Patent ID: 8497840

Claim:
Apparatus for use as a hand-held scanner, comprising: a housing comprising a lower surface with a window therethrough and a domed upper outer surface shaped to conform to a human hand; a circuit board positioned within the housing adjacent the lower surface, the circuit board comprising: an upper surface; a light emitting component mounted to the upper surface, the light emitting component being adapted and configured to emit light to illuminate the window; and an image array mounted to the upper surface; a concave reflective segment coupled to the housing in a location such that the concave reflective segment redirects and focuses light passing through the window in an optical path to the image array; and a convex reflective segment coupled to the housing in a location such that the convex reflective segment redirects and spreads light emitted from the light emitting component in an optical path to the window; wherein the concave reflective segment and the convex reflective segment are located within the housing between the domed upper outer surface of the housing and the upper surface of the circuit board.