Patent ID: 8692927

Claim:
An imaging terminal comprising: an image sensor array and an imaging lens assembly for focusing an image of a target onto the image sensor array, the image sensor array having a plurality of pixels, the imaging lens assembly being a variable imaging lens assembly capable of being set to a plurality of different focus settings; a hand held housing incorporating the image sensor array; wherein the imaging terminal is capable of operating in a full set focusing configuration, a truncated set focusing configuration, and a fixed focusing configuration, the full set focusing configuration, the truncated set focusing configuration, and the fixed focusing configuration being user selectable; wherein the imaging terminal is operative so that when the full set selectable focusing configuration is active, a full set of candidate focus settings are active when the imaging terminal determines a focus setting for the imaging lens assembly responsively to a trigger signal activation; wherein the imaging terminal is further operative so that when the truncated set focusing configuration is active, a truncated set of candidate focus settings are active when the imaging terminal determines a focus setting for the imaging lens assembly responsively to a trigger signal activation; wherein the imaging terminal is further operative so that when the fixed focusing configuration is active, a predetermined focus setting is active when a trigger signal is activated.