Patent Document ID: 8033468
Application ID: 12176778
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. An optical code image scanner apparatus for scanning an optical code where blurring associated with the movement of the optical code is reduced, the apparatus comprising: an image capture device to capture an image comprising the optical code; an image directing device comprising: a movable image reflecting device to pan a directed image across the image capture device; an actuator that moves the image reflecting device at a speed that is controllable; and where the image directing device reduces the apparent motion of the optical code relative to the image capture device by panning a directed image of the optical code across the image capture device as the image capture device captures an image of the optical code; and a processor adapted to control the image directing device and the image capture device where the processor causes the reflected image to move at a first speed and then causes the image capture device to capture a first image of the optical code when the image is panning across the image capture device and where the processor causes the reflected image to move at a second speed and then causes the image capture device to capture a second image of the optical code when the image is panning across the image capture device.