Patent ID: 8196839
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An optical reading device, said optical reading device comprising: a solid state image sensor array having a plurality of pixels, the plurality of pixels being formed in a plurality of rows of pixels, wherein the solid state image sensor array includes a first subset of pixels, a second subset of pixels, and a third subset of pixels, the first subset of pixels being monochrome pixels, the second subset of pixels being color sensitive pixels, and the third subset of pixels being light polarizing pixels; an imaging lens focusing an image onto said solid state image sensor array; a hand held housing encapsulating said solid state image sensor array; wherein said optical reading device is operative to read out a frame of image data from the solid state image sensor array, the frame of image data having image data corresponding to at least one of the first subset of pixels, the second subset of pixels, and the third subset of pixels.