Bar code scanner with intuitive head aiming and collimated scan volume
US6182898A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2207/1017
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A fully automatic bar code symbol reading system comprising an automatic (i.e., triggerless) portable bar code symbol reading device with an omnidirectional projection laser scanning engine mounted within the head portion of its hand-supportable housing, and an associated base unit positioned within the data transmission range thereof without a physical wiring connection thereto. The hand-supportable bar code symbol reading device produces a narrowly confined scanning volume for omnidirectional scanning of code symbols presented therein, while preventing unintentional scanning of code symbols on nearby objects located outside thereof.
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