Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Mechanized store
Patent
1997-01-23
1999-07-06
Hajec, Donald
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Mechanized store
235437, 2354622, 23546225, 250223R, G06K 1500, G06K 710
Patent
active
059200561
ABSTRACT:
An optically-guided indicia reader 10 system including a conveyor 12 carrying a parcel 14 bearing a destination address 20. An illumination source 24 defines a static area 26 to assist the positioning of the parcel 14 on the conveyor 12. A scanner 32 and a computer memory 42 of a character recognition system 40 are operated so as to store an image of a region defined with respect to the moving illuminated area 26. A sensor assembly 28, including a height sensor and reflectivity sensor, is located toward the downstream location of the illumination source 24. The scanner 32 is focused in response to height data from the height sensor, and the gain of the scanner 32 is adjusted in response to reflectivity data from the reflectivity sensor, so that the scanner 32 generates a clear image of the top of the parcel 14 as the parcel 14 passes beneath the scanner 32. A photo sensor 45 is positioned upstream from the scanner 32 to detect the presence of the parcel 14. The video data generated by the scanner 32 may be stored in the computer memory 42 only when the beam 50 of the photo sensor 45 is broken. A time delay may be imposed to account for the distance between the beam 50 and the scan line 34.
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Cyr Daniel St.
Hajec Donald
United Parcel Service of America Inc.
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