ROTATABLE/REMOVABLE KEYBOARD
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Abstract
A system that facilitates desirable orientation of a display on a machine data reader comprises a keypad that is moveable with respect to a body of the machine data reader, the keypad utilized to relay information to the machine data reader. The system further comprises a component that senses a position of the keypad, and a component that orients the display based at least in part upon the sensed position of the keypad.
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40 Claims
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21. A system that facilitates orientation of a display on a machine data reader, comprising:
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a removable keypad that is removed from the machine data reader and replaced at a disparate orientation in relation to the machine data reader;
one or more keys not movable with respect to a body of the machine data reader;
a multi-position connector that enables connection of the removable keypad in four disparate positions;
a component that senses a disparate position of the removable keypad by monitoring a physical connection between the multi-position connector and the removable keypad; and
a component that automatically orients the display based upon the sensed disparate position of the removable keypad. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for displaying data on a machine data reader, comprising:
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providing a removable keypad that is removed from the machine data reader and replaced at a disparate orientation in relation to the machine data reader;
providing one or more keys that are not movable with respect to a body of the machine data reader;
providing a multi-position connector that enables connection of the removable keypad in four disparate positions;
sensing a disparate position of the removable keypad by monitoring a physical connection between the multi-position connector and the removable keypad; and
orienting a display based upon the sensed disparate position of the removable keypad. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A system that facilitates orientation of a display on a machine data reader, comprising:
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means for providing a removable keypad that is removed from the machine data reader and replaced at a disparate orientation in relation to the machine data reader;
means for providing one or more keys that are non-movable with respect to a body of the machine data reader;
means for providing a multi-position connector that enables connection of the removable keypad in four disparate positions;
means for sensing a disparate position of the removable keypad by monitoring a physical connection between the multi-position connector and the removable keypad;
means for orienting a display based upon the sensed disparate position of the removable keypad; and
means for storing one or more profiles in a data store, the profiles related to individual users and comprise information related to user preferences, and the display oriented based at least in part upon a profile.
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Specification