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

Claim 0:
1. A bioptic barcode reader, comprising:
a housing having a lower housing portion with an upper surface facing a product scanning region and an upper housing portion extending above the lower housing portion;
a generally horizontal window positioned at the upper surface of the lower housing portion;
a generally upright window positioned in the upper housing portion;
an imaging assembly recessed within the lower housing portion and having an imaging field-of-view (FOV) that is directed toward the horizontal 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 lower housing portion and having an illumination FOV that is directed toward the horizontal window, the illumination FOV overlapping the imaging FOV by at least 70% within the product scanning region from zero inches to 3 inches above the horizontal 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.