Granted Patent B2

US 12,657,413 · App. 18/947,289 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Inventors: Deniz Bozyigit (Zurich, CH); Giovanni Minutiello (Viareggio, IT); Christian Floerkemeier (Zurich, CH)

Assignee: Scandit AG

G06K7/10722G06K7/1413H04N23/632H04N23/64

Abstract

Claims (85)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a camera;

a processing system comprising one or more processors; and

one or more computer readable storage media storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising:

ascertaining whether the electronic device is in a first scanning mode or a second scanning mode;

in response to determining that the electronic device is in the first scanning mode:

generating a capturing command;

in response to generating the capturing command, capturing, using the camera, an image depicting one or more optical patterns in a scene;

decoding, based on the image, a first optical pattern of the one or more optical patterns to obtain first code data for the first optical pattern;

inserting the first code data into an application object corresponding to an application of a plurality of applications installed on the electronic device; and

sending the application object to the application; and

in response to determining that the electronic device is in the second scanning mode:

generating second code data for a second optical pattern of the one or more optical patterns; and

sending the second code data to the application.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

generating a scanning command; and

in response to generating the scanning command, generating, using a laser scanner, the second code data.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the scanning command is generated in response to input received at a button of the electronic device.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the capturing command is generated in response to input received at a display of the electronic device.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

prior to generating the capturing command:

displaying, on a display of the electronic device, a graphical user interface page of the application, a preview of the scene, and a capturing button, wherein the preview of the scene and the capturing button partially overlay the graphical user interface page.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the capturing command is generated in response to a user touching a portion of a surface of the display, the portion of the surface corresponding to a position in which the capturing button is displayed.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the inserting the first code data into the application object comprises accessing user data stored in a cloud-based server and formatting the application object based on the user data.

8 . The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the user data identifies an operating system of the electronic device.

9 . The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the user data identifies an application type for the application.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the application object is a first application object, and the operations further comprising:

generating a scanning command;

in response to generating the scanning command, generating, using a laser scanner, third code data for a third optical pattern of the one or more optical patterns;

inserting the third code data into a second application object corresponding to the application; and

sending the second application object to the application.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the application object is a first application object, wherein the application is a first application, and the operations further comprising:

decoding, based on the image, a third optical pattern of the one or more optical patterns to obtain third code data for the third optical pattern;

inserting the third code data into a second application object corresponding to a second application of the plurality of applications installed on the electronic device; and

sending the second application object to the second application.

12 . A method comprising:

ascertaining whether a electronic device is in a first scanning mode or a second scanning mode;

in response to determining that the electronic device is in the first scanning mode:

generating a capturing command;

in response to generating the capturing command, capturing, using a camera, an image depicting one or more optical patterns in a scene;

decoding, based on the image, a first optical pattern of the one or more optical patterns to obtain first code data for the first optical pattern;

inserting the first code data into an application object corresponding to an application of a plurality of applications installed on the electronic device; and

sending the application object to the application; and

in response to determining that the electronic device is in the second scanning mode:

generating second code data for a second optical pattern of the one or more optical patterns; and

sending the second code data to the application.

13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

generating a scanning command; and

in response to generating the scanning command, generating, using a laser scanner, the second code data.

14 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

prior to generating a capturing command:

displaying, on a display of the electronic device, a graphical user interface page of the application, a preview of the scene, and a capturing button, wherein the preview of the scene and the capturing button partially overlay the graphical user interface page, wherein the capturing command is generated in response to a user touching a portion of a surface of the display, the portion of the surface corresponding to a position in which the capturing button is displayed.

15 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the application object is a first application object, and the method further comprising:

generating a scanning command;

in response to generating the scanning command, generating, using a laser scanner, third code data for a third optical pattern of the one or more optical patterns;

inserting the third code data into a second application object corresponding to the application; and

sending the second application object to the application.

16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the application object is a first application object, wherein the application is a first application, and the method further comprises:

decoding, based on the image, a third optical pattern of the one or more optical patterns to obtain third code data for the third optical pattern;

inserting the third code data into a second application object corresponding to a second application of the plurality of applications installed on the electronic device; and

sending the second application object to the second application.

17 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause an electronic device to perform operations comprising:

ascertaining whether the electronic device is in a first scanning mode or a second scanning mode;

in response to determining that the electronic device is in the first scanning mode:

displaying, on a display of the electronic device, a graphical user interface page of an application of a plurality of applications installed on the electronic device, a preview of a scene, and a capturing button, wherein the preview of the scene and the capturing button partially overlay the graphical user interface page;

generating a capturing command, wherein the capturing command is generated in response to a user touching a portion of a surface of the display, the portion of the surface corresponding to a position in which the capturing button is displayed;

in response to generating the capturing command, capturing, using a camera of the electronic device, an image depicting one or more optical patterns in a scene;

decoding, based on the image, an optical pattern of the one or more optical patterns to obtain code data for the optical pattern;

inserting the code data into an application object corresponding to an application of a plurality of applications installed on the electronic device by converting a first format of the code data to a second format associated with the application and generating the application object based on the code data formatted in the second format; and

sending the application object to the application; and

in response to determining that the electronic device is in the second scanning mode:

generating second code data for a second optical pattern of the one or more optical patterns; and

sending the second code data to the application.

18 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17 , the operations further comprising:

generating a scanning command; and

in response to generating the scanning command, generating, using a laser scanner, the second code data.

19 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein the application object is a first application object, and the operations further comprising:

generating a scanning command;

in response to generating the scanning command, generating, using a laser scanner, third code data for a third optical pattern of the one or more optical patterns;

inserting the third code data into a second application object corresponding to the application; and

sending the second application object to the application.

20 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein the application object is a first application object, and the operations further comprising:

decoding, based on the image, a third optical pattern of the one or more optical patterns to obtain third code data for the third optical pattern;

inserting the third code data into a second application object corresponding to a second application of the plurality of applications installed on the electronic device; and

sending the second application object to the second application.

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