Patent · US Expired

Automatic hand-supportable laser projection scanner for omni-directional reading of bar code symbols within a narrowly confined scanning volume

US6286760A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 12, 1996
Grant dateSep 11, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 12, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K2207/1018
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A fully automatic bar code symbol reading system comprising an automatic (i.e., triggerless) portable bar code symbol reading device with an omni-directional 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.

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