Computer and/or scanner system mounted on a glove
First Claim
1. A data terminal comprising:
- a glove to be worn on a system operator'"'"'s hand;
a first housing mounted to a single finger portion of said glove by a first mounting;
a second housing mounted to said glove by a second mounting;
said second housing containing;
(a) means for processing said electrical signal representative of the indicia,(b) a keypad input for generating signals representative of alphanumeric data to be input to said processor means, and(c) a visual display for displaying said data representative of said indicia and said alphanumeric data;
said first housing containing an actuable electro-optical scanner for projecting a light beam to indicia to be read, for scanning the indicia, and for detecting light of variable intensity that is reflected off the indicia to generate an electrical signal representative of the indicia; and
cabling for operatively interconnecting said first and second housings.
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Abstract
A portable computer and/or scanner system includes a keyboard, another data input device such as an optical scanner, a data processor module and a display. All of these components are arranged on a glove to be worn by a system operator. The system is configured in two housings, the first mounted on a finger brace and the second on a wrist brace, both braces being attached to the glove. The two housings are interconnected by electrical or optical cables. The first housing contains the electro-optical scanner and the second contains a processor module, keyboard and display. The second housing may also contain a transceiver for communication with a host computer, and is positioned on the wrist so that the display is at the top or back of the wrist for easy visualization. The keypad is positioned on the side of the wrist adjacent the thumb so that the operator can use the keypad while watching the display. A push button switch on the finger brace is operated by the thumb to control the scanner.
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27 Claims
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1. A data terminal comprising:
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a glove to be worn on a system operator'"'"'s hand; a first housing mounted to a single finger portion of said glove by a first mounting; a second housing mounted to said glove by a second mounting; said second housing containing; (a) means for processing said electrical signal representative of the indicia, (b) a keypad input for generating signals representative of alphanumeric data to be input to said processor means, and (c) a visual display for displaying said data representative of said indicia and said alphanumeric data; said first housing containing an actuable electro-optical scanner for projecting a light beam to indicia to be read, for scanning the indicia, and for detecting light of variable intensity that is reflected off the indicia to generate an electrical signal representative of the indicia; and cabling for operatively interconnecting said first and second housings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A data terminal comprising:
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a glove to be worn on a system operator'"'"'s hand; first and second housings mounted to said glove; said first housing containing a scanner unit for optically scanning indicia to be read; said second housing containing a visual display; and electrical conductors interconnecting said first and second housings; wherein said first housing is mounted to a single finger portion of said glove. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A data terminal comprising:
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a glove to be worn on a system operator'"'"'s hand; first and second housings mounted to said glove; said first housing containing a scanner unit for optically scanning indicia to be read; said second housing containing a keypad input for generating signals representative of alphanumeric data; and electrical conductors interconnecting said first and second housings; wherein said first housing is mounted to a single finger portion of said glove. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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Specification