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Uniport interface for a bar code reading instrument

US5233169A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 1991
Grant dateAug 3, 1993
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K17/0022
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical bar code reading instrument has a uniport interface circuit which accepts through a common terminal both charging current for the reader's internal rechargeable battery and incoming digital electric information signals. The uniport interface also allows digital electrical signals produced by the instrument to pass through the same terminal.

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