Portable data scanner apparatus
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1. A handheld light scanning and detection apparatus comprising:
- a first module comprising a first housing of elongate shape having first and second ends, and means located within the first housing for projecting a light beam;
means for detecting light from the scanned light beam which has been reflected from scanned objects and producing a first electrical signal representative of the detected light;
a second module attached to the first module near the first end of the first housing, the second module comprising a second housing and one or more components of a data processing system which system is electrically connected to receive said first electrical signal; and
a third module attached to the first module near the second end of the first housing, the third module comprising a third housing for one or more electrical components of the apparatus.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an integrated self-contained portable data scanner apparatus which is suitable for long periods of uninterrupted handheld use for purpose such as the bar code scanning of inventory. The apparatus includes a number of modules interconnected into a self-contained unit with no external cabling necessary. The basic modules are a scanner module, a data module including one or more data processing components such as a keyboard, a display or a microprocessor, and a removable rechargeable power module.
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1. A handheld light scanning and detection apparatus comprising:
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a first module comprising a first housing of elongate shape having first and second ends, and means located within the first housing for projecting a light beam; means for detecting light from the scanned light beam which has been reflected from scanned objects and producing a first electrical signal representative of the detected light; a second module attached to the first module near the first end of the first housing, the second module comprising a second housing and one or more components of a data processing system which system is electrically connected to receive said first electrical signal; and a third module attached to the first module near the second end of the first housing, the third module comprising a third housing for one or more electrical components of the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A handheld light scanner apparatus comprising:
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a first module comprising a first module base of elongate shape having first and second ends, a housing, means within said housing for projecting a scanned light beam in the direction beyond the first end of the first module base with the central axis of the scanned light beam in generally the same plane as the major axis of the first module base; means for detecting light from the scanned light beam which has been reflected from scanned objects and producing a first electrical signal representative of the detected light; a second module comprising data entry means attached to and generally orthogonal to the first module base near the first end thereof; and a third module of elongate shape attached to and generally orthogonal to the first module base near the second end thereof, said third module comprising a handle for the apparatus and being spaced sufficiently from the second module to permit a person'"'"'s fingers to pass freely between them. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An integrated self-contained noncontact bar code scanner apparatus comprising:
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a scanner module comprising a housing and means located within the housing for projecting a light beam; means for detecting light from the light beam reflected from an object and producing a first electrical signal representative of the detected light and the scanned object; data processing means for decoding the first electrical signal into digital data representative of the scanned object; memory for storing the digital data; a data module housing one or more components of the data processing means; a battery module for supplying operational power for the apparatus; and a frame module comprising a handle for the apparatus and connecting the scanner module, the data module and the battery module into an integrated unit. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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