Patent ID: 7229021
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: G06K,H04M

Abstract:
1. A terminal comprising: a controller capable of receiving information regarding at least one machine-readable indicia containing encoded information, an electronic media device for obtaining image information of said at least one machine-readable indicia; and one or more sources of visible light, wherein said electronic media device and said one or more sources of visible light are operable by said controller such that while said electronic media device is positioned with respect to said at least one machine-readable indicia and further while said electronic media device is obtaining image information of said at least one machine-readable indicia, at least a first one of said one or more sources of visible light remains consistently illuminated such that at least the first one of said one or more sources of visible light facilitates the electronic media device in obtaining the image information of said at least one machine-readable indicia until said controller is capable of detecting and decoding the obtained image information, wherein at least the first one of said one or more sources of visible light is turned off or otherwise visually altered once said controller is capable of detecting and decoding the obtained image information.