US Patent Application 18233609. MINIATURE LONG RANGE IMAGING ENGINE WITH AUTO-FOCUS AND AUTO-ZOOM SYSTEM simplified abstract
Contents
MINIATURE LONG RANGE IMAGING ENGINE WITH AUTO-FOCUS AND AUTO-ZOOM SYSTEM
Organization Name
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Inventor(s)
Vladimir Gurevich of Great Neck NY (US)
Christopher W. Brock of Manorville NY (US)
David Tsi Shi of Setauket NY (US)
David P. Goren of Smithtown NY (US)
Carl D. Wittenberg of Water Mill NY (US)
MINIATURE LONG RANGE IMAGING ENGINE WITH AUTO-FOCUS AND AUTO-ZOOM SYSTEM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18233609 titled 'MINIATURE LONG RANGE IMAGING ENGINE WITH AUTO-FOCUS AND AUTO-ZOOM SYSTEM
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application describes methods and systems for a miniature long range imaging engine with auto-focus, auto-zoom, and auto-illumination. - The system includes a microprocessor that detects the presence of an aim light pattern within the field of view (FOV). - The microprocessor determines the target distance of an object in the FOV based on the position of the aim light pattern. - The target distance is the distance from the imaging engine to the object. - The microprocessor then causes a variable focus optical element to focus on the object based on the target distance. - If a first determination is made, the microprocessor selects one of a plurality of zoom operation modes based on the target distance.
Original Abstract Submitted
Methods and systems to implement a miniature long range imaging engine with auto-focus, auto-zoom, and auto-illumination are disclosed herein. An example method includes detecting, by a microprocessor, a presence of an aim light pattern within the FOV; determining, by the microprocessor and in response to the detecting, a target distance of an object in the FOV based on a position of the aim light pattern in the FOV, the target distance being a distance from the imaging engine to the object; causing, by the microprocessor, a variable focus optical element to focus on the object based on the target distance; and responsive to making a first determination, by the microprocessor, selecting, based on the target distance, one of a plurality of zoom operation modes.
