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Reader module for reading bar code symbols when connected to or disconnected from a terminal module

US5763865A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 1, 1996
Grant dateJun 9, 1998
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K7/1098
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electro-optical system for reading bar code symbols includes a reader module and a terminal module releasably interconnected to each other. The reader module includes a manually actuatable actuator to initiate the reading. Reading is initiated either when the modules are disconnected, or when the modules are interconnected, by manually actuating the actuator in both cases. A keyboard may be provided on either module to facilitate data entry.

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