Patent ID: 7662094

Claim:
A system comprising: a single optical head assembly; and a multi-sectional shelled dome to cover said optical head assembly, wherein the single optical head assembly comprises: an illumination portion; and an imaging portion, the illumination portion comprising an illumination source and the imaging portion comprising an image sensor and a lens, wherein said illumination portion and said imaging portion face the same direction, the multi-sectional shelled dome comprising: an imaging dome portion to receive light reflected from an external object; and an illumination dome portion distinct from said imaging dome portion to enable radiation of light towards the external object, and wherein the imaging dome portion comprises a convex surface and is located at the center of the dome and the illumination dome portion comprises a flat surface, the imaging dome portion extending from the dome beyond the flat surface of the illumination portion; and wherein the dome is spaced from the illumination source and the image sensor and lens by a gap.