TWI366142B - Point-of-transaction workstation for electro-optically reading one-dimensional indicia, including image capture of two-dimensional targets - Google Patents

Point-of-transaction workstation for electro-optically reading one-dimensional indicia, including image capture of two-dimensional targets

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TWI366142B
TWI366142B TW094123715A TW94123715A TWI366142B TW I366142 B TWI366142 B TW I366142B TW 094123715 A TW094123715 A TW 094123715A TW 94123715 A TW94123715 A TW 94123715A TW I366142 B TWI366142 B TW I366142B
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Joel Kahn
Mehul Patel
Robert May
Edward Barkan
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Symbol Technologies Inc
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    • G06K7/10821Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation by scanning of the records by radiation in the optical part of the electromagnetic spectrum further details of bar or optical code scanning devices
    • G06K7/1096Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation by scanning of the records by radiation in the optical part of the electromagnetic spectrum further details of bar or optical code scanning devices the scanner having more than one scanning window, e.g. two substantially orthogonally placed scanning windows for integration into a check-out counter of a super-market
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    • G06QINFORMATION 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
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    • G06Q20/042Payment circuits characterized in that the payment protocol involves at least one cheque
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    • G07G1/0036Checkout procedures
    • G07G1/0045Checkout procedures with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader
    • G07G1/0054Checkout procedures with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader with control of supplementary check-parameters, e.g. weight or number of articles
    • G07G1/0063Checkout procedures with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader with control of supplementary check-parameters, e.g. weight or number of articles with means for detecting the geometric dimensions of the article of which the code is read, such as its size or height, for the verification of the registration

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