Patent ID: 7690572

Claim:
A method of manufacturing an optical reader utilizing a selected one of a one-dimensional (1D) imaging module and a two-dimensional (2D) imaging module, comprising: providing a microprocessor-based decoder module that, when operative, decodes a frame of image data provided by a selected one of said one-dimensional (1D) imaging module and said two-dimensional (2D) imaging module as a component of said optical reader, wherein said decoding is responsive to information selected from one of information relating to said selected imaging module and information relating to said frame of image data, wherein said information relating to said selected imaging module comprises at least one of a bus address of said selected imaging module, an ID code of said selected imaging module, a model identifier of said selected imaging module, and an electrical characteristic of said selected imaging module, wherein said information relating to said frame comprises at least one of information representing a frame size, information identifying a frame format, information identifying a word size, and information identifying a source of said frame.