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Granted Patent B2
US 11,295,103 · App. 17/076,395 · Granted Apr 5, 2022

Multifunctional handheld scanner

Inventors: Kuo-Chun Wang (New Taipei, TW); Shu-Ying Huang (New Taipei, TW); Cheng-Hsiang Hung (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: CHAMPTEK INCORPORATED
G06K7/10881G06K7/1443
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Patent No.
US 11,295,103
App. No.
17/076,395
Granted
Apr 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multifunctional handheld scanner includes a scanner main body ( 100 ) and a volume measuring module ( 200 ). The scanner main body ( 100 ) has a work surface ( 101 ) and a barcode capturing unit ( 102 ) exposed on the work surface ( 102 ). The volume measuring module ( 200 ) is disposed on the work surface ( 101 ) and has: photographic lenses ( 201 a, 201 b ), an optical distance measuring unit ( 300 ) and an optical projection unit ( 400 ). The photographic lenses ( 201 a, 201 b ) define a measuring zone ( 204 ). The optical distance measuring unit ( 300 ) is disposed corresponding to the measuring zone ( 204 ). The optical projection unit ( 400 ) projects an aiming indication cursor ( 410 ) toward a projection zone ( 401 ), wherein the projection zone ( 401 ) is located within the measuring zone ( 204 ).

Claims (25)

1. A multifunctional handheld scanner, comprising:

a scanner main body ( 100 ), comprising a work surface ( 101 ) and a barcode capturing unit ( 102 ) exposed on the work surface ( 102 ); and

a volume measuring module ( 200 ), disposed on the work surface ( 101 ) and comprising:

at least one photographic lens ( 201 a , 201 b ), defining a measuring zone ( 204 );

an optical distance measuring unit ( 300 ), disposed corresponding to the measuring zone ( 204 ); and

an optical projection unit ( 400 ), projecting an aiming indication cursor ( 410 ) toward a projection zone ( 401 ), wherein the projection zone ( 401 ) is located within the measuring zone ( 204 ),

wherein the aiming indication cursor ( 410 ) visually indicates a location of the measuring zone ( 204 ), so that a user aims an object to be measured via the aiming indication cursor ( 410 ), and the object to be measured is more precisely located in the measuring zone ( 204 ), thereby allowing the user to easily operate and calculate a correct volume.

2. The multifunctional handheld scanner according to claim 1 , wherein the amount of the photographic lenses ( 201 a , 201 b ) is two, each of the photographic lenses ( 201 a , 201 b ) is configured to capture an image within an image capturing zone ( 202 a , 202 b ) extended forwardly from each of the photographic lenses ( 201 a , 201 b ); and each of the photographic lenses ( 201 a , 201 b ) is configured to identify image within a resolution range ( 203 ) at a front end of each of the photographic lenses, and the pair of image capturing zones ( 202 a , 202 b ) are partially overlapped so as to form the measuring zone ( 204 ) in the resolution range ( 203 ).

3. The multifunctional handheld scanner according to claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the aiming indication cursor ( 410 ) is located at an edge of the measuring zone ( 204 ).

4. The multifunctional handheld scanner according to claim 1 , wherein the aiming indication cursor ( 410 ) is arranged to cross the measuring zone ( 204 ) along two different directions intersected to each other.

5. The multifunctional handheld scanner according to claim 1 , wherein each of the image capturing zones ( 202 a , 202 b ) is a conical space expanded and extended from each of the photographic lenses ( 201 a , 201 b ).

6. The multifunctional handheld scanner according to claim 1 , wherein the projection zone ( 401 ) is a conical space expanded and extended from the optical projection unit ( 400 ).

7. The multifunctional handheld scanner according to claim 1 , wherein the optical distance measuring unit ( 300 ) and the optical projection unit ( 400 ) are arranged adjacently in vertical direction and disposed between the pair of photographic lenses ( 201 a , 201 b ).

8. The multifunctional handheld scanner according to claim 1 , wherein the scanner main body ( 100 ) is a mobile device.

9. The multifunctional handheld scanner according to claim 1 , wherein the scanner main body ( 100 ) comprises a handle ( 110 ) extended from the scanner main body ( 100 ).

10. The multifunctional handheld scanner according to claim 1 , wherein the scanner main body ( 100 ) comprises a switch ( 120 ) driving the optical projection unit ( 400 ); and the scanner main body ( 100 ) comprises a displaying device ( 130 ) displaying image captured by the photographic lenses ( 201 a , 201 b ).

11. The multifunctional handheld scanner according to claim 1 , further comprising: an electronic scaling unit ( 500 ) connected to the scanner main body ( 100 ).

12. A multifunctional handheld scanner, comprising:

a scanner main body ( 100 ), comprising a work surface ( 101 ) and a barcode capturing unit ( 102 ) exposed on the work surface ( 102 ); and

a volume measuring module ( 200 ), disposed on the work surface ( 101 ) and comprising:

at least one photographic lens ( 201 a , 201 b ), defining a measuring zone ( 204 );

an optical distance measuring unit ( 300 ), disposed corresponding to the measuring zone ( 204 ); and

an optical projection unit ( 400 ), projecting an aiming indication cursor ( 410 ) toward a projection zone ( 401 ), wherein the projection zone ( 401 ) is located within the measuring zone ( 204 );

wherein the amount of the photographic lenses ( 201 a , 201 b ) is two, each of the photographic lenses ( 201 a , 201 b ) is configured to capture an image within an image capturing zone ( 202 a , 202 b ) extended forwardly from each of the photographic lenses ( 201 a , 201 b ); and each of the photographic lenses ( 201 a , 201 b ) is configured to identify image within a resolution range ( 203 ) at a front end of each of the photographic lenses, and the pair of image capturing zones ( 202 a , 202 b ) are partially overlapped so as to form the measuring zone ( 204 ) in the resolution range ( 203 );

wherein at least a portion of the aiming indication cursor ( 410 ) is located at an edge of the measuring zone ( 204 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2020
From: WANG, KUO-CHUN; HUANG, SHU-YING; HUNG, CHENG-HSIANG
To: CHAMPTEK INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 054145/0486 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 108138837 · Oct 28, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210124888A1 · Apr 29, 2021