Patent ID: 7044377

Claim:
A plug-and-play imaging engine configured and dimensioned to fit within a predetermined form factor of an optical code reader having a housing and circuitry therein, said imaging engine comprising: an imaging assembly including at least one image sensor; at least one illumination assembly having at least one illuminating device, the at least one image sensor and the at least one illuminating device being provided on a substrate including portions for placement of the image sensor and the illumination assembly, wherein the image sensor and the illumination assembly are substantially flush with an outer surface of the substrate upon placement within their respective portions; and an interface having at least one signal path configured for providing at least one control signal to the imaging assembly, wherein the at least one control signal is generated and transmitted to the interface of said plug-and-play imaging engine by said circuitry housed within said housing for operating said imaging assembly and at least one illumination assembly.