Method and apparatus for operating a triggerless hand-held optical scanner
US5315097A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 1991 |
| Grant date | May 24, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2207/1018
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for operating a hand-held bar code scanning device having a processor for operating the scanning device. The method includes the steps of mounting the scanning device in a support member, sensing the movement of the device when removed from the support member, operating the device when removed from the support member and disabling the scanning device when returned to the support member. A hand-held scanning device includes sensing means and processing means in which the sensing means outputs a control signal to the processing means upon sensing the movement of the scanner enabling the processing means to operate the scanner.
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