Mobile data reading system
First Claim
1. A mobile data reading system for reading bulky data-associated articles being manually handled by a user, the system comprising:
- a frame mounted on rollers to facilitate moving the frame over a support surface to selected locations;
a reader having a reader head mounted to the frame for receiving a data signal from a data-associated item to be read when the article is brought within a proximal distance to the reader head without requiring handling of the reader head by the user during scanning of articles;
a data storage device for receiving and storing data associated with the received data signal; and
a power supply for supplying power to the reader.
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Abstract
A mobile data reading system for reading bulky data-associated articles being manually handled by a user includes a frame mounted on rollers to facilitate moving the frame over a support surface to selected locations. A reader having a reader head is mounted to the frame for receiving a data signal from a data-associated item to be read when the article is brought within a proximal distance to the reader head without requiring handling of the reader head by the user during scanning of articles. The mobile data reading system also includes a data storage device for receiving and storing data associated with the received data signal and a power supply for supplying power to the reader.
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24 Claims
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1. A mobile data reading system for reading bulky data-associated articles being manually handled by a user, the system comprising:
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a frame mounted on rollers to facilitate moving the frame over a support surface to selected locations;
a reader having a reader head mounted to the frame for receiving a data signal from a data-associated item to be read when the article is brought within a proximal distance to the reader head without requiring handling of the reader head by the user during scanning of articles;
a data storage device for receiving and storing data associated with the received data signal; and
a power supply for supplying power to the reader. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A self-contained mobile data reading system for reading data associated with mail containers having data indicia thereon for tracking mail containers being transported by aircraft, the system comprising:
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a frame mounted on rollers to facilitate moving the frame over a support surface to selected locations;
an optical scanning device having an optical scanner mounted to the frame for projecting a scanning field for reading optically scanned data indicia of the mail containers when the data indicia is brought within the scanning field of the optical scanner without requiring handling of the optical scanner by the user, the optical scanning device providing at least one of a audible or visual notification upon completion of a successful scan of the data indicia;
a data storage device for receiving and storing data associated with the received data signal;
at least one hand-held reader station mounted to the frame for receiving a hand-held data reader having a hand-held optical scanner; and
a battery power supply mounted to the frame for supplying power to at least one of the optical scanning device and the hand-held reader station. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of tracking articles being shipped comprising:
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providing a plurality of articles to be tracked with identifying data associated therewith at a first location;
moving a mobile data reading system from a remote location to the first location for reading the identifying data, the mobile data reading system including;
a frame mounted on rollers to facilitate moving the frame over a support surface to selected locations;
a reader having a reader head mounted to the frame for receiving a data signal from a data-associated item to be read when the item is brought within a proximal distance of the reader head without requiring handling of the reader head by the user, the reader providing at least one of an;
a data storage device for receiving and storing data associated with the received data signal mounted on the frame; and
a power supply for supplying power to the reader;
performing a reading operation at the first location by manually bringing each of the articles with identifying data within the proximal distance of the reader head so that the identifying data is read by the reader without handling of the reader head by one performing the reading operation, the reader providing at least one of a audible or visual notification upon completion of a successful scan of the data indicia;
storing the read identifying data within the data storage device; and
moving the mobile data reading system from the first location to a second location upon completion of the reading operation. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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