Patent ID: 7450273
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: G06F,G06K,G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. A scanning device adapted to scan an interface surface provided on a product item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data potions at a plurality of locations on the interface surface, each coded data portion containing coded data indicative of an identity of the product item, an identity of interface surface and the position of the coded data portion, the scanning device including: (a) a beam generator for emitting at least one beam; (b) first and second acousto-optic deflectors for deflecting the beam in first and second orthogonal directions to thereby generate a raster scan pattern over a scanning patch; (c) a sensor for sensing at least some of the coded data on the interface surface of the product item as the product item passes through the scanning patch; and (d) a processor for