Re: Barcode Scanner Patents and Workarounds?

Hi,

I am not an expert. However, my understanding is that Symbol has some
patented hardware (and firmware) that is use to read standard 2D
symbologies. If you want to use hardware that is based on their patents,
then...

However, there are other types of hardware that should not infringe. A
simple example would be a camera that captures a jpg image of the 2D barcode
and passes this image on to some sort of image processor (Lead Technologies,
Pegasys Software, etc.) where it is decoded. The symbologies themselves are
not (AFAIK) affected by any patents.

Beyond that, do what John suggests and get more details for the lawyers to
digest.

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