Patent ID: 7984855

Claim:
A method for processing image data with use of a hand held imaging apparatus having an image sensor array, a trigger, a microprocessor addressable image frame memory and a microprocessor in communication with the microprocessor addressable image frame memory, the method comprising: (a) actuating said trigger to initiate a trigger signal; (b) reading out image signals from a contiguous grouping of pixels of said image sensor array, the image signals comprising an analog intensity value for each pixel of the grouping, the analog intensity value for each pixel indicating light incident on the pixel; (c) digitizing each of the analog intensity values read out at step (b) into a pixel value to form a set of pixel values making up a frame of image data; (d) prior to output of said set of pixel values for capture of said pixel values into said image frame memory, processing said set of pixel values for determination of data indicating a location of a decodable indicia representation represented by said set of pixel values; (e) capturing said set of pixel values into said image frame memory; and (f) addressing pixel values of said set of pixel values captured into said image frame memory at step (e) at a determined location of a decodable indicia.