DOCKING STATION WITH EXTENDED USB INTERFACE FOR WIRELESS ELECTRO-OPTICAL READER
First Claim
1. A docking station, comprising:
- a support for supporting a portable electro-optical reader;
a universal serial bus (USB) socket interface supported by the support; and
a USB extension cable connected to the USB socket interface, the USB cable extending away from the support and terminating in a USB plug interface.
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Abstract
A docking station supports a portable electro-optical reader, such as a moving laser beam reader or an imaging reader. The docking station includes a universal serial bus (USB) socket interface supported by the docking station, and a USB extension cable connected to the USB socket interface. The USB cable extends away from the docking station and terminates in a USB plug interface. A radio frequency (RF) peripheral is inserted into the USB socket interface, for wireless RF communication with the reader when the reader is not supported on the docking station. The USB cable is connected to power contacts on the docking station for mating with charging contacts connected to a rechargeable battery in the reader to charge the battery when the reader is supported by the docking station.
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19 Claims
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1. A docking station, comprising:
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a support for supporting a portable electro-optical reader; a universal serial bus (USB) socket interface supported by the support; and a USB extension cable connected to the USB socket interface, the USB cable extending away from the support and terminating in a USB plug interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of configuring a docking station, comprising the steps of:
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supporting a portable electro-optical reader on a support; supporting a universal serial bus (USB) socket interface on the support; connecting a USB extension cable to the USB socket interface, and extending the USB cable away from the support; and terminating the USB cable in a USB plug interface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A docking station, comprising:
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a support for supporting a portable electrical device having charging contacts connected to a rechargeable battery, the support having power contacts for mating with the charging contacts when the electrical device is supported by the support; and a universal serial bus (USB) extension cable extending away from the support and terminating in a USB plug interface, the USB cable being connected to the power contacts on the support for charging the battery through the charging contacts when the electrical device is supported by the support. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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