1. A method, comprising: receiving a trigger signal communicated from a triggering device in response to a location of a component in an automated identification system; capturing multiple images of at least a portion of a surface of the component in response to the trigger signal, the multiple images comprising a series of images including a first image and at least one subsequent image; and processing the multiple images to identify and read a symbol code, if any, contained within at least one or a combination of two or more of the multiple images.