Methods for changing a configuration of a device for reading machine-readable code
First Claim
1. A method for changing the configuration of a device for reading machine-readable code, the method comprising:
- monitoring for a strike against a surface of the device, the strike caused by a user either striking the device against a non-device surface or striking the surface of the device with a touch or tap input without engaging a button, a capacitive surface, or a resistive surface of the device;
detecting the strike comprising a detected strike;
determining an identifying characteristic of the detected strike;
determining if the detected strike having the identifying characteristic correlates to a particular scan-related operation of the device; and
in response to determining that the detected strike having the identifying characteristic correlates to a particular scan-related operation, executing the particular scan-related operation correlating to the detected strike having the identifying characteristic.
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Abstract
A method is provided for controlling a device for reading machine-readable code. A processor, configured by a strike application program monitors for a strike against a surface of the device. The strike is caused by a user either striking the device against a non-device surface or striking the surface of the device without necessarily engaging a button, a capacitive surface, or a resistive surface of the device. The strike comprising a detected strike is detected. An identifying characteristic of the detected strike is determined and it is determined if the detected strike having the identifying characteristic correlates to a particular scan-related operation of the device. The particular scan-related operation correlating to the detected strike having the identifying characteristic is executed in response to determining that the detected strike having the identifying characteristic correlates to a particular scan-related operation.
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1. A method for changing the configuration of a device for reading machine-readable code, the method comprising:
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monitoring for a strike against a surface of the device, the strike caused by a user either striking the device against a non-device surface or striking the surface of the device with a touch or tap input without engaging a button, a capacitive surface, or a resistive surface of the device; detecting the strike comprising a detected strike; determining an identifying characteristic of the detected strike; determining if the detected strike having the identifying characteristic correlates to a particular scan-related operation of the device; and in response to determining that the detected strike having the identifying characteristic correlates to a particular scan-related operation, executing the particular scan-related operation correlating to the detected strike having the identifying characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for changing a configuration of a device for reading machine-readable code, the method comprising:
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detecting a strike on a surface of the device after scanning has been initiated; determining an identifying characteristic of the detected strike; correlating the detected strike having the identifying characteristic to a particular scan-related operation; and executing the particular scan-related operation correlating to the detected strike having the identifying characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for changing a configuration of a device for reading machine-readable code, the method comprising:
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monitoring for a strike on a surface of the device by monitoring a plurality of signals from an inertia-based sensor of the device for an increase in linear acceleration of a signal on an X-axis, a Y-axis, and a Z-axis; detecting the strike comprises detecting the increase in linear acceleration above a predetermined threshold level on at least one of the X, Y, and Z-axes; determining an identifying characteristic of the detected strike; determining if the detected strike having the identifying characteristic correlates to a particular scan-related operation; in response to determining that the detected strike has the identifying characteristic correlating to a particular scan-related operation, executing the particular scan-related operation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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