Indicia-reading systems having an interface with a user's nervous system
First Claim
1. An indicia-reading system having an interface with a user'"'"'s nervous system, comprising:
- a band comprising electrodes capable of detecting electrical signals produced in the skeletal muscles of a user when the user makes one or more facial gestures; and
a hands-free indicia reader in communication with the band, comprising (i) a central processing unit and memory (ii) an indicia capturing subsystem for acquiring information about indicia within the indicia-capturing subsystem'"'"'s field of view, and (iii) an indicia-decoding subsystem configured for decoding indicia information acquired by the indicia-capturing subsystem;
wherein the hands-free indicia reader is configured to monitor the electrical signals detected by the band and to perform a scanning operation in response to an electrical signal detected by the band.
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Abstract
Indicia-reading systems that interface with a user'"'"'s nervous system include a device with electrodes capable of detecting electromagnetic signals produced in the brain or skeletal muscles of a user. The systems also include a computer with a processor and memory. The computer is configured to monitor the electromagnetic signals that are detected by the electrodes. The computer is also configured to perform operations in response to certain monitored electromagnetic signals. The computer may be an indicia-reading device configured to acquire indicia information in response to certain detected electromagnetic signals. The computer may also be a vehicle-mounted computer configured to sound an alarm in response to certain detected electromagnetic signals.
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19 Claims
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1. An indicia-reading system having an interface with a user'"'"'s nervous system, comprising:
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a band comprising electrodes capable of detecting electrical signals produced in the skeletal muscles of a user when the user makes one or more facial gestures; and a hands-free indicia reader in communication with the band, comprising (i) a central processing unit and memory (ii) an indicia capturing subsystem for acquiring information about indicia within the indicia-capturing subsystem'"'"'s field of view, and (iii) an indicia-decoding subsystem configured for decoding indicia information acquired by the indicia-capturing subsystem; wherein the hands-free indicia reader is configured to monitor the electrical signals detected by the band and to perform a scanning operation in response to an electrical signal detected by the band. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An indicia-reading system having an interface with a user'"'"'s nervous system, comprising:
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a band comprising electrodes capable of detecting electrical signals produced in the skeletal muscles of a user when the user makes one or more facial gestures; and a hands-free indicia reader in communication with the band, comprising (i) a central processing unit and memory (ii) an imaging module for capturing images of indicia within the imaging module'"'"'s field of view, and (iii) an indicia-decoding subsystem configured for decoding indicia within images captured by the imaging module; wherein the system is configured to monitor the electrical signals detected by the band and to detect a triggering event; and in response to detecting the triggering event, to cause the imaging module to capture an image and cause the indicia-decoding subsystem to attempt to locate and decode an indicia in the captured image. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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