，检测来自所述RGB光传感器的所述输出中的至少一个格式元素；
检索格式的所存储电子表示；
使所述至少一个格式元素与所述格式的所述所存储电子表示匹配以识别所述格式上的位置；以及
打印到所述格式。
9.根据权利要求8所述的方法，其包括从传递到所述RGB光传感器的光中过滤出红外光。
10.根据权利要求8所述的方法，其中，使用I2C接口将来自所述RGB传感器的所述输出信号传递到所述处理器。
CN201710800861.1A 2016-09-07 2017-09-07 打印机方法和装置 Active CN107791692B (zh)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US15/258483 2016-09-07
US15/258,483 US9805257B1 (en) 2016-09-07 2016-09-07 Printer method and apparatus

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
CN107791692A true CN107791692A (zh) 2018-03-13
CN107791692B CN107791692B (zh) 2021-03-12

Family

ID=59846376

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CN201710800861.1A Active CN107791692B (zh) 2016-09-07 2017-09-07 打印机方法和装置

Country Status (3)

Country Link
US (1) US9805257B1 (zh)
EP (1) EP3293008B1 (zh)
CN (1) CN107791692B (zh)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2022116602A (ja) * 2021-01-29 2022-08-10 セイコーエプソン株式会社 印刷装置および印刷制御方法

Citations (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
KR20000032862A (ko) * 1998-11-18 2000-06-15 윤종용 인쇄기의 광주사유니트 얼라인먼트 조정장치
US6348697B1 (en) * 1997-06-11 2002-02-19 Copyer Co., Ltd. Media detection method and device
US20030169364A1 (en) * 2002-03-08 2003-09-11 Nec Corporation Image input apparatus
US20050088710A1 (en) * 2003-10-27 2005-04-28 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Color image forming apparatus and method of controlling same
CN1735130A (zh) * 2004-08-02 2006-02-15 精工爱普生株式会社 用于对彩色失真进行校正的方法和系统
CN101264689A (zh) * 2007-03-17 2008-09-17 株式会社理光 喷液装置、图像形成设备以及用于调整液滴着落位置的方法
US20100111356A1 (en) * 2006-11-02 2010-05-06 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Device and method for identifying mail items
CN102266218A (zh) * 2010-06-04 2011-12-07 索尼公司 图像处理装置、图像处理方法、程序及电子装置
CN102883889A (zh) * 2010-04-07 2013-01-16 惠普发展公司，有限责任合伙企业 彩色打印系统校准
JP2014105088A (ja) * 2012-11-29 2014-06-09 Riso Kagaku Corp 印刷装置
CN204414762U (zh) * 2015-01-23 2015-06-24 武汉虹之彩包装印刷有限公司 一种卷筒纸凹印机印刷预套准装置

Family Cites Families (340)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5524993A (en) 1993-10-06 1996-06-11 Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. Automatic print speed control for a barcode printer
US7387253B1 (en) 1996-09-03 2008-06-17 Hand Held Products, Inc. Optical reader system comprising local host processor and optical reader
US6010257A (en) 1997-03-18 2000-01-04 Comtec Information Systems Inc. Miniature portable interactive printer
US7304670B1 (en) 1997-03-28 2007-12-04 Hand Held Products, Inc. Method and apparatus for compensating for fixed pattern noise in an imaging system
US6832725B2 (en) 1999-10-04 2004-12-21 Hand Held Products, Inc. Optical reader comprising multiple color illumination
US7270274B2 (en) 1999-10-04 2007-09-18 Hand Held Products, Inc. Imaging module comprising support post for optical reader
US7708205B2 (en) 2003-11-13 2010-05-04 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Digital image capture and processing system employing multi-layer software-based system architecture permitting modification and/or extension of system features and functions by way of third party code plug-ins
US20090134221A1 (en) 2000-11-24 2009-05-28 Xiaoxun Zhu Tunnel-type digital imaging-based system for use in automated self-checkout and cashier-assisted checkout operations in retail store environments
US7128266B2 (en) 2003-11-13 2006-10-31 Metrologic Instruments. Inc. Hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reader supporting narrow-area and wide-area modes of illumination and image capture
US8682077B1 (en) 2000-11-28 2014-03-25 Hand Held Products, Inc. Method for omnidirectional processing of 2D images including recognizable characters
DE60213559T2 (de) 2001-01-22 2007-10-18 Hand Held Products, Inc. Optischer leser mit teilbild-ausschnitt-funktion
US7268924B2 (en) 2001-01-22 2007-09-11 Hand Held Products, Inc. Optical reader having reduced parameter determination delay
US7111787B2 (en) 2001-05-15 2006-09-26 Hand Held Products, Inc. Multimode image capturing and decoding optical reader
US6834807B2 (en) 2001-07-13 2004-12-28 Hand Held Products, Inc. Optical reader having a color imager
US7748620B2 (en) 2002-01-11 2010-07-06 Hand Held Products, Inc. Transaction terminal including imaging module
US6959865B2 (en) 2002-03-28 2005-11-01 Hand Held Products, Inc. Customizable optical reader
US8596542B2 (en) 2002-06-04 2013-12-03 Hand Held Products, Inc. Apparatus operative for capture of image data
US7086596B2 (en) 2003-01-09 2006-08-08 Hand Held Products, Inc. Decoder board for an optical reader utilizing a plurality of imaging formats
US7637430B2 (en) 2003-05-12 2009-12-29 Hand Held Products, Inc. Picture taking optical reader
US7367514B2 (en) 2003-07-03 2008-05-06 Hand Held Products, Inc. Reprogramming system including reprogramming symbol
US7841533B2 (en) 2003-11-13 2010-11-30 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Method of capturing and processing digital images of an object within the field of view (FOV) of a hand-supportable digitial image capture and processing system
US8615487B2 (en) 2004-01-23 2013-12-24 Garrison Gomez System and method to store and retrieve identifier associated information content
US7293712B2 (en) 2004-10-05 2007-11-13 Hand Held Products, Inc. System and method to automatically discriminate between a signature and a dataform
US7219841B2 (en) 2004-11-05 2007-05-22 Hand Held Products, Inc. Device and system for verifying quality of bar codes
US7827032B2 (en) 2005-02-04 2010-11-02 Vocollect, Inc. Methods and systems for adapting a model for a speech recognition system
US7865362B2 (en) 2005-02-04 2011-01-04 Vocollect, Inc. Method and system for considering information about an expected response when performing speech recognition
US8723804B2 (en) 2005-02-11 2014-05-13 Hand Held Products, Inc. Transaction terminal and adaptor therefor
US8599957B2 (en) 2005-05-13 2013-12-03 Ems Technologies, Inc. Method and system for communicating information in a digital signal
US7849620B2 (en) 2005-05-31 2010-12-14 Hand Held Products, Inc. Bar coded wristband
US7717342B2 (en) 2005-08-26 2010-05-18 Hand Held Products, Inc. Data collection device having dynamic access to multiple wireless networks
US20070063048A1 (en) 2005-09-14 2007-03-22 Havens William H Data reader apparatus having an adaptive lens
US7934660B2 (en) 2006-01-05 2011-05-03 Hand Held Products, Inc. Data collection system having reconfigurable data collection terminal
US7885419B2 (en) 2006-02-06 2011-02-08 Vocollect, Inc. Headset terminal with speech functionality
US7784696B2 (en) 2006-06-09 2010-08-31 Hand Held Products, Inc. Indicia reading apparatus having image sensing and processing circuit
US8944332B2 (en) 2006-08-04 2015-02-03 Intermec Ip Corp. Testing automatic data collection devices, such as barcode, RFID and/or magnetic stripe readers
US7813047B2 (en) 2006-12-15 2010-10-12 Hand Held Products, Inc. Apparatus and method comprising deformable lens element
US8027096B2 (en) 2006-12-15 2011-09-27 Hand Held Products, Inc. Focus module and components with actuator polymer control
US9047359B2 (en) 2007-02-01 2015-06-02 Hand Held Products, Inc. Apparatus and methods for monitoring one or more portable data terminals
US8915444B2 (en) 2007-03-13 2014-12-23 Hand Held Products, Inc. Imaging module having lead frame supported light source or sources
US8971346B2 (en) 2007-04-30 2015-03-03 Hand Held Products, Inc. System and method for reliable store-and-forward data handling by encoded information reading terminals
US8630491B2 (en) 2007-05-03 2014-01-14 Andrew Longacre, Jr. System and method to manipulate an image
US8638806B2 (en) 2007-05-25 2014-01-28 Hand Held Products, Inc. Wireless mesh point portable data terminal
US7918398B2 (en) 2007-06-04 2011-04-05 Hand Held Products, Inc. Indicia reading terminal having multiple setting imaging lens
US8496177B2 (en) 2007-06-28 2013-07-30 Hand Held Products, Inc. Bar code reading terminal with video capturing mode
US8635309B2 (en) 2007-08-09 2014-01-21 Hand Held Products, Inc. Methods and apparatus to change a feature set on data collection devices
US7726575B2 (en) 2007-08-10 2010-06-01 Hand Held Products, Inc. Indicia reading terminal having spatial measurement functionality
US7857222B2 (en) 2007-08-16 2010-12-28 Hand Held Products, Inc. Data collection system having EIR terminal interface node
US8548420B2 (en) 2007-10-05 2013-10-01 Hand Held Products, Inc. Panic button for data collection device
US8371507B2 (en) 2007-10-08 2013-02-12 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Method of selectively projecting scan lines in a multiple-line barcode scanner
US7874483B2 (en) 2007-11-14 2011-01-25 Hand Held Products, Inc. Encoded information reading terminal with wireless path selection capability
US8179859B2 (en) 2008-02-21 2012-05-15 Wang Ynjiun P Roaming encoded information reading terminal
US8794520B2 (en) 2008-09-30 2014-08-05 Hand Held Products, Inc. Method and apparatus for operating indicia reading terminal including parameter determination
US8628015B2 (en) 2008-10-31 2014-01-14 Hand Held Products, Inc. Indicia reading terminal including frame quality evaluation processing
US8783573B2 (en) 2008-12-02 2014-07-22 Hand Held Products, Inc. Indicia reading terminal having plurality of optical assemblies
US8083148B2 (en) 2008-12-16 2011-12-27 Hand Held Products, Inc. Indicia reading terminal including frame processing
US8908995B2 (en) 2009-01-12 2014-12-09 Intermec Ip Corp. Semi-automatic dimensioning with imager on a portable device
US20100177707A1 (en) 2009-01-13 2010-07-15 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Method and apparatus for increasing the SNR at the RF antennas of wireless end-devices on a wireless communication network, while minimizing the RF power transmitted by the wireless coordinator and routers
US8457013B2 (en) 2009-01-13 2013-06-04 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Wireless dual-function network device dynamically switching and reconfiguring from a wireless network router state of operation into a wireless network coordinator state of operation in a wireless communication network
US20100177076A1 (en) 2009-01-13 2010-07-15 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Edge-lit electronic-ink display device for use in indoor and outdoor environments
US20100177080A1 (en) 2009-01-13 2010-07-15 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Electronic-ink signage device employing thermal packaging for outdoor weather applications
US20100177749A1 (en) 2009-01-13 2010-07-15 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Methods of and apparatus for programming and managing diverse network components, including electronic-ink based display devices, in a mesh-type wireless communication network
US8643717B2 (en) 2009-03-04 2014-02-04 Hand Held Products, Inc. System and method for measuring irregular objects with a single camera
US8424768B2 (en) 2009-04-09 2013-04-23 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Trigger mechanism for hand held devices
US8914788B2 (en) 2009-07-01 2014-12-16 Hand Held Products, Inc. Universal connectivity for non-universal devices
US8583924B2 (en) 2009-07-01 2013-11-12 Hand Held Products, Inc. Location-based feature enablement for mobile terminals
US8256678B2 (en) 2009-08-12 2012-09-04 Hand Held Products, Inc. Indicia reading terminal having image sensor and variable lens assembly
US8668149B2 (en) 2009-09-16 2014-03-11 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Bar code reader terminal and methods for operating the same having misread detection apparatus
US8390909B2 (en) 2009-09-23 2013-03-05 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Molded elastomeric flexural elements for use in a laser scanning assemblies and scanners, and methods of manufacturing, tuning and adjusting the same
US8294969B2 (en) 2009-09-23 2012-10-23 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Scan element for use in scanning light and method of making the same
WO2011038239A1 (en) 2009-09-25 2011-03-31 Intermec Ip Corp. Mobile printer with optional battery accessory
US8587595B2 (en) 2009-10-01 2013-11-19 Hand Held Products, Inc. Low power multi-core decoder system and method
US8868802B2 (en) 2009-10-14 2014-10-21 Hand Held Products, Inc. Method of programming the default cable interface software in an indicia reading device
US8596543B2 (en) 2009-10-20 2013-12-03 Hand Held Products, Inc. Indicia reading terminal including focus element with expanded range of focus distances
US8996384B2 (en) 2009-10-30 2015-03-31 Vocollect, Inc. Transforming components of a web page to voice prompts
US8698949B2 (en) 2010-01-08 2014-04-15 Hand Held Products, Inc. Terminal having plurality of operating modes
US8302868B2 (en) 2010-01-15 2012-11-06 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Parallel decoding scheme for an indicia reader
US8588869B2 (en) 2010-01-19 2013-11-19 Hand Held Products, Inc. Power management scheme for portable data collection devices utilizing location and position sensors
WO2011088590A1 (en) 2010-01-21 2011-07-28 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Indicia reading terminal including optical filter
US8781520B2 (en) 2010-01-26 2014-07-15 Hand Held Products, Inc. Mobile device having hybrid keypad
US9058526B2 (en) 2010-02-11 2015-06-16 Hand Held Products, Inc. Data collection module and system
US20110202554A1 (en) 2010-02-18 2011-08-18 Hand Held Products, Inc. Remote device management system and method
US8600167B2 (en) 2010-05-21 2013-12-03 Hand Held Products, Inc. System for capturing a document in an image signal
US9047531B2 (en) 2010-05-21 2015-06-02 Hand Held Products, Inc. Interactive user interface for capturing a document in an image signal
US8659397B2 (en) 2010-07-22 2014-02-25 Vocollect, Inc. Method and system for correctly identifying specific RFID tags
US8910870B2 (en) 2010-08-06 2014-12-16 Hand Held Products, Inc. System and method for document processing
US8717494B2 (en) 2010-08-11 2014-05-06 Hand Held Products, Inc. Optical reading device with improved gasket
US8757495B2 (en) 2010-09-03 2014-06-24 Hand Held Products, Inc. Encoded information reading terminal with multi-band antenna
US8565107B2 (en) 2010-09-24 2013-10-22 Hand Held Products, Inc. Terminal configurable for use within an unknown regulatory domain
US8408469B2 (en) 2010-10-07 2013-04-02 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Laser scanning assembly having an improved scan angle-multiplication factor
US8760563B2 (en) 2010-10-19 2014-06-24 Hand Held Products, Inc. Autofocusing optical imaging device
US8490877B2 (en) 2010-11-09 2013-07-23 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Digital-imaging based code symbol reading system having finger-pointing triggered mode of operation
US8322622B2 (en) 2010-11-09 2012-12-04 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Hand-supportable digital-imaging based code symbol reading system supporting motion blur reduction using an accelerometer sensor
US8517269B2 (en) 2010-11-09 2013-08-27 Hand Held Products, Inc. Using a user'S application to configure user scanner
US20120111946A1 (en) 2010-11-09 2012-05-10 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Scanning assembly for laser based bar code scanners
US8571307B2 (en) 2010-11-16 2013-10-29 Hand Held Products, Inc. Method and system operative to process monochrome image data
US8600158B2 (en) 2010-11-16 2013-12-03 Hand Held Products, Inc. Method and system operative to process color image data
US8950678B2 (en) 2010-11-17 2015-02-10 Hand Held Products, Inc. Barcode reader with edge detection enhancement
US9010641B2 (en) 2010-12-07 2015-04-21 Hand Held Products, Inc. Multiple platform support system and method
US8550357B2 (en) 2010-12-08 2013-10-08 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Open air indicia reader stand
GB2501404A (en) 2010-12-09 2013-10-23 Metrologic Instr Inc Indicia encoding system with integrated purchase and payment information
US8448863B2 (en) 2010-12-13 2013-05-28 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Bar code symbol reading system supporting visual or/and audible display of product scan speed for throughput optimization in point of sale (POS) environments
US8408468B2 (en) 2010-12-13 2013-04-02 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Method of and system for reading visible and/or invisible code symbols in a user-transparent manner using visible/invisible illumination source switching during data capture and processing operations
US8939374B2 (en) 2010-12-30 2015-01-27 Hand Held Products, Inc. Terminal having illumination and exposure control
US8996194B2 (en) 2011-01-03 2015-03-31 Ems Technologies, Inc. Vehicle mount computer with configurable ignition switch behavior
US8763909B2 (en) 2011-01-04 2014-07-01 Hand Held Products, Inc. Terminal comprising mount for supporting a mechanical component
US8692927B2 (en) 2011-01-19 2014-04-08 Hand Held Products, Inc. Imaging terminal having focus control
US9038915B2 (en) 2011-01-31 2015-05-26 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Pre-paid usage system for encoded information reading terminals
US8678286B2 (en) 2011-01-31 2014-03-25 Honeywell Scanning & Mobility Method and apparatus for reading optical indicia using a plurality of data sources
US8520080B2 (en) 2011-01-31 2013-08-27 Hand Held Products, Inc. Apparatus, system, and method of use of imaging assembly on mobile terminal
US8381979B2 (en) 2011-01-31 2013-02-26 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Bar code symbol reading system employing EAS-enabling faceplate bezel
US8879639B2 (en) 2011-01-31 2014-11-04 Hand Held Products, Inc. Adaptive video capture decode system
GB2501840A (en) 2011-01-31 2013-11-06 Giovani Pattoli R Indicia reading terminal operable for data input on two sides
US8561903B2 (en) 2011-01-31 2013-10-22 Hand Held Products, Inc. System operative to adaptively select an image sensor for decodable indicia reading
US20120193423A1 (en) 2011-01-31 2012-08-02 Metrologic Instruments Inc Code symbol reading system supporting operator-dependent system configuration parameters
US8798367B2 (en) 2011-01-31 2014-08-05 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Optical imager and method for correlating a medication package with a patient
US8789757B2 (en) 2011-02-02 2014-07-29 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. POS-based code symbol reading system with integrated scale base and system housing having an improved produce weight capturing surface design
US8408464B2 (en) 2011-02-03 2013-04-02 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Auto-exposure method using continuous video frames under controlled illumination
US8636200B2 (en) 2011-02-08 2014-01-28 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. MMS text messaging for hand held indicia reader
US20120203647A1 (en) 2011-02-09 2012-08-09 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Method of and system for uniquely responding to code data captured from products so as to alert the product handler to carry out exception handling procedures
US8550354B2 (en) 2011-02-17 2013-10-08 Hand Held Products, Inc. Indicia reader system with wireless communication with a headset
US20120223141A1 (en) 2011-03-01 2012-09-06 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Digital linear imaging system employing pixel processing techniques to composite single-column linear images on a 2d image detection array
US8459557B2 (en) 2011-03-10 2013-06-11 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Dual laser scanning code symbol reading system employing automatic object presence detector for automatic laser source selection
US8988590B2 (en) 2011-03-28 2015-03-24 Intermec Ip Corp. Two-dimensional imager with solid-state auto-focus
US8469272B2 (en) 2011-03-29 2013-06-25 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Hybrid-type bioptical laser scanning and imaging system supporting digital-imaging based bar code symbol reading at the surface of a laser scanning window
US8824692B2 (en) 2011-04-20 2014-09-02 Vocollect, Inc. Self calibrating multi-element dipole microphone
US8914290B2 (en) 2011-05-20 2014-12-16 Vocollect, Inc. Systems and methods for dynamically improving user intelligibility of synthesized speech in a work environment
US8868519B2 (en) 2011-05-27 2014-10-21 Vocollect, Inc. System and method for generating and updating location check digits
US9208366B2 (en) 2011-06-08 2015-12-08 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Indicia decoding device with security lock
US8824696B2 (en) 2011-06-14 2014-09-02 Vocollect, Inc. Headset signal multiplexing system and method
US8561905B2 (en) 2011-06-15 2013-10-22 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Hybrid-type bioptical laser scanning and digital imaging system supporting automatic object motion detection at the edges of a 3D scanning volume
US8376233B2 (en) 2011-06-15 2013-02-19 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Bar code symbol reading system employing an extremely elongated laser scanning beam capable of reading poor and damaged quality bar code symbols with improved levels of performance
US8794525B2 (en) 2011-09-28 2014-08-05 Metologic Insturments, Inc. Method of and system for detecting produce weighing interferences in a POS-based checkout/scale system
US8998091B2 (en) 2011-06-15 2015-04-07 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Hybrid-type bioptical laser scanning and digital imaging system supporting automatic object motion detection at the edges of a 3D scanning volume
US8628016B2 (en) 2011-06-17 2014-01-14 Hand Held Products, Inc. Terminal operative for storing frame of image data
US8657200B2 (en) 2011-06-20 2014-02-25 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Indicia reading terminal with color frame processing
US9129172B2 (en) 2011-06-20 2015-09-08 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Indicia reading terminal with color frame processing
US8636215B2 (en) 2011-06-27 2014-01-28 Hand Held Products, Inc. Decodable indicia reading terminal with optical filter
US8640960B2 (en) 2011-06-27 2014-02-04 Honeywell International Inc. Optical filter for image and barcode scanning
US8985459B2 (en) 2011-06-30 2015-03-24 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Decodable indicia reading terminal with combined illumination
US20130043312A1 (en) 2011-08-15 2013-02-21 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Code symbol reading system employing dynamically-elongated laser scanning beams for improved levels of performance
US8779898B2 (en) 2011-08-17 2014-07-15 Hand Held Products, Inc. Encoded information reading terminal with micro-electromechanical radio frequency front end
US8636212B2 (en) 2011-08-24 2014-01-28 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Decodable indicia reading terminal with indicia analysis functionality
US8822848B2 (en) 2011-09-02 2014-09-02 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Bioptical point of sale (POS) checkout system employing a retractable weigh platter support subsystem
WO2013033867A1 (en) 2011-09-09 2013-03-14 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Imaging based barcode scanner engine with multiple elements supported on a common printed circuit board
US9135483B2 (en) 2011-09-09 2015-09-15 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Terminal having image data format conversion
US8590789B2 (en) 2011-09-14 2013-11-26 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Scanner with wake-up mode
US8976368B2 (en) 2011-09-15 2015-03-10 Intermec Ip Corp. Optical grid enhancement for improved motor location
US8844823B2 (en) 2011-09-15 2014-09-30 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Laser scanning system employing an optics module capable of forming a laser beam having an extended depth of focus (DOF) over the laser scanning field
US8678285B2 (en) 2011-09-20 2014-03-25 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Method of and apparatus for multiplying raster scanning lines by modulating a multi-cavity laser diode
WO2013044405A1 (en) 2011-09-26 2013-04-04 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Optical indicia reading terminal with combined illumination
US8556176B2 (en) 2011-09-26 2013-10-15 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Method of and apparatus for managing and redeeming bar-coded coupons displayed from the light emitting display surfaces of information display devices
US8474712B2 (en) 2011-09-29 2013-07-02 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Method of and system for displaying product related information at POS-based retail checkout systems
US8646692B2 (en) 2011-09-30 2014-02-11 Hand Held Products, Inc. Devices and methods employing dual target auto exposure
US8539123B2 (en) 2011-10-06 2013-09-17 Honeywell International, Inc. Device management using a dedicated management interface
US8621123B2 (en) 2011-10-06 2013-12-31 Honeywell International Inc. Device management using virtual interfaces
US8608071B2 (en) 2011-10-17 2013-12-17 Honeywell Scanning And Mobility Optical indicia reading terminal with two image sensors
US9015513B2 (en) 2011-11-03 2015-04-21 Vocollect, Inc. Receiving application specific individual battery adjusted battery use profile data upon loading of work application for managing remaining power of a mobile device
US8629926B2 (en) 2011-11-04 2014-01-14 Honeywell International, Inc. Imaging apparatus comprising image sensor array having shared global shutter circuitry
US9262660B2 (en) 2011-11-07 2016-02-16 Honeywell Scanning & Mobility Optical indicia reading terminal with color image sensor
US8526720B2 (en) 2011-11-17 2013-09-03 Honeywell International, Inc. Imaging terminal operative for decoding
US8485430B2 (en) 2011-12-06 2013-07-16 Honeywell International, Inc. Hand held bar code readers or mobile computers with cloud computing services
US8628013B2 (en) 2011-12-13 2014-01-14 Honeywell International Inc. Apparatus comprising image sensor array and illumination control
US8881983B2 (en) 2011-12-13 2014-11-11 Honeywell International Inc. Optical readers and methods employing polarization sensing of light from decodable indicia
US8991704B2 (en) 2011-12-14 2015-03-31 Intermec Ip Corp. Snap-on module for selectively installing receiving element(s) to a mobile device
US8695880B2 (en) 2011-12-22 2014-04-15 Honeywell International, Inc. Imaging devices and methods for inhibiting or removing captured aiming pattern
US20130175341A1 (en) 2012-01-10 2013-07-11 Sean Philip Kearney Hybrid-type bioptical laser scanning and digital imaging system employing digital imager with field of view overlapping field of field of laser scanning subsystem
US8523076B2 (en) 2012-01-10 2013-09-03 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Omnidirectional laser scanning bar code symbol reader generating a laser scanning pattern with a highly non-uniform scan density with respect to line orientation
WO2013106991A1 (en) 2012-01-17 2013-07-25 Honeywell International Inc. Industrial design for consumer device based on scanning and mobility
US9753704B2 (en) 2012-01-18 2017-09-05 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Web-based scan-task enabled system and method of and apparatus for developing and deploying the same on a client-server network
US8880426B2 (en) 2012-01-30 2014-11-04 Honeywell International, Inc. Methods and systems employing time and/or location data for use in transactions
US8988578B2 (en) 2012-02-03 2015-03-24 Honeywell International Inc. Mobile computing device with improved image preview functionality
US8915439B2 (en) 2012-02-06 2014-12-23 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Laser scanning modules embodying silicone scan element with torsional hinges
US8740085B2 (en) 2012-02-10 2014-06-03 Honeywell International Inc. System having imaging assembly for use in output of image data
WO2013120256A1 (en) 2012-02-15 2013-08-22 Honeywell International Inc Encoded information reading terminal including http server
US8740082B2 (en) 2012-02-21 2014-06-03 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Laser scanning bar code symbol reading system having intelligent scan sweep angle adjustment capabilities over the working range of the system for optimized bar code symbol reading performance
WO2013127083A1 (en) 2012-03-01 2013-09-06 Honeywell International Inc. Method of using camera sensor interface to transfer multiple channels of scan data using image format
US8550335B2 (en) 2012-03-09 2013-10-08 Honeywell International, Inc. Encoded information reading terminal in communication with peripheral point-of-sale devices
US8777108B2 (en) 2012-03-23 2014-07-15 Honeywell International, Inc. Cell phone reading mode using image timer
US9064165B2 (en) 2012-03-28 2015-06-23 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Laser scanning system using laser beam sources for producing long and short wavelengths in combination with beam-waist extending optics to extend the depth of field thereof while resolving high resolution bar code symbols having minimum code element widths
US9383848B2 (en) 2012-03-29 2016-07-05 Intermec Technologies Corporation Interleaved piezoelectric tactile interface
US20130257744A1 (en) 2012-03-29 2013-10-03 Intermec Technologies Corporation Piezoelectric tactile interface
US8976030B2 (en) 2012-04-24 2015-03-10 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Point of sale (POS) based checkout system supporting a customer-transparent two-factor authentication process during product checkout operations
US20150062366A1 (en) 2012-04-27 2015-03-05 Honeywell International, Inc. Method of improving decoding speed based on off-the-shelf camera phone
US8608053B2 (en) 2012-04-30 2013-12-17 Honeywell International Inc. Mobile communication terminal configured to display multi-symbol decodable indicia
WO2013163789A1 (en) 2012-04-30 2013-11-07 Honeywell International Inc. Hardware-based image data binarization in an indicia reading terminal
US9779546B2 (en) 2012-05-04 2017-10-03 Intermec Ip Corp. Volume dimensioning systems and methods
US9007368B2 (en) 2012-05-07 2015-04-14 Intermec Ip Corp. Dimensioning system calibration systems and methods
US8752766B2 (en) 2012-05-07 2014-06-17 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Indicia reading system employing digital gain control
US9098763B2 (en) 2012-05-08 2015-08-04 Honeywell International Inc. Encoded information reading terminal with replaceable imaging assembly
US10007858B2 (en) 2012-05-15 2018-06-26 Honeywell International Inc. Terminals and methods for dimensioning objects
US9158954B2 (en) 2012-05-15 2015-10-13 Intermec Ip, Corp. Systems and methods to read machine-readable symbols
KR101967169B1 (ko) 2012-05-16 2019-04-09 삼성전자주식회사 디바이스간 네트워크에서 동기화 방법 및 장치
US9064254B2 (en) 2012-05-17 2015-06-23 Honeywell International Inc. Cloud-based system for reading of decodable indicia
US8789759B2 (en) 2012-05-18 2014-07-29 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Laser scanning code symbol reading system employing multi-channel scan data signal processing with synchronized digital gain control (SDGC) for full range scanning
US9016576B2 (en) 2012-05-21 2015-04-28 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Laser scanning code symbol reading system providing improved control over the length and intensity characteristics of a laser scan line projected therefrom using laser source blanking control
US20150327012A1 (en) 2012-05-23 2015-11-12 Honeywell International Inc. Portable electronic devices having a separate location trigger unit for use in controlling an application unit
US9092682B2 (en) 2012-05-25 2015-07-28 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Laser scanning code symbol reading system employing programmable decode time-window filtering
US8978983B2 (en) 2012-06-01 2015-03-17 Honeywell International, Inc. Indicia reading apparatus having sequential row exposure termination times
US8746563B2 (en) 2012-06-10 2014-06-10 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Laser scanning module with rotatably adjustable laser scanning assembly
WO2013189008A1 (en) 2012-06-18 2013-12-27 Honeywell International Inc. Design pattern for secure store
CN104395911B (zh) 2012-06-20 2018-06-08 计量仪器公司 使用动态范围相关扫描角控制来提供对投射到被扫描物体上的激光扫描线的长度的控制的激光扫描代码符号读取系统
US9053380B2 (en) 2012-06-22 2015-06-09 Honeywell International, Inc. Removeable scanning module for mobile communication terminal
US8978981B2 (en) 2012-06-27 2015-03-17 Honeywell International Inc. Imaging apparatus having imaging lens
WO2014000170A1 (en) 2012-06-27 2014-01-03 Honeywell International Inc. Encoded information reading terminal with micro-projector
US20140001267A1 (en) 2012-06-29 2014-01-02 Honeywell International Inc. Doing Business As (D.B.A.) Honeywell Scanning & Mobility Indicia reading terminal with non-uniform magnification
US8944313B2 (en) 2012-06-29 2015-02-03 Honeywell International Inc. Computer configured to display multimedia content
US8854633B2 (en) 2012-06-29 2014-10-07 Intermec Ip Corp. Volume dimensioning system and method employing time-of-flight camera
CN104769609A (zh) 2012-07-31 2015-07-08 霍尼韦尔国际公司 具有可变设置的光学读取装置
US20140039693A1 (en) 2012-08-02 2014-02-06 Honeywell Scanning & Mobility Input/output connector contact cleaning
US9478983B2 (en) 2012-08-09 2016-10-25 Honeywell Scanning & Mobility Current-limiting battery usage within a corded electronic device
US10321127B2 (en) 2012-08-20 2019-06-11 Intermec Ip Corp. Volume dimensioning system calibration systems and methods
US9088281B2 (en) 2012-08-20 2015-07-21 Intermec Ip Corp. Trigger device for mobile computing device
CN109190427A (zh) 2012-08-31 2019-01-11 手持产品公司 通过rfid对无线扫描器进行配对的方法
CN110889659A (zh) 2012-09-03 2020-03-17 手持产品公司 利用标记解码装置认证包裹收件人的方法及解码装置
US9022288B2 (en) 2012-09-05 2015-05-05 Metrologic Instruments, Inc. Symbol reading system having predictive diagnostics
US20140074746A1 (en) 2012-09-07 2014-03-13 Hand Held Products Inc. doing business as (d.b.a) Honeywell Scanning & Mobility Package source verification
CN103679108B (zh) 2012-09-10 2018-12-11 霍尼韦尔国际公司 具有多个图像传感器的光学标记读取装置
US20140071840A1 (en) 2012-09-11 2014-03-13 Hand Held Products, Inc., doing business as Honeywell Scanning & Mobility Mobile computer configured to select wireless communication network
WO2014041866A1 (ja) * 2012-09-14 2014-03-20 シャープ株式会社 センサ、表示装置、制御プログラムおよび記録媒体
US8916789B2 (en) 2012-09-14 2014-12-23 Intermec Ip Corp. Access door with integrated switch actuator
US9033242B2 (en) 2012-09-21 2015-05-19 Intermec Ip Corp. Multiple focusable fields of view, such as a universal bar code symbol scanner
CN103679107B (zh) 2012-09-25 2017-12-01 霍尼韦尔国际公司 基于层叠封装的集成电路芯片成像器
CN103699861B (zh) 2012-09-27 2018-09-28 霍尼韦尔国际公司 具有多个成像组件的编码信息读取终端
US8777109B2 (en) 2012-10-04 2014-07-15 Hand Held Products, Inc. Customer facing imaging systems and methods for obtaining images
US9939259B2 (en) 2012-10-04 2018-04-10 Hand Held Products, Inc. Measuring object dimensions using mobile computer
US9002641B2 (en) 2012-10-05 2015-04-07 Hand Held Products, Inc. Navigation system configured to integrate motion sensing device inputs
US9405011B2 (en) 2012-10-05 2016-08-02 Hand Held Products, Inc. Navigation system configured to integrate motion sensing device inputs
US20140108010A1 (en) 2012-10-11 2014-04-17 Intermec Ip Corp. Voice-enabled documents for facilitating operational procedures
US9841311B2 (en) 2012-10-16 2017-12-12 Hand Held Products, Inc. Dimensioning system
US9313377B2 (en) 2012-10-16 2016-04-12 Hand Held Products, Inc. Android bound service camera initialization
US20140104416A1 (en) 2012-10-16 2014-04-17 Hand Held Products, Inc. Dimensioning system
US20140106725A1 (en) 2012-10-16 2014-04-17 Hand Held Products, Inc. Distraction Avoidance System
US9148474B2 (en) 2012-10-16 2015-09-29 Hand Held Products, Inc. Replaceable connector
US9235553B2 (en) 2012-10-19 2016-01-12 Hand Held Products, Inc. Vehicle computer system with transparent display
CN103780847A (zh) 2012-10-24 2014-05-07 霍尼韦尔国际公司 基于板上芯片的高度集成的成像器
USD730902S1 (en) 2012-11-05 2015-06-02 Hand Held Products, Inc. Electronic device
US9741071B2 (en) 2012-11-07 2017-08-22 Hand Held Products, Inc. Computer-assisted shopping and product location
US9147096B2 (en) 2012-11-13 2015-09-29 Hand Held Products, Inc. Imaging apparatus having lens element
US20140136208A1 (en) 2012-11-14 2014-05-15 Intermec Ip Corp. Secure multi-mode communication between agents
US9465967B2 (en) 2012-11-14 2016-10-11 Hand Held Products, Inc. Apparatus comprising light sensing assemblies with range assisted gain control
US9208367B2 (en) 2012-11-15 2015-12-08 Hand Held Products Mobile computer configured to read multiple decodable indicia
US9064168B2 (en) 2012-12-14 2015-06-23 Hand Held Products, Inc. Selective output of decoded message data
US20140152882A1 (en) 2012-12-04 2014-06-05 Hand Held Products, Inc. Mobile device having object-identification interface
US9892289B2 (en) 2012-12-07 2018-02-13 Hand Held Products, Inc. Reading RFID tags in defined spatial locations
US20140175165A1 (en) 2012-12-21 2014-06-26 Honeywell Scanning And Mobility Bar code scanner with integrated surface authentication
US9107484B2 (en) 2013-01-08 2015-08-18 Hand Held Products, Inc. Electronic device enclosure
US20140191913A1 (en) 2013-01-09 2014-07-10 Intermec Ip Corp. Techniques for standardizing antenna architecture
EP2943859B1 (en) 2013-01-11 2020-10-21 Hand Held Products, Inc. System, method, and computer-readable medium for managing edge devices
USD702237S1 (en) 2013-01-11 2014-04-08 Hand Held Products, Inc. Imaging terminal
US9092681B2 (en) 2013-01-14 2015-07-28 Hand Held Products, Inc. Laser scanning module employing a laser scanning assembly having elastomeric wheel hinges
US20140214631A1 (en) 2013-01-31 2014-07-31 Intermec Technologies Corporation Inventory assistance device and method
US9304376B2 (en) 2013-02-20 2016-04-05 Hand Held Products, Inc. Optical redirection adapter
US8978984B2 (en) 2013-02-28 2015-03-17 Hand Held Products, Inc. Indicia reading terminals and methods for decoding decodable indicia employing light field imaging
US9236050B2 (en) 2013-03-14 2016-01-12 Vocollect Inc. System and method for improving speech recognition accuracy in a work environment
US9384374B2 (en) 2013-03-14 2016-07-05 Hand Held Products, Inc. User interface facilitating specification of a desired data format for an indicia reading apparatus
US9100743B2 (en) 2013-03-15 2015-08-04 Vocollect, Inc. Method and system for power delivery to a headset
US9301052B2 (en) 2013-03-15 2016-03-29 Vocollect, Inc. Headband variable stiffness
US9978395B2 (en) 2013-03-15 2018-05-22 Vocollect, Inc. Method and system for mitigating delay in receiving audio stream during production of sound from audio stream
US20140297058A1 (en) 2013-03-28 2014-10-02 Hand Held Products, Inc. System and Method for Capturing and Preserving Vehicle Event Data
US9070032B2 (en) 2013-04-10 2015-06-30 Hand Held Products, Inc. Method of programming a symbol reading system
US9195844B2 (en) 2013-05-20 2015-11-24 Hand Held Products, Inc. System and method for securing sensitive data
US8918250B2 (en) 2013-05-24 2014-12-23 Hand Held Products, Inc. System and method for display of information using a vehicle-mount computer
US9930142B2 (en) 2013-05-24 2018-03-27 Hand Held Products, Inc. System for providing a continuous communication link with a symbol reading device
US9037344B2 (en) 2013-05-24 2015-05-19 Hand Held Products, Inc. System and method for display of information using a vehicle-mount computer
US10228452B2 (en) 2013-06-07 2019-03-12 Hand Held Products, Inc. Method of error correction for 3D imaging device
US9141839B2 (en) 2013-06-07 2015-09-22 Hand Held Products, Inc. System and method for reading code symbols at long range using source power control
USD762604S1 (en) 2013-06-19 2016-08-02 Hand Held Products, Inc. Electronic device
US20140374485A1 (en) 2013-06-20 2014-12-25 Hand Held Products, Inc. System and Method for Reading Code Symbols Using a Variable Field of View
US9104929B2 (en) 2013-06-26 2015-08-11 Hand Held Products, Inc. Code symbol reading system having adaptive autofocus
US8985461B2 (en) 2013-06-28 2015-03-24 Hand Held Products, Inc. Mobile device having an improved user interface for reading code symbols
US9239950B2 (en) 2013-07-01 2016-01-19 Hand Held Products, Inc. Dimensioning system
US9250652B2 (en) 2013-07-02 2016-02-02 Hand Held Products, Inc. Electronic device case
USD747321S1 (en) 2013-07-02 2016-01-12 Hand Held Products, Inc. Electronic device enclosure
USD730357S1 (en) 2013-07-03 2015-05-26 Hand Held Products, Inc. Scanner
USD723560S1 (en) 2013-07-03 2015-03-03 Hand Held Products, Inc. Scanner
US9056736B2 (en) * 2013-07-15 2015-06-16 Eastman Kodak Company Media-tracking system using thermally-formed holes
US9773142B2 (en) 2013-07-22 2017-09-26 Hand Held Products, Inc. System and method for selectively reading code symbols
US9297900B2 (en) 2013-07-25 2016-03-29 Hand Held Products, Inc. Code symbol reading system having adjustable object detection
US20150040378A1 (en) 2013-08-07 2015-02-12 Hand Held Products, Inc. Method for manufacturing laser scanners
US9400906B2 (en) 2013-08-26 2016-07-26 Intermec Ip Corp. Automatic data collection apparatus and method
US9464885B2 (en) 2013-08-30 2016-10-11 Hand Held Products, Inc. System and method for package dimensioning
US9082023B2 (en) 2013-09-05 2015-07-14 Hand Held Products, Inc. Method for operating a laser scanner
US9572901B2 (en) 2013-09-06 2017-02-21 Hand Held Products, Inc. Device having light source to reduce surface pathogens
US8870074B1 (en) 2013-09-11 2014-10-28 Hand Held Products, Inc Handheld indicia reader having locking endcap
US9251411B2 (en) 2013-09-24 2016-02-02 Hand Held Products, Inc. Augmented-reality signature capture
US9165174B2 (en) 2013-10-14 2015-10-20 Hand Held Products, Inc. Indicia reader
US10275624B2 (en) 2013-10-29 2019-04-30 Hand Held Products, Inc. Hybrid system and method for reading indicia
US20150134470A1 (en) 2013-11-08 2015-05-14 Hand Held Products, Inc. Self-checkout shopping system
US9800293B2 (en) 2013-11-08 2017-10-24 Hand Held Products, Inc. System for configuring indicia readers using NFC technology
US20150142492A1 (en) 2013-11-19 2015-05-21 Hand Held Products, Inc. Voice-based health monitor including a vocal energy level monitor
US20150144692A1 (en) 2013-11-22 2015-05-28 Hand Held Products, Inc. System and method for indicia reading and verification
US9530038B2 (en) 2013-11-25 2016-12-27 Hand Held Products, Inc. Indicia-reading system
USD734339S1 (en) 2013-12-05 2015-07-14 Hand Held Products, Inc. Indicia scanner
US20150161429A1 (en) 2013-12-10 2015-06-11 Hand Held Products, Inc. High dynamic-range indicia reading system
CN204009928U (zh) 2013-12-12 2014-12-10 手持产品公司 激光扫描器
US9373018B2 (en) 2014-01-08 2016-06-21 Hand Held Products, Inc. Indicia-reader having unitary-construction
US10139495B2 (en) 2014-01-24 2018-11-27 Hand Held Products, Inc. Shelving and package locating systems for delivery vehicles
US9665757B2 (en) 2014-03-07 2017-05-30 Hand Held Products, Inc. Indicia reader for size-limited applications
US9224027B2 (en) 2014-04-01 2015-12-29 Hand Held Products, Inc. Hand-mounted indicia-reading device with finger motion triggering
US9412242B2 (en) 2014-04-04 2016-08-09 Hand Held Products, Inc. Multifunction point of sale system
US9258033B2 (en) 2014-04-21 2016-02-09 Hand Held Products, Inc. Docking system and method using near field communication
US9224022B2 (en) 2014-04-29 2015-12-29 Hand Held Products, Inc. Autofocus lens system for indicia readers
USD730901S1 (en) 2014-06-24 2015-06-02 Hand Held Products, Inc. In-counter barcode scanner
US9478113B2 (en) 2014-06-27 2016-10-25 Hand Held Products, Inc. Cordless indicia reader with a multifunction coil for wireless charging and EAS deactivation
US9794392B2 (en) 2014-07-10 2017-10-17 Hand Held Products, Inc. Mobile-phone adapter for electronic transactions
US9443123B2 (en) 2014-07-18 2016-09-13 Hand Held Products, Inc. System and method for indicia verification
US9310609B2 (en) 2014-07-25 2016-04-12 Hand Held Products, Inc. Axially reinforced flexible scan element
US9823059B2 (en) 2014-08-06 2017-11-21 Hand Held Products, Inc. Dimensioning system with guided alignment
US20160042241A1 (en) 2014-08-06 2016-02-11 Hand Held Products, Inc. Interactive indicia reader
US11546428B2 (en) 2014-08-19 2023-01-03 Hand Held Products, Inc. Mobile computing device with data cognition software
US9342724B2 (en) 2014-09-10 2016-05-17 Honeywell International, Inc. Variable depth of field barcode scanner
US9443222B2 (en) 2014-10-14 2016-09-13 Hand Held Products, Inc. Identifying inventory items in a storage facility
US9213396B1 (en) * 2014-10-17 2015-12-15 Lexmark International, Inc. Methods and apparatus for setting the address of a module using a clock
USD760719S1 (en) 2014-10-20 2016-07-05 Hand Held Products, Inc. Scanner
US9762793B2 (en) 2014-10-21 2017-09-12 Hand Held Products, Inc. System and method for dimensioning
US10060729B2 (en) 2014-10-21 2018-08-28 Hand Held Products, Inc. Handheld dimensioner with data-quality indication
US9557166B2 (en) 2014-10-21 2017-01-31 Hand Held Products, Inc. Dimensioning system with multipath interference mitigation
US9897434B2 (en) 2014-10-21 2018-02-20 Hand Held Products, Inc. Handheld dimensioning system with measurement-conformance feedback
US9752864B2 (en) 2014-10-21 2017-09-05 Hand Held Products, Inc. Handheld dimensioning system with feedback
US10269342B2 (en) 2014-10-29 2019-04-23 Hand Held Products, Inc. Method and system for recognizing speech using wildcards in an expected response
US9262633B1 (en) 2014-10-31 2016-02-16 Hand Held Products, Inc. Barcode reader with security features
US9924006B2 (en) 2014-10-31 2018-03-20 Hand Held Products, Inc. Adaptable interface for a mobile computing device
US10810529B2 (en) 2014-11-03 2020-10-20 Hand Held Products, Inc. Directing an inspector through an inspection
US20160125217A1 (en) 2014-11-05 2016-05-05 Hand Held Products, Inc. Barcode scanning system using wearable device with embedded camera
US9984685B2 (en) 2014-11-07 2018-05-29 Hand Held Products, Inc. Concatenated expected responses for speech recognition using expected response boundaries to determine corresponding hypothesis boundaries
US9767581B2 (en) 2014-12-12 2017-09-19 Hand Held Products, Inc. Auto-contrast viewfinder for an indicia reader
US20160178479A1 (en) 2014-12-17 2016-06-23 Hand Held Products, Inc. Dynamic diagnostic indicator generation
US9564035B2 (en) 2014-12-22 2017-02-07 Hand Held Products, Inc. Safety system and method
US9375945B1 (en) 2014-12-23 2016-06-28 Hand Held Products, Inc. Media gate for thermal transfer printers
US20160189087A1 (en) 2014-12-30 2016-06-30 Hand Held Products, Inc,. Cargo Apportionment Techniques
US9230140B1 (en) 2014-12-30 2016-01-05 Hand Held Products, Inc. System and method for detecting barcode printing errors
US9861182B2 (en) 2015-02-05 2018-01-09 Hand Held Products, Inc. Device for supporting an electronic tool on a user's hand
US10121466B2 (en) 2015-02-11 2018-11-06 Hand Held Products, Inc. Methods for training a speech recognition system
US9390596B1 (en) 2015-02-23 2016-07-12 Hand Held Products, Inc. Device, system, and method for determining the status of checkout lanes
US9250712B1 (en) 2015-03-20 2016-02-02 Hand Held Products, Inc. Method and application for scanning a barcode with a smart device while continuously running and displaying an application on the smart device display
US20160292477A1 (en) 2015-03-31 2016-10-06 Hand Held Products, Inc. Aimer for barcode scanning
US9930050B2 (en) 2015-04-01 2018-03-27 Hand Held Products, Inc. Device management proxy for secure devices
US9852102B2 (en) 2015-04-15 2017-12-26 Hand Held Products, Inc. System for exchanging information between wireless peripherals and back-end systems via a peripheral hub
US20160314276A1 (en) 2015-04-24 2016-10-27 Hand Held Products, Inc. Medication management system
US20160314294A1 (en) 2015-04-24 2016-10-27 Hand Held Products, Inc. Secure unattended network authentication

Patent Citations (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6348697B1 (en) * 1997-06-11 2002-02-19 Copyer Co., Ltd. Media detection method and device
KR20000032862A (ko) * 1998-11-18 2000-06-15 윤종용 인쇄기의 광주사유니트 얼라인먼트 조정장치
US20030169364A1 (en) * 2002-03-08 2003-09-11 Nec Corporation Image input apparatus
US20050088710A1 (en) * 2003-10-27 2005-04-28 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Color image forming apparatus and method of controlling same
CN1735130A (zh) * 2004-08-02 2006-02-15 精工爱普生株式会社 用于对彩色失真进行校正的方法和系统
US20100111356A1 (en) * 2006-11-02 2010-05-06 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Device and method for identifying mail items
CN101264689A (zh) * 2007-03-17 2008-09-17 株式会社理光 喷液装置、图像形成设备以及用于调整液滴着落位置的方法
CN102883889A (zh) * 2010-04-07 2013-01-16 惠普发展公司，有限责任合伙企业 彩色打印系统校准
CN102266218A (zh) * 2010-06-04 2011-12-07 索尼公司 图像处理装置、图像处理方法、程序及电子装置
JP2014105088A (ja) * 2012-11-29 2014-06-09 Riso Kagaku Corp 印刷装置
CN204414762U (zh) * 2015-01-23 2015-06-24 武汉虹之彩包装印刷有限公司 一种卷筒纸凹印机印刷预套准装置

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP3293008A1 (en) 2018-03-14
US9805257B1 (en) 2017-10-31
CN107791692B (zh) 2021-03-12
EP3293008B1 (en) 2020-09-02

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US4179685A (en) Automatic currency identification system
JP2527869B2 (ja) 通貨確認のための方法
US6854644B1 (en) Method of analyzing marks made on a response sheet
US10853715B2 (en) Wireless tag writing device and wireless tag writing method
US8908236B1 (en) Media platen used to scan and measure media size in a tray
CN107040677A (zh) 图像读取装置以及图像读取方法
US20190066428A1 (en) Invisible-feature detection device, sheet recognition device, sheet handling device, print inspection device, and invisible-feature detection method
JP2021084357A (ja) 媒体取扱装置および自動取引装置
CN107791692A (zh) 打印机方法和装置
KR200394238Y1 (ko) 지폐 계수 겸용 고속 스캐너
ES2388439T3 (es) Aparato de impresión con sensor de código de barras
CN109074696B (zh) 用于检查有价文件特别是钞票的装置和方法及有价文件处理系统
KR100812254B1 (ko) 지폐 감별기
KR200394059Y1 (ko) 지폐 계수기
CN103196837B (zh) 一种图像式红外反射率和透射率定量检测的装置及方法
JP2009006724A (ja) 記録媒体
US8025231B2 (en) Tag reader
JP2017132605A (ja) プリンタ、記録媒体および販売データ処理装置
JP2005161792A (ja) 記録媒体、記録媒体の発行装置、および記録媒体の読み取り装置
US4794241A (en) Scannable document velocity detector
EP3134269A1 (en) Printing device with closable presenting window and method for operating of such device
EP0319524B1 (en) Method and apparatus for currency validation
JP2020138550A (ja) プリンタ、記録媒体および販売データ処理装置
AU2014327792A1 (en) Method for verifying a valuable document having a polymer substrate and a transparent window and means for carrying out said method
KR100873965B1 (ko) 위폐 복합 식별장치

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PB01 Publication
PB01 Publication
SE01 Entry into force of request for substantive examination
SE01 Entry into force of request for substantive examination
GR01 Patent grant
GR01 Patent grant
TR01 Transfer of patent right

Effective date of registration: 20230329

Address after: North Carolina

Patentee after: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, Inc.

Address before: Fla

Patentee before: Datamax-O'Neil Corp.

TR01 Transfer of patent right