| Barcode scanning and document imaging are two | | | | placed in the field of view of the barcode scanner, the |
| critical components of many businesses today. Until | | | | aiming pattern and scanner illumination turn on and the |
| recently two separate pieces of hardware were | | | | barcode is decoded. Presentation mode allows the |
| required to perform both tasks. A barcode scanner | | | | barcode scanner to be used while in the stand without |
| and a document scanner. Having a single device that | | | | having the press a trigger to initiate scanning. Since the |
| can perform both barcode scanning and document | | | | 4800DR uses an area imager it can read 1D and 2D |
| imaging would be a very cost effective alternative for | | | | barcodes in any orientation. |
| any business. | | | | When used as a document imager the 4800DR can |
| Some of the benefits of barcode scanning are: | | | | be integrated into just about any application. A suite of |
| - Improved tracking of goods sold. | | | | software tools is available to aid the integration effort. |
| - Improved inventory management. | | | | Twain and SANE drivers are available as well as a |
| - Greater operating efficiency. | | | | software development kit. Standard image formats |
| - Reduced data entry errors. | | | | are supported, including JPEG, TIF and BMP. TIF |
| - Improved customer experience. | | | | support is especially important since many legacy |
| Document imaging benefits include: | | | | applications use TIF black and white images with |
| - Rapid information availability. | | | | Group 4 fax encoding compression for the smallest |
| - Reduced or eliminated paper storage costs. | | | | possible file sizes. The 4800DR also includes integrated |
| - improved customer service. | | | | image processing functions. Edge sharpening, gamma, |
| - Eliminated manual searching. | | | | histogram stretch, noise reduction, text enhancement |
| - World wide availability of the documents. | | | | and document auto-cropping. Auto-cropping is |
| Today there is a solution that combines both barcode | | | | extremely useful as it removes the blank space |
| scanner and document imager. The Honeywell | | | | around the edges of a document. The 4800DR |
| Scanning and Mobility 4800DR is a hybrid device that | | | | always captures an area that is slightly larger than an |
| performs both barcode scanning and document | | | | 8.5" x 11" document. If a document the size of a |
| imaging. The 4800DR utilizes a 1.3 megapixel area | | | | business card was being imaged, the area around the |
| image sensor and a custom stand system that places | | | | business card is unwanted. The auto-cropping feature |
| a document at the optimal distance for imaging. | | | | of the 4800DR removes the area around the business |
| Barcode scanning with the 4800DR is conducted in | | | | card and returns an image that is only slightly larger |
| one of two possible ways. The first and most widely | | | | than the business card. Auto-cropping a document is |
| known way is to simply place the barcode scanner | | | | another way to reduce the file size of an image. |
| over the barcode, pull the trigger, align the aiming | | | | The 4800DR is the first hybrid barcode scanner and |
| pattern and wait for the good read beep. The second | | | | document imager on the market. By combining the |
| way is to put the barcode scanner into presentation | | | | functionality of both devices the customer gets the |
| mode. When the barcode scanner is in presentation | | | | benefits of both devices at a lower cost since only |
| mode it appears to be off because there is no aiming | | | | one piece of hardware needs to be purchased. |
| pattern or illumination present. When a barcode is | | | | |