An automatic omni-directional bar code symbol reading system for use in a POS environment. The system comprises a system housing having an light transmission window. A plurality of linear-type bar code symbol reading stations are disposed in the system housing, for generating and projecting a complex...http://www.google.de/patents/US7594608?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7594608 - Automatic omnidirectional bar code symbol reading system employing linear-type and area-type bar code symbol reading stations within the system housing