Arrangement for and method of managing a soft keyboard on a mobile terminal connected with a handheld electro-optical reader via a bluetooth® paired connection
US8876005B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/10881
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless Bluetooth® paired connection is established between a Bluetooth® module in an electro-optical, handheld reader and a Bluetooth® module in a mobile terminal via a human interface device (HID) profile. Data capture from a target is initiated upon one type of manual actuation, e.g., a single pull, of a trigger on the reader. A soft keyboard is caused to appear on a display on the terminal, either immediately, or after a predetermined event, after the establishment of the Bluetooth® paired connection. The soft keyboard is caused to disappear upon manual actuation of the trigger with a different type of manual actuation, e.g., a double pull, of the trigger. Another double pull of the trigger will cause the soft keyboard to reappear.
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