Portable handheld terminal including optical bar code reader and electromagnetic transceiver means for interactive wireless communication with a base communications station
US4850009A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/087
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable handheld terminal (20) including optical bar code reader apparatus. A housing (22) having first and second spaced apart, opposing major surfaces (24,26) extending longitudinally between first and second end portions (28,30). A handle portion (40) being interconnected to the housing (22) and extending longitudinally along the second surface (26) so as to provide a handle for holding the bar code reader apparatus. Additionally, the portable handheld terminal (20) includes an optical bar code reader apparatus utilizing a binary imaging sensor (52) and an RF transceiver (79).
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