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Device with scanning feature and method

US7405847B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2003
Grant dateJul 29, 2008
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Expiry dateDec 11, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/3276
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a device with a scanning feature that includes a body and a scanner. An attachment with a scan code, including data or information, is positioned within the scanning range of the scanner and the data or information received from the scan code by the scanner is used by the device, for example, to configure one or more features associated with the device.

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