Patent · US Expired

Electro-optical reader with electronic stylus

US6491225B1 · kind B1 · utility

19Cited by
9References
31Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 9, 2000
Grant dateDec 10, 2002
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2020

Classification

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

Abstract

A portable instrument includes a stylus for contacting a digitizer tablet or a computer touch screen to generate positional input data, as well as a bar code scanner for electro-optically reading bar code symbols. Data indicative of the symbols is downloaded to a remote host.

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