Patent ID: 8096475
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A data capture terminal for automatically capturing data from targets, comprising: a handheld housing orientable by a human operator in different orientations relative to the targets; a data capture system supported by the housing for capturing the data comprising an imager operative for capturing the data from one of the targets as a monochrome image of a symbol to be decoded in one data capture mode of operation, and for capturing a color image of a non-symbol target to be imaged from another of the targets in another data capture mode of operation; an orientation sensor supported by the housing for detecting the orientations of the housing relative to the targets, and for generating respective orientation signals in response to the respective detected orientations of the housing; and a controller operatively connected to the orientation sensor, for actuating the imager in the one data capture mode for capturing the data from the one of the targets as a monochrome image in response to one of the orientation signals, and for actuating the imager in the other data capture mode for capturing a color image of the non-symbol target from the other of the targets in response to another of the orientation signals.