Compact scanner module mountable to pointing instrument
US5874722A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/10891
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and apparatus for scanning items with a compact scanner which is mountable onto and/or integral with a pointing instrument. The scanner module may be equipped with an aiming beam for additional help in directing the scan line toward the object to be read. The pointing instrument may be a pen or pencil or alternately a pen-based computer stylus for use with an integrated data terminal module operably connected to the scanner module. Security for preventing separation of the module may be provided by a wireless link.
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