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D-Index
54
Citations
11745
World Ranking
3164
National Ranking
941

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Optics
  • Electrical engineering
  • Artificial intelligence

Edward Barkan spends much of his time researching Bar, Optics, Scanner, Code and Artificial intelligence. His Bar research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Photodetector, Light beam and Laser scanning. Edward Barkan combines subjects such as Head and Reading with his study of Optics.

He interconnects Electronic engineering, Laser and Signal processing in the investigation of issues within Scanner. His Code study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Computer hardware, Engineering drawing, Signal, Symbol and Communication channel. His work focuses on many connections between Artificial intelligence and other disciplines, such as Computer vision, that overlap with his field of interest in Computer graphics.

His most cited work include:

  • Consumer interactive shopping system (1184 citations)
  • Narrow-bodied, single-and twin-windowed portable laser scanning head for reading bar code symbols (626 citations)
  • Portable laser scanning system and scanning methods (415 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Optics, Bar, Scanner, Code and Artificial intelligence. His study looks at the relationship between Optics and fields such as Reading, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems. The various areas that Edward Barkan examines in his Bar study include Photodetector, Signal, Head and Laser scanning.

Scanner is a subfield of Electrical engineering that Edward Barkan explores. His Code research focuses on Computer hardware and how it connects with Terminal. His biological study deals with issues like Computer vision, which deal with fields such as Computer graphics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Optics (49.72%)
  • Bar (31.11%)
  • Scanner (26.39%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2021)?

  • Optics (49.72%)
  • Field of view (15.83%)
  • Computer vision (19.44%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Edward Barkan mainly focuses on Optics, Field of view, Computer vision, Artificial intelligence and Window. His study in Optics is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Image capture and Reading. His Computer vision research includes elements of Decoding methods, Computer graphics and Scanner.

His Computer graphics research incorporates themes from Laser light and Bar. The Bar study combines topics in areas such as Image processing, Shutter and Code. His Scanner research focuses on Frame and how it relates to Composite image filter.

Between 2009 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • System for and method of adapting a mobile device having a camera to a reader for electro-optically reading targets (41 citations)
  • Coupon organization using a bar code reader (37 citations)
  • Auto-exposure for multi-imager barcode reader (37 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Optics
  • Electrical engineering
  • Artificial intelligence

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Field of view, Artificial intelligence, Computer vision, Optics and Window. Edward Barkan has researched Field of view in several fields, including Perpendicular, Computer graphics, Exposure control and Reading. His research in Computer graphics tackles topics such as Scanner which are related to areas like Computer security.

His Artificial intelligence research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Decoding methods and Symbol. His studies in Optics integrate themes in fields like Fold, Image capture and Printed circuit board. His Window research spans across into fields like Workstation, Process and Code.

Best Publications

  • Consumer interactive shopping system

    Jerome Swartz;Thomas K. Roslak;Mauro Premutico;Adam Petrovich

  • Narrow-bodied, single-and twin-windowed portable laser scanning head for reading bar code symbols

    Howard M. Shepard;Edward D. Barkan;Jerome Swartz

  • Portable laser scanning system and scanning methods

    Jerome Swartz;Edward Barkan;Shelley A. Harrison

  • Portable laser diode scanning head

    Boris Metlitsky;Mark J. Krichever;Jerome Swartz;Eric F. Barkan

  • Portable scanner with on-board keyboard, display, transceiver and printer

    Howard M. Shepard;Edward Barkan;Jerome Swartz

  • Laser scanning system and scanning method for reading bar codes

    Paul Dvorkis;Edward Barkan;Harold Charych;James Giebel

  • Point-of-transaction workstation for electro-optically reading one-dimensional indicia, including image capture of two-dimensional targets

    Joel Kahn;Mehul M. Patel;Robert May;Edward Barkan

  • Techniques for miniaturizing bar code scanners including spiral springs and speckle noise reduction

    Edward Barkan;Paul Dvorkis;Howard Shepard;Miklos Stern

  • Bar code reader with an integrated scanning component module mountable on printed circuit board

    Paul Dvorkis;Edward Barkan;Howard Shepard;Joeseph Giordano

  • A portable optical scanning system worn by a user for reading indicia of differing light reflectivity

    Simon Bard;Brian Viscount;Joseph Katz;Joseph Devita

  • Electro-optical assembly for image projection, especially in portable instruments

    Dmitriy Yavid;Frederick R. Wood;Miklos Stern;Chinh Tan

  • Mirrorless scanners with movable laser, optical and sensor components

    Mark J. Krichever;Boris Metlitsky;Edward D. Barkan;Howard M. Shepard

  • Retail sales customer marketing system with electronic coupon processing

    Edward Barkan;Thomas D. Bianculli;Mehul Patel;Robert Sanders

  • Apparatus and method for sensing motion of a portable terminal

    Edward Barkan;Paul Dvorkis;David Goren;Daniel R. McGlynn

  • Omnidirectional linear sensor-based code reading engines

    Edward Barkan;Mehul Patel

  • Scan pattern generators for bar code symbol readers

    Paul Dvorkis;Howard Shepard;Simon Bard;Joseph Katz

  • Scan board module for laser scanners

    Howard M. Shepard;Yuri Gofman;Edward Barkan

  • Optical scanner with hand-held and hands-free modes of use

    Philip Swift;Ian Jenkins;Edward Barkan;Daniel Curry

  • Hand-held scanning head with aiming beam

    Jerome Swartz;Howard M. Shepard;Eric F. Barkan;Mark J. Krichever

  • Bar code scanner with automatic de-activation of scan upon bar code recognition

    Howard M. Shepard;Edward D. Barkan;Jerome Swartz

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerome Swartz
Jerome Swartz Zebra Technologies (United States)
Raj Bridgelall
Raj Bridgelall North Dakota State University

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