Data Entry Systems

• US 20090111521A1
• Filed: 01/02/2009
• Published: 04/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/1993
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DataQuill Limited (Dataquill BVI Limited)
• Original Assignee: DataQuill Limited (Dataquill BVI Limited)
• Inventors: Robb, Gary Douglas, Doran, Paul Marshall, Callaghan, Francis John
• Granted Patent: US 7,920,898 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/557
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/0022 arrangements or provisious for transferring data to distant stations, e.g. from a sensing device "transfer between computer elements G06F13/00 "; data-transmission H04L
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10772 Moved readers, e.g. pen, wand
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10881 constructional details of hand-held scanners
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/18 Input circuits, e.g. for coupling to an antenna or a transmission line coupling networks between antennas or lines and receivers independent of the nature of the receiver H03H
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0202 Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03

Abstract

A data entry system includes a hand held data entry unit having a reading sensor for sensing commands and/or data, rewritable storage for storing information relating to selectable items, a controller (a microprocessor or other processing circuitry) and a display screen for displaying a user readable representation of the commands and/or stored information for a selected item, and a telecommunication interface for the telephonic transmission of information relating to a selected item or items from the storage to a remote processing center and for the telephonic information relating to selectable items from the remote processing center to the storage. Preferably a telecommunications interface is provided in the hand held unit for cellular or other wireless telephony systems. The hand held unit can be configured to combine the data entry functions with those of audio telephony.

Claims

1-64. -64. (canceled)

65. A self-contained hand held unit which is a cellular telephone handset operable for voice transmission and reception by a user, comprising:

(A) a speaker and a microphone permitting said hand held unit to be used as a telephone handset;

(B) a plurality of mechanical key switches;

(C) rewritable storage made of solid state memory, wherein said hand held unit is operable to retain data or information in said storage in response to user input, and operable to retain downloaded description information in said storage relating to user selectable items for later user access;

(D) a antenna;

(E) a rechargeable power supply;

(F) a sensor operable to sense user commands or data;

(G) a display screen coupled to said sensor, wherein said hand held unit is operable to process code wherein a said code includes data visible and selectable by a user and is associated with a user selectable item, and in response to user input including a selection of visible data of a said code by use of said hand held unit, a said code is processed, wherein subsequent to said hand held unit processing a said code, said display screen displays user readable information for said user selectable item associated with a said code;

(H) wherein further said display screen;

(i) is operable to display selected information retained by said storage, to display commands, and to display a list of selectable items, wherein items from said list are individually selectable from said display screen by use of said sensor;

(ii) is operable to display a selected language of a number of display languages to assist a user in operating said hand held device, wherein a user is able to select a said language, and said number of display languages includes English and at least one language other than English;

(I) a wireless connector coupled to said storage, wherein said wireless connector is configured to permit said hand held unit to establish a wireless link to a peripheral device separate from said hand held unit, wherein said wireless link is made of short range radio signals;

(J) a cellular telecommunications interface coupled to said antenna and operable to communicate via said antenna with a cellular telecommunications network operable for transmitting and receiving voice and data, wherein said cellular telecommunications interface also is operable to transmit from said storage data captured by use of said hand held unit;

(K) a camera coupled to said storage, wherein said camera is operable for capture of data for said storage, wherein said data is one or more images and wherein said cellular telecommunications interface is operable for transmitting from said storage via said antenna and at least a said cellular telecommunications network data captured by use of said camera, wherein said captured data is one or more images of a plurality of images captured by use of said camera;

(L) wherein said hand held unit by utilizing said antenna and at least a said cellular telecommunications network;

(i) is operable to download from a remote processing center at least description information corresponding to each of a plurality of user selectable items for retention in said storage for later user access from said storage, and wherein said downloading is in response to one or more instructions transmitted to a remote processing center in response to entry of one or more user commands;

(ii) is operable to transmit information from said storage corresponding to a selected item of said plurality of user selectable items to a remote processing center,

(iii) wherein said selected item is individually selectable from said display screen from said plurality of user selectable items by use of said sensor; and

(iv) is operable to transmit a request to a remote processing center for downloading description information to said hand held unit to update description information for one or more of said plurality of user selectable items, and in response to a said transmission to download information from a remote processing center for retention in said storage to have description information for said one or more user selectable items be up to date for a user;

(K) said hand held unit is operable for a user to select and initiate ordering of one or more merchandisable items for the user via a remote processing center, wherein;

(i) by utilizing said antenna and at least a said cellular telecommunications network said hand held unit is operable;

to receive from a remote processing center at least description information for each of a plurality of user selectable items which are merchandisable items, wherein said receiving is in response to one or more instructions transmitted to a remote processing center in response to entry of one or more user inputs,

(ii) wherein subsequent to receiving said description information, in response to user input said display screen displays information relating to a desired selectable merchandisable item,

(iii) by utilizing said antenna and at least a said cellular telecommunications network said hand held unit is operable to transmit one or more selections of a plurality of selectable merchandisable items to a remote processing center to initiate an order for said one or more selected items,

(iv) wherein each selected item of said one or more selections is selectable individually by selecting from a location on said display screen associated with a selected item by use of said sensor, and

(v) in response to a said transmission said hand held unit is operable to receive information relating to said order from a remote processing center to display on said display screen.