METHOD OF SCANNING CODES AND PROCESSING DATA WITH HANDHELD SCANNING JACKET
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Abstract
A method of reading codes with a reader mounted at least partially within a jacket and communicating the read codes to a handheld device also mounted at least partially within the jacket. The codes may identify a medicine, identify a patient, run an inventory, run a patient safety application, or other process control application located on the handheld device. The jacket includes an opening configured to align and engage with a display surface of the handheld device to simultaneously display being read. The jacket is portable and small and light enough to be carried by a user while working in a healthcare facility.
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24 Claims
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1-17. -17. (canceled)
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18. A method of administration and documentation of care provided to patients in a healthcare environment, the method comprising:
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reading a code corresponding to at least one of a patient identification, an item identification, and an instruction, the step of reading being performed with a reader device located at least partially in a portable jacket, the portable jacket being configured to be small and light enough to be hand carried in the healthcare environment by a user; communicating the read code by the reader device to a handheld device having a processor, wherein the handheld device is also located within the portable jacket; processing the read code by a processor located within the handheld device to identify a medicine or identify a patient or run an inventory or a patient safety application or other process control application on the handheld device; - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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19-21. -21. (canceled)
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