US Patent:
20080265035, Oct 30, 2008
Inventors:
Igor Vinogradov - New York NY, US
Edward D. Barkan - Miller Place NY, US
Mark Drzymala - Commack NY, US
Ming Yu - South Setauket NY, US
Assignee:
Symbol Technologies, Inc. - Holtsville NY
International Classification:
G06K 7/10
Abstract:
An imaging system for an imaging-based bar code reader for capturing an image of a target bar code. In one exemplary embodiment, the imaging system includes: a sensor array including an array of photosensitive elements for converting, light impinging on the array of photosensitive elements into electrical signals based on light intensity; an imaging lens system for focusing light from a field of view onto the sensor array, the imaging lens system including a first lens assembly and a second lens assembly, the first lens assembly defining a first field of view and the second lens assembly defining a second field of view, the first and second fields of view being different; and a control for selectively choosing between the first and second fields of view for imaging the target bar code.