Patent ID: 8295601

Claim:
An image reading terminal comprising: a two dimensional image sensor array extending along an image plane, said two dimensional image sensor array comprising a plurality of pixels; a hand held housing encapsulating said two dimensional image sensor array; a first optical assembly for focusing imaging light rays onto a first set of pixels of said two dimensional image sensor array, wherein the first set of pixels comprise pixels of a plurality of rows of pixels of the two dimensional image sensor array, wherein said first set of pixels have a first exposure time for receiving said imaging light rays transmitted by said first optical assembly; a second optical assembly for focusing imaging light rays onto a second set of pixels of said two dimensional image sensor array, wherein the second set of pixels comprises pixels of a plurality of rows of pixels of the two dimension image sensor array wherein said second set of pixels have a second different exposure time of a duration different from a duration of the first exposure time for receiving said imaging light rays transmitted by said second optical assembly; wherein a portion of said first exposure time and a portion of said second exposure time are concurrent; a memory capable of storing a frame of image data, said frame of image data representing light incident on said image sensor array; and a CPU capable of addressing said memory, wherein said CPU is adapted to attempt to decode a decodable indicia represented in said frame of image data.