Patent ID: 9552507
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: G06K

Claim:
1. An automated checkout system for reading encoded data from a bottom surface of an item, the automated checkout system comprising: a housing structure; a conveyor system comprising: a first reading device positioned beneath the conveyor system and configured for repeatedly reading through the gap, the first reading device having a first field of view oriented at a first angle relative to the direction of motion and facing the trailing conveyor section, the first reading device configured to acquire a first set of scan data of a trailing view of the item as the item transitions from the leading conveyor over the gap and onto the trailing conveyor section; and a second reading device positioned beneath the conveyor system and configured for repeatedly reading through the gap, the second reading device having a second field of view oriented at a second angle relative to the direction of motion and facing the leading conveyor section, the second reading device configured to acquire a second set of scan data different from the first set of scan data of a leading view of the item as the item transitions from the leading conveyor section over the gap, wherein the first angle of the first field of view is different than the second angle of the second field of view.