A method and apparatus for optically reading information is disclosed. The apparatus
includes a photosensor, and a reading system capable of generating a decoded signal
regardless of the orientation of the optical indicia relative to the photosensor.
The method includes steps of positioning an optical reader containing a photosensor,
imaging an information area onto the photosensor without requiring prior angular
movement of the reader, and generating a digital representation of content imaged
from the information area onto the photosensor for any angular relationship between
orthogonal axes of the information area and the pixel axes of the photosensor.
