Patent ID: 11960963
Assignee: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A barcode reader, comprising:
a housing having a surface facing a product scanning region;
a window positioned at the surface of the housing;
an imaging assembly recessed within the housing and having an imaging field-of-view (FOV) that is directed toward the window, the imaging assembly including an imager configured to capture an image of an object positioned within the product scanning region;
an illumination assembly recessed within the housing and having an illumination FOV that is directed toward the window, the illumination FOV overlapping the imaging FOV by at least 70% within the product scanning region from zero inches to 3 inches from the window; and
a controller in communication with the imaging assembly and the illumination assembly, the controller configured to receive a captured image from the imaging assembly and to process the captured image to: determine if the object is a product for sale or a hand of a user; decode a barcode located on the object if the object is a product for sale; and identify elements of the hand of the user for identification of the user if the object is the hand of the user.