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Patent US7817878 - Imaging apparatus having plurality of operating states - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsThere is described an imaging apparatus having an image sensor, and a plurality of operating states. Operation of the imaging apparatus can be differentiated between the operating states. In one operating state, the imaging apparatus can capture a frame of image data having image data corresponding to...http://www.google.com/patents/US7817878?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7817878 - Imaging apparatus having plurality of operating statesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7817878 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/371,277Publication dateOct 19, 2010Filing dateFeb 13, 2009Priority dateJan 22, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7268924, US7428079, US7492493, US8121440, US8559767, US20020125317, US20060126129, US20080170275, US20090255993, US20110031314, US20120145789, US20140175174Publication number12371277, 371277, US 7817878 B2, US 7817878B2, US-B2-7817878, US7817878 B2, US7817878B2InventorsCharles P. Barber, Carl W. Gerst, III, S. Smith II George, Robert M. Hussey, Robert C. Gardiner, Matthew W. PankowOriginal AssigneeHand Held Products, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (102), Non-Patent Citations (35), Classifications (16), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetImaging apparatus having plurality of operating statesUS 7817878 B2Abstract There is described an imaging apparatus having an image sensor, and a plurality of operating states. Operation of the imaging apparatus can be differentiated between the operating states. In one operating state, the imaging apparatus can capture a frame of image data having image data corresponding to a predetermined number of pixels of the image sensor. The operating states of the imaging apparatus can be user selectable.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/895,803, filed Aug. 27, 2007, (U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0170275, entitled, �Bar Code Reading Device Having Plurality of Operating States� which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, which a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/766,922, filed Jan. 22, 2001, (U.S. Pat. No. 7,268,924) entitled, �Optical Reader Having Reduced Parameter Determination Delay� which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. In addition, the present application incorporates by reference in its entirety U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/766,806 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,637,658 B2) filed Jan. 22, 2001 entitled, �Optical Reader Having Partial Frame Operating Mode,� which application is incorporated by reference in the aforementioned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/766,922 filed Jan. 22, 2001. This application is also related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/238,176, filed Sep. 28, 2005, (U.S. Pat. No. 7,428,079) entitled �Bar code reading device having partial frame image capture operating mode,� U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/651,298, filed Aug. 28, 2003, (U.S. Pat. No. 7,270,273) entitled �Optical Reader Having Partial Frame Operating Mode,� and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/637,231, filed Dec. 11, 2006 (U.S. Pat. No. 7,434,733) entitled �Optical Reader Having Partial Frame Operating Mode,� and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/249,742, filed Oct. 10, 2008 entitled �Reading Apparatus Having Partial Frame Operating Mode.�
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION There is described an imaging apparatus having an image sensor, and a plurality of operating states. Operation of the imaging apparatus can be differentiated between the operating states. In one operating state, the imaging apparatus can capture a frame of image data having image data corresponding to a predetermined number of pixels of the image sensor. The operating states of the imaging apparatus can be user selectable.
Referring to time line 92 corresponding a prior art reader it can be seen that a substantial parameter determination delay is present without use of a low resolution frame capture mode according to the invention. At time T0, control circuit 40 activates a frame discharge control signal so that residual charges built up in the storage locations of buffer memory 32 b are eliminated or �cleaned� during clock out period CP0.
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