HANDSET UNIT AND TELEPHONE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A telephone device capable of scanning a barcode, comprisinga control module comprising a processor and an associated database;
- a display unit electrically connected to the control module; and
a handset unit comprising a housing, a telephone module, a scanner module, a switch, and a transmitter module, the telephone module, the scanner module, the switch and the transmitter module being disposed in the housing,wherein the housing has a scanning port formed thereon,wherein the telephone module has a listening component and a speaking component,wherein the scanner module includes an optical reading unit correspondingly arranged with respect to the scanning port of the housing,wherein the switch is operably disposed on the housing for establishing selective connection from the telephone module and the scanner module to the transmitter module, andwherein the transmitter module provides signal communication to the control module.
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Abstract
A telephone device having barcode scanning capability includes: a control module, a display unit, and a handset. The control module has a database and a processor electrically connected to the database. The display unit is electrically connected to the processor of the control module. The handset unit has a housing, a telephone module, a scanner, a switch, and a transmitter module, wherein the telephone module, the scanner, the switch and the transmitter module are disposed in the housing. The housing has a scanning port formed thereof. The telephone module has a listening component and a speaking component. The scanner has an optical reading unit corresponding to the scanning port of the housing. The switch is selectivity conducting to the telephone module or the scanner. The transmitter module is electrically connecting to the processor of the control module and the switch. Thus, the telephone device has scanning and communicating functions.
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20 Claims
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1. A telephone device capable of scanning a barcode, comprising
a control module comprising a processor and an associated database; -
a display unit electrically connected to the control module; and a handset unit comprising a housing, a telephone module, a scanner module, a switch, and a transmitter module, the telephone module, the scanner module, the switch and the transmitter module being disposed in the housing, wherein the housing has a scanning port formed thereon, wherein the telephone module has a listening component and a speaking component, wherein the scanner module includes an optical reading unit correspondingly arranged with respect to the scanning port of the housing, wherein the switch is operably disposed on the housing for establishing selective connection from the telephone module and the scanner module to the transmitter module, and wherein the transmitter module provides signal communication to the control module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A handset unit, comprising:
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a housing having a scanning port formed thereon, a telephone module having a listening component and a speaking component disposed in the housing; a scanner module having an optical reading unit disposed in the housing and correspondingly arranged with respect to the scanning port of the housing; a transmitter module disposed in the housing; and a switch operably disposed on the housing for establishing selective connection from the telephone module and the scanner module to the transmitter module. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A telephone device for disposing beside a hospital bed to scan a barcode associated with a patient, comprising:
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a control module comprising a processor and an associated database for storing data corresponding to at least one barcode associated with the patient; a display unit electrically connected to the control module; and a handset unit comprising a housing, a telephone module, a scanner, a switch, and a transmitter module, the telephone module, the scanner, the switch and the transmitter module being disposed in the housing, wherein the housing has a scanning port formed thereon, wherein the telephone module has a listening component and a speaking component, wherein the scanner module includes an optical reading unit correspondingly arranged with respect to the scanning port of the housing, wherein the switch is operably disposed on the housing for establishing selective connection from the telephone module and the scanner module to the transmitter module, wherein the transmitter module provides signal communication to the control module; wherein in response to the barcode reading of the optical reading unit, the processor causes the display unit to present the data associated with the patient. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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