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Reading apparatus having reprogramming featuresRelated Patent Categories: Registers, Coded Record Sensors, Particular Sensor Structure, Optical, Bar Code, Means To Decode Multiple Types Or Formats Of Bar Code Symbols (e.g., Upc, Jan, Ean, Etc.)Reading apparatus having reprogramming features description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060175413, Reading apparatus having reprogramming features. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/385,597 filed on Aug. 30, 1999, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/839,020 filed Apr. 23, 1997, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,965,863 on Oct. 12, 1999, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/697,913 filed Sep. 3, 1996, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,900,613 on May 4, 1999, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/516,185 filed Aug. 18, 1995, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/205,539, filed on March 4, 1994 which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,463,214 on Oct. 31, 1995, the aforementioned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/697,913 also being a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/504,643 filed Jul. 20, 1995, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,773,806. The priorities of all of the above applications are claimed, and the disclosure of each of the above applications is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to an apparatus for reading indicia, and particularly to a reading apparatus having reprogramming features. Description Of The Prior Art [0003] One-dimensional optical bar code readers are well known in the art. Examples of such readers include readers of the SCANTEAM.RTM. 3000 Series manufactured by Welch Allyn, Inc. Such readers include processing circuits that are able to read one-dimensional (1D) linear bar code symbologies, such as the UPC/EAN code, Code 39, etc., that are widely used in supermarkets. Such 1D linear symbologies are characterized by data that is encoded along a single axis, in the widths of bars and spaces, so that such symbols can be read from a single scan along that axis, provided that the symbol is imaged with a sufficiently high resolution along that axis. [0004] In order to allow the encoding of larger amounts of data in a single bar code symbol, a number of 1D stacked bar code symbologies have been developed, including Code 49, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,794,239 (Allais), and PDF417, as described in U.S. Pat. No.5,340,786 (Pavlidis, et al). Stacked symbols partition the encoded data into multiple rows, each including a respective 1D bar code pattern, all or most all of which must be scanned and decoded, then linked together to form a complete message. Scanning still requires relatively high resolution in one dimension only, but multiple linear scans are needed to read the whole symbol. [0005] A third class of bar code symbologies, known as two-dimensional (2D) matrix symbologies, have been developed which offer orientation-free scanning and greater data densities and capacities than their 1D counterparts. Two-dimensional matrix codes encode data as dark or light data elements within a regular polygonal matrix, accompanied by graphical finder, orientation and reference structures. When scanning 2D matrix codes, the horizontal and vertical relationships of the data elements are recorded with about equal resolution. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] A reading apparatus is provided for scanning and decoding image data encoded in one of a plurality of types of indicia. The apparatus can include a solid state image sensor and a memory space in which image data can be stored. The apparatus can also include a decode circuit for applying a plurality of decoding programs to image data stored in the memory space. A parameter table can be provided for storing a plurality of parameters which specify permitted operating modes of the reading apparatus. A menuing program can be provided for allowing parameters of the parameter table to be changed in response to a reading of a menu symbol. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0007] Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description and drawings, in which: [0008] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a reading apparatus which is generic to reading apparatuses which utilize 1D and 2D image sensors; [0009] FIGS. 2 and 3 are block diagrams of embodiments of a reading apparatus which utilize 2D and 1D image sensors, respectively; [0010] FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C are oblique or partially cutaway views of the 2D reading apparatus of FIG. 2; [0011] FIGS. 4D, 4E, and 4F are oblique or partially cutaway views of an alternative embodiment of the reader apparatus of FIG. 2; [0012] FIGS. 4G, 4H, and 4I are oblique or partially cutaway views of another alternative embodiment of the reader apparatus of FIG. 2; [0013] FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 5C are oblique or partially cutaway views of the 1D reading apparatus of FIG. 3; [0014] FIG. 6A is a flow chart of the main program of a reading apparatus; [0015] FIG. 6B is a flow chart of a modified main program of a reading apparatus; [0016] FIG. 7A shows the structure of one embodiment of a menu word or message suitable for use with the program of FIG. 6A; [0017] FIGS. 7B and 7C are tables showing examples of the usages to which various parts of the menu word of FIG. 7A may be put; [0018] FIG. 8 is a flow chart of the menu routine shown in FIG. 6A; [0019] FIGS. 8A-8D are examples of option symbol selection charts which may be used with the menuing feature; Continue reading about Reading apparatus having reprogramming features... 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