Combined aiming and visual decode result system
A barcode reader includes an illumination assembly configured to illuminate a target; an imaging assembly configured to capture an image of the target, and a visual indicator assembly that includes: a projection lens; a first light source configured to emit first color light through the projection lens to project an aim pattern onto the target; a second light source configured to emit second color light through the projection lens to project a visual indicator onto the target; and an optical element configured to direct the light from both the first light source and the second light source to the projection lens. A memory and a processor of the barcode reader are configured to cause the first light source to emit light prior to the imaging assembly capturing the image; and cause the second light source to emit light subsequent to the processor successfully decoding a symbology in the captured image.
1. A barcode reader, comprising:
an illumination assembly configured to illuminate a target;
an imaging assembly configured to capture an image of the target;
a visual indicator assembly, wherein the visual indicator assembly includes:
a projection lens;
a first light source, having a first color, configured to emit a first light through the projection lens to project an aim pattern onto the target;
a second light source, having a second color, configured to emit a second light through the projection lens to project a visual indicator onto the target; and
an optical element configured to direct the first light from the first light source to the projection lens and configured to direct the second light from the second light source to the projection lens;
a memory configured to store computer executable instructions; and
at least one processor configured to interface with the illumination assembly, the imaging assembly, the visual indicator assembly, and the memory, and configured to execute the computer executable instructions to cause the at least one processor to:
cause the first light source to emit light prior to the imaging assembly capturing the image of the target; and
cause the second light source to emit light subsequent to the at least one processor successfully decoding a symbology in the captured image.
2. The barcode reader of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the first light source or the second light source are light emitting diode (LED) light sources.
3. The barcode reader of claim 1 , wherein the aim pattern and the visual indicator are projected to substantially same position on the target.
4. The barcode reader of claim 1 , wherein the first light source and the second light source are each configured to emit light having a brightness of 10 lumens or greater.
5. The barcode reader of claim 1 , wherein a light path of the first light has a first axis, and wherein a light path of the second light has a second axis, and wherein the optical element redirects the light path of the first light and the light path of the second light such that upon passage through the optical element, the first axis and the second axis are substantially coaxial.
6. The barcode reader of claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator assembly further includes at least one aperture on one or more of a light path of the first light or a light path of the second light.
7. A barcode reader, comprising:
an illumination assembly configured to illuminate a target;
an imaging assembly configured to capture an image of the target;
a visual indicator assembly, wherein the visual indicator assembly includes:
a projection lens;
a first light source configured to emit a first light through the projection lens to project an aim pattern onto the target;
a second light source configured to emit a second light through the projection lens to project a visual indicator onto the target; and
an optical element configured to direct the first light from the first light source to the projection lens and configured to direct the second light from the second light source to the projection lens,
wherein the visual indicator includes an aperture on a light path of the second light;
a memory configured to store computer executable instructions; and
at least one processor configured to interface with the illumination assembly, the imaging assembly, the visual indicator assembly, and the memory, and configured to execute the computer executable instructions to cause the at least one processor to:
cause the first light source to emit light prior to the imaging assembly capturing the image of the target; and
cause the second light source to emit light subsequent to the at least one processor successfully decoding a symbology in the captured image.
8. The barcode reader of claim 7 , wherein the aperture is a visual indicator aperture, and wherein the visual indicator assembly further includes an aim pattern aperture on a light path of the first light, the visual indicator aperture having a first shape and the aim pattern aperture having a second shape, the first shape being different from the second shape.
9. The barcode reader of claim 7 , wherein the first light source has a first color and wherein the second light source has a second color, the first color being different from the second color.
10. The barcode reader of claim 7 , wherein one or more of the first light source or the second light source are light emitting diode (LED) light sources.
11. The barcode reader of claim 7 , wherein the aim pattern and the visual indicator are projected to substantially same position on the target.
12. The barcode reader of claim 7 , wherein the first light source and the second light source are each configured to emit light having a brightness of 10 lumens or greater.
13. The barcode reader of claim 7 , wherein a light path of the first light has a first axis, and wherein a light path of the second light has a second axis, and wherein the optical element redirects the light path of the first light and the light path of the second light such that upon passage through the optical element, the first axis and the second axis are substantially coaxial.
14. A method of operating a barcode reader comprising:
emitting a first light prior to an imaging assembly capturing an image of a target appearing within a field of view (FOV) of the barcode reader, the first light having a first optical characteristic;
emitting a second light subsequent to the imaging assembly capturing the image of the target appearing within the FOV of the barcode reader, the second light having a second optical characteristic that is different from the first optical characteristic,
the first light being emitted from a first light source and being passed from the first light source to a projection lens via an optical element,
the second light being emitted from a second light source and being passed from the second light source to the projection lens via the optical element,
the optical element being configured to direct the first light from the first light source to the projection lens and configured to direct the second light from the second light source to the projection lens.