Patent ID: 7090135

Claim:
An imaging arrangement for imaging an optical code or target at a plurality of focal planes comprising: an image sensor having first and second one-dimensional image sensor arrays, the first and second image sensor arrays each have one row of pixels for obtaining a respective row of pixel data corresponding to an image focused thereon; and a lens assembly having at least one objective lens, said at least one objective lens being positioned along a single optical axis of the imaging arrangement for focusing an image of the optical code or target at a substantially central longitudinal axis of the image sensor such that during an imaging operation, portions of the image are focused on the first and second image sensor arrays for obtaining two rows of pixel data, each row of pixel data corresponding to at least a portion of the optical code or target, wherein the lens assembly includes a plurality of optical elements for further focusing the image on at least one of the first and second one-dimensional image sensor arrays, and wherein the plurality of optical elements overlay at least a portion of at least one of the first and second one-dimensional image sensor arrays.