The invention is an optical reader having a 2D image sensor that is configured to operate in a partial frame capture mode. In a partial frame operating mode, the reader clocks out and captures at least one partial frame of image data having image data corresponding to less than all of the pixels of an...http://www.google.de/patents/US20030062418?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030062418 - Optical reader having partial frame operating mode