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Utility
Media Cartridge and Media Processing Device Engagement Mechanisms
25 May 23
A printer configured to contain a media cartridge, wherein the media cartridge includes: a base defining a media chamber and including a lower wall and an opposing upper wall; an identification circuit disposed on the lower wall, the identification circuit configured to engage with an electronic interface of a printer; a ledge on the upper wall of the base, the ledge configured to receive downward pressure from an inner surface of a lid of the printer in a closed position; wherein the identification circuit is aligned with the ledge to receive at least a portion of the downward pressure.
Morgan Hassan Malone, Raymond E. Maynard, Steve Ting Kei Chow, Michael F. St.Germain, Angel B. Rosales
Filed: 9 Jan 23
Utility
System and Method of Selective Auxiliary Data Capture
25 May 23
A method of auxiliary data capture control includes: storing, at a data capture device, (i) detection criteria corresponding to events having respective event identifiers; and (ii) a registration indicator associated with at least one of the event identifiers; controlling a primary data capture sensor to obtain primary captured data; in response to detecting, based on the primary captured data, that the detection criteria are satisfied for a detected one of the event identifiers, determining whether the registration indicator is associated with the detected event identifier; and when the registration indicator is associated with the detected event identifier, controlling an auxiliary data capture sensor to obtain auxiliary captured data.
Edward Barkan, Christopher J. Fjellstad, Robert James Pang, Abhilash Gururaja
Filed: 23 Jan 23
Utility
Bioptic Barcode Readers
25 May 23
A bioptic barcode reader has a housing having a lower housing portion with an upper surface and an upper housing portion extending above the lower housing portion.
Mark Drzymala, Edward Barkan, Darran Michael Handshaw
Filed: 23 Jan 23
Utility
Flicker Mitigation for Multiple Interspersed Illumination Systems
25 May 23
A method of activating an illumination assembly within a symbology reader is provided, the illumination assembly having a first illumination source and a second illumination source, the symbology reader having an imaging sensor configured to operate at a predetermined framerate where each frame includes an exposure period over which the imaging sensor is active to capture image data and a non-exposure period over which the imaging sensor is not active to capture image data, the method comprising: during a first frame, activating the first illumination source during at least a portion of the respective exposure period and activating the second illumination source over at least a portion of the respective non-exposure period; and during a second frame, activating the second illumination source during at least a portion of the respective exposure period and activating the first illumination source over at least a portion of the respective non-exposure period.
Przemyslaw Kowalewski, Darran Michael Handshaw, Robert W. DiGiovanna, Mark D. Anderson, Eugene B. Joseph, Mark Drzymala, Miguel Orlando Rodriguez Ortiz
Filed: 23 Jan 23
Utility
Barcode Reader with Transflective Mirror
25 May 23
Barcode readers with transflective mirrors are disclosed herein.
Darran Michael Handshaw, Edward Barkan, Mark Drzymala, Dariusz J. Madej, Christopher W. Brock
Filed: 23 Jan 23
Utility
Interleaved Frame Types Optimized for Vision Capture and Barcode Capture
25 May 23
A barcode reader configured to capture interleaved frame types optimized for vision capture and barcode capture are disclosed herein.
Edward Barkan, Mark Drzymala, Darran Michael Handshaw
Filed: 23 Jan 23
Utility
Systems and Methods for Mitigation of Wireless Tag Cross Reads
18 May 23
A method for cross read mitigation in a monitoring station for vehicles carrying respective wireless tags having tag identifiers includes: receiving, from a first tag sensor disposed to detect wireless tag signals in a first lane of the monitoring station, a first tag read containing a tag identifier; receiving, from a second tag sensor disposed to detect further wireless tag signals in a second lane, adjacent to the first lane, of the monitoring station, a second tag read containing the tag identifier; in response to receiving the first and second tag reads, providing an updated tag detection parameter to each of the first and second tag sensors; receiving, from one of the first and second tag sensors, a third tag read containing the tag identifier; and in response to receiving the third tag read, instructing the one of the first and second tag sensors to report the tag identifier to a monitoring server.
Ramesh Kumar Arthanari, Suresh Ramamoorthy, Sajan Wilfred, Neeraj Seshadri, Jagadeesh Balakrishnan, Mukunda Gudi
Filed: 12 Nov 21
Utility
System and Methods for Situational Adaptive Image Capture Improvements for Barcode Reading
18 May 23
A method is disclosed for adjusting imaging parameters of a bioptic barcode reader.
Christopher W. Brock, Edward Barkan, Robert Sanders
Filed: 23 Jan 23
Utility
Method and Apparatus for In-Field Stereo Calibration
18 May 23
A stereo camera calibration method includes: controlling a stereo camera assembly to capture a sequence of stereo image pairs; simultaneously with each capture in the sequence, activating a rangefinder; responsive to each capture in the sequence, updating calibration data for point cloud generation by: detecting matching features in the stereo image pair, and updating a first portion of the calibration data based on the matched features; updating an alignment of the rangefinder relative to the stereo camera assembly, based on the updated first portion of the calibration data, and a detected position of a beam of the rangefinder in a first image of the stereo image pair; and updating a second portion of the calibration data based on the detected position of the beam of the rangefinder in the first image of the stereo image pair, the updated rangefinder alignment, and a depth measurement captured by the rangefinder.
Raveen T. Thrimawithana
Filed: 20 Jan 23
Utility
Method on Identifying Indicia Orientation and Decoding Indicia for Machine Vision Systems
18 May 23
A method and system for performing indicia recognition includes obtaining, at an image sensor, an image of an object of interest and identifying at least one region of interest in the image.
Yan Zhang, Denghui Xiao
Filed: 12 Nov 21
Utility
Doubly Interlaced Sensor Array and Method to Support Low Power Counting and Identification
11 May 23
Systems and methods for providing low-power sensing, identification, and sweep detection for items on a sensor mat are provided.
Russell Calvarese
Filed: 5 Jan 23
Utility
Automatic Training Data Sample Collection
4 May 23
A method in a mobile computing device includes: controlling a camera to capture an image; tracking a pose of the mobile computing device, corresponding to the image, in a coordinate system; detecting an item in the image; determining a location of the detected item in the coordinate system, based on the tracked pose; obtaining an item identifier corresponding to the detected item, based on the location of the detected item in the coordinate system; generating a training data sample including (i) a payload based on the detected item, and (ii) a label including the obtained item identifier; and storing the training data sample.
Patrenahalli M. Narendra
Filed: 29 Oct 21
Utility
System and Method for Bulk Transfer-Based Container Unloading
4 May 23
A system for unloading items from a container includes: a movable chassis configured for deployment into an open end of the container, to a selectable depth within the container; a conveyor supported by the movable chassis, the conveyor configured to extend from an input end positioned within the container according to the selectable depth to a output end external to the container; and a bulk transfer assembly supported by the movable chassis at the selectable depth and an adjustable height, the bulk transfer assembly including: (i) a feeder configured to engage with the items and displace a portion of the items towards the conveyor, and (ii) a collector configured to receive and direct the displaced items to the input end of the conveyor for transport to the output end of the conveyor.
Robert E. Beach, Charles Burton Swope
Filed: 31 Aug 22
Utility
Pressure Mechanism for Holding a Position of a Printhead
4 May 23
A pressure mechanism is disclosed.
Robert P. Gotschewski
Filed: 3 Nov 21
Utility
Customizable Supplies for High Temperature Exposure Monitoring
27 Apr 23
An excess heat exposure indicator and methods for making the same are disclosed.
Marielle K. SMITH, Mohannad Abdo, Eric W. Liberato, John E. OLSON
Filed: 22 Oct 21
Utility
Systems and Methods for Assessing Trailer Utilization
27 Apr 23
Methods for assessing trailer utilization are disclosed herein.
Justin F. Barish, Seth David Silk
Filed: 26 Oct 21
Utility
Methods and Apparatus to Locate Barcodes In Color Images
27 Apr 23
Methods and apparatus to locate barcodes in color images are disclosed.
Duanfeng He, Eugene B. Joseph, Peizheng Ma
Filed: 26 Oct 21
Utility
Input Handling For Media Processing Devices
20 Apr 23
A media processing device includes: a hopper for supporting a stack of media units (e.g. cards), the hopper including (i) a gate wall configured to abut leading edges of the media units and (ii) an outlet defined at an end of the gate wall; a pick roller at the outlet for engaging an outer one of the media units in the stack and dispensing the outer media unit from the hopper to a media processing path; the gate wall including a flexible gate at the outlet, the flexible gate configured to deflect toward the media processing path responsive to the outer media unit being driven into the flexible gate by the pick roller, wherein the outer media unit deflects when passing by the flexible gate, permitting the outer media unit to be dispensed from the hopper.
Raymond E. Maynard, Angel B. Rosales, Steve Ting Kei Chow, Joseph D. Moreira, Thomas R. Helma
Filed: 22 Dec 22
Utility
Methods and Apparatus for Using an Indicator Window of a Handheld Scanner As a Trigger
20 Apr 23
Methods and apparatus for using an indicator window of a handheld scanner as a trigger are disclosed herein.
Darran Michael Handshaw, Ronald Steven Ethe
Filed: 19 Oct 21
Utility
Adapter for a Portable Barcode Reader and Portable Scanning System
20 Apr 23
An adapter for a portable barcode reader includes a body having a base for selective placement on an external surface, adapter electrical contacts contained within the body and positioned to be in continuous electrical contact with reader electrical contacts of the portable barcode reader in a fastened state, a wireless charging receiver conductor coupled to the adapter electrical contacts, and a wireless controller configured to control charging of the portable barcode reader.
Mark D. Anderson, Gennaro Squillante, Michael P. Steele
Filed: 14 Oct 21