A system includes a door that selectively grants access to a secured area from a first area and a scanner accessible from the first area that is configured to read a scannable code of a travel document, such as a boarding pass, to identify travel details of a user and user details that are represented by the scannable code. The system also includes a converter in communication with the scanner, with the converter being configured to generate a first access key code based on the identified travel details and the identified user details. The system also includes a control panel in communication with the converter, with the control panel being configured to grant access to the secured area via the door in response to a comparison of the first access key code to a registered access key code.

One or more systems and methods for identifying one or more passive optical identifier tag from a plurality of passive optical identifier tags is provided. The method includes emitting light from a light source device. Further, the method includes transmitting, by said plurality of passive optical identifier tags, reflected light to a receiver. The method further includes reflecting, by the plurality of passive optical identifier tags, the emitted light with its unique set of wavelengths, said set of wavelengths being inferred by the corresponding reflection sequence.

A convertible slot scanner assembly for capturing at least one object appearing in a field of view (FOV) is provided that includes an imaging assembly, a controller, an image decoder, a chassis, a first window, and a housing. The chassis is configured to accommodate the imaging assembly and includes an optical cavity, an opening, and a flange portion at least partially surrounding the opening. The first window is configured to at least partially cover the opening of the chassis. The housing includes a housing cavity that is dimensioned to at least partially accommodate the chassis. The housing is positionable in a first, horizontal configuration and a second, vertical configuration. In the horizontal configuration, the first window is in a generally horizontal orientation. In the vertical configuration, the first window is in a generally upright orientation.

A business card system and a method for providing contact information to a user. The system includes a database server storing a plurality of contact user data records, the contact user data records each including contact user information such as a contact name, a contact physical address, a contact telephone number, a contact facsimile number and a contact email address, where each contact user data record is associated with one of a plurality of system contact users. A contact user identification card is associated with each system contact user and includes a code that is associated with the contact user data record in the database. An input device and an electronic communication device receive and transmit the code to the database server and receives the contact user information from the server. The contact user data records do not include contact user payment data.

A seal detection device includes at least one seal with an outer surface where the outer surface is partially made up of a lateral surface and an axial surface. The at least one seal is provided with at least one seal mark and is placed on the lateral surface or the axial surface of the at least one seal. The at least one seal may be further provided with a unique code and may be associated with relevant seal data such as seal material, date of installation, last maintenance date, next scheduled maintenance/replacement, material safety data sheet(s), etc.

An optoelectronic sensor is provided for a repeated detection of objects at different object distances, having a light receiver for generating a received signal from received light, having an evaluation unit for generating object information from the received signal, and having a distance sensor for determining the object distance from a respective object. The evaluation unit is here configured to acquire a measurement variable from the received signal with respect to an object, to associate the measurement variable with the object distance measured for the object, and to form a first distribution of the measurement variable via the object distance after detecting a plurality of objects.

In various aspects, code-based indicia contain secured network access credentials. In some aspects, a computer processor receives user input that specifies secured network access credentials, and the computer processor creates or modifies credentials for establishing a secured network connection. In these aspects, the computer processor generates code-based indicia that contain at least part of the secured network access credentials. In other aspects, a computer processor scans the code-based indicia and extracts the network access credentials. In these aspects, the computer processor employs the network access credentials to establish the secured network connection. In additional aspects, a network router apparatus renders the code-based indicia to an active display. In further aspects, a network router apparatus conditions grant of network access to a device on receipt from the device of an answer to a security question included in the secured network access credentials.

A convertible slot scanner assembly for capturing at least one object appearing in a field of view (FOV) is provided that includes an imaging assembly, a controller, an image decoder, a chassis, a first window, and a housing. The chassis is configured to accommodate the imaging assembly and includes an optical cavity, an opening, and a flange portion at least partially surrounding the opening. The first window is configured to at least partially cover the opening of the chassis. The housing includes a housing cavity that is dimensioned to at least partially accommodate the chassis. The housing is positionable in a first, horizontal configuration and a second, vertical configuration. In the horizontal configuration, the first window is in a generally horizontal orientation. In the vertical configuration, the first window is in a generally upright orientation.

Methods, systems and apparatus for detecting object location and generating alerts are disclosed herein. An example disclosed method includes determining an assigned area for an object being handled by a loader; detecting a first location of the loader; determining whether the first location corresponds to the assigned area for the object; and in response to the first location not corresponding to the assigned area for the object, generating a first output indicative of a difference between the first location and the assigned area for the object.

Various embodiments herein each include at least one of systems, methods, software, and firmware for scan data source identification. One such embodiment, in the form of a method, includes receiving a dataset including scan data from a particular scanning device and adding data to the received dataset identifying at least one of the particular scanning device and a type of the particular scanning device. The method may further send the dataset to a terminal for processing.