Patent ID: 9609241
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: G06K,H04N

Claim:
1. An image sensor based terminal comprising: an image sensor having an image sensor pixel array, the image sensor pixel array having a plurality of pixels; a lens assembly for use in focusing an image onto the image sensor pixel array; and a housing, wherein the image sensor based terminal is configured so that the image sensor pixel array is supported within the housing; wherein the image sensor is a multiple state image sensor pixel array having a logarithmic output state in which an active output response curve for the image sensor pixel array includes a logarithmic pattern and a linear output state in which an active output response curve of the image sensor pixel array defines a substantially straight linear pattern extending a range of possible illumination levels to an illumination level resulting in saturation of the image sensor pixel array; wherein the terminal has an operator initiated mode of operation in which there is output from the image sensor pixel array for processing a succession of frames having image information; wherein the terminal is operative to: