Patent ID: 11941478
Assignee: DIAGNOSTICS INSTRUMENTS, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for scanning and decoding barcodes, the apparatus comprising:
an imager configured to capture images within a selectable field of view;
a sample imaging area configured to support a plurality of sample/tissue containers, wherein each sample/tissue container of the plurality of sample/tissue containers comprises a respective barcode, and wherein at least a portion of the plurality of sample/tissue containers are positioned within the field of view such that a plurality of the respective barcodes are within the field of view; and
a processor configured to receive captured images from the imager;
wherein the processor is operable to detect and decode each of the plurality of respective barcodes present in a first image of the captured images; and
wherein the processor is configured to identify a respective region of interest in the first image for each barcode present in the first image, and wherein an identified first region of interest identifies a portion of a corresponding first sample/tissue container of the plurality of sample/tissue containers upon which tissue sample materials can be found.