Patent ID: 8800874
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A method of data reading comprising the steps of: illuminating a field of view of an optical code reader to produce light reflected from an optical code toward an optical system of the optical code reader; focusing with the optical system the reflected light to form an image of the optical code on a color image sensor array of the optical code reader, the color image sensor array including: producing multiple sets of image data including a first set of image data representing light intensity values of light sensed by the first set of sensor pixels and a second set of image data representing light intensity values of light sensed by the second set of sensor pixels; selecting a target set of image data from the multiple sets of image data by evaluating statistical characteristics of the light intensity values of the first and second sets of image data, the statistical characteristics corresponding to intensity variations of the light intensity values; and processing the target set of image data to attempt to decode the optical code.