Patent ID: 8469275
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A barcode detection system for simultaneously detecting a group of barcodes, comprising: a handheld barcode reader comprising an imaging device and a processing unit; said barcode reader being responsive to an activation device; said activation device is configured to generate an activation signal in response to a first action of a user; said barcode reader is configured to commence a scanning operation in response to said activation signal; said imaging device is configured to scan a plurality of barcodes during said scanning operation; said processing unit is configured to perform at least the following: generate one or more images representing said plurality of bar codes; detect and decode said plurality of barcodes within said one or more images thereby obtaining data in respect of each barcode from said plurality of barcodes; generate a group of two or more data each data in said group corresponding to a different barcode in the scanned area; for each given image of plurality of images being generated: compare between data in respect of each barcode in said given image and data in said group of two or more data, based on said data in respect of each of said plurality of barcodes and add to the said group any data which is not found in the group of two or more data thereby maintain in said group a single data copy for each barcode in the scanned area; said activation device is configured to generate a termination signal in response to a second action of said user, and wherein in response to said termination signal said barcode reader is configured to terminate said scanning operation and store said group of two or more data in association with a single batch of barcodes scanned during said scanning operation.