Handheld coded data reader
First Claim
1. A reading device adapted to read an interface surface provided on a product item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data which includes, at a plurality of locations on the interface surface, a corresponding plurality of coded data portions, each coded data portion being indicative of an identity of the product item, the reading device including:
- (a) a housing adapted to be held by a user in use;
(b) a radiation source for emitting radiation from the housing such that it exposes at least one coded data portion;
(c) an image sensor for sensing the at least one exposed coded data portion;
(d) a processor for determining, using at least some of the sensed coded data, product identity data indicative of the identity of the product item.
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Abstract
A reading device adapted to read an interface surface provided on a product item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data which includes, at a plurality of locations on the interface surface, a corresponding plurality of coded data portions, each coded data portion being indicative of an identity of the product item, the reading device including: a housing adapted to be held by a user in use; a radiation source for emitting radiation from the housing such that it exposes at least one coded data portion; an image sensor for sensing the at least one exposed coded data portion; a processor for determining, using at least some of the sensed coded data, product identity data indicative of the identity of the product item.
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1. A reading device adapted to read an interface surface provided on a product item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data which includes, at a plurality of locations on the interface surface, a corresponding plurality of coded data portions, each coded data portion being indicative of an identity of the product item, the reading device including:
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(a) a housing adapted to be held by a user in use;
(b) a radiation source for emitting radiation from the housing such that it exposes at least one coded data portion;
(c) an image sensor for sensing the at least one exposed coded data portion;
(d) a processor for determining, using at least some of the sensed coded data, product identity data indicative of the identity of the product item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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45. A method of reading an interface surface provided on a product, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data which includes, at a plurality of locations on the interface surface, a corresponding plurality of coded data portions, each coded data portion being indicative of an identity of the product item, the method including:
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(a) holding a housing of a reading device such that radiation is emitted through an aperture in the housing; and
,(b) directing the radiation at the product item such that it exposes at least one coded data portion, the reading device being responsive to;
(i) sense the at least one exposed coded data portion; and
,(ii) generate, using at least some of the sensed coded data, product identity data indicative of the identity of the product item. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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