Integrated hand-held bar code processing device capable of automatic scan and data display
US5747785A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 5, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M7/006
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an exemplary embodiment, the reader unit has a pistol configuration with the automatic scan components in a barrel portion and a battery pack therefor in a handgrip portion. A display may be directed upwardly and rearwardly in the normal hand-held disposition of the reader unit during scanning, and may be of relatively large area, e.g., so as to be adaptable to direct store delivery transactions. A smart card receptacle may facilitate use of the integrated reader and terminal unit for complex transactions. A base station for the hand-held unit may include an interface such that the memory of the hand-held unit appears as a disk drive during downloading to a personal computer.
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