Patent ID: 9235795
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: G06K

Claim Text:
1. An optical reader system comprising: a rack having a reference tag attached to the rack; a device having a tag attached to the device, wherein the device is housed in the rack; a first optical reader to detect the reference tag on the rack and use the detected reference tag as a reference to locate the tag on the device, wherein the first optical reader includes a first image capturing device and a first light source, wherein the first optical reader is to direct uncollimated light from the first light source towards the device on the rack, receive reflected light returning from the tag on the device, determine a location of the tag on the device based on the reflected light received from the tag, and, subsequent to determining the location of the tag on the device, direct collimated light from the first light source onto the tag to obtain a response from the tag, and wherein the first image capturing device is to take an optical image of the tag on the device when the tag on the device is illuminated by the collimated light directed from the first light source; and a processing device to process optical image data from the first image capturing device to determine tag information.