Hand held portable device with multiple functions
First Claim
1. A hand held portable device, comprising:
- a signature pad adapted to receive and digitize a signature written on the signature pad;
a bar code reader adapted to read a bar code label;
a receipt printer adapted to output a receipt with at least one of the digitized signature contained thereon and bar code data corresponding to information read from the bar code by the bar code reader;
an input device adapted to allow a user to input product information; and
a bar code printer adapted to print a bar code label containing the product information inputted by the user;
where the portable device allows the user to select between reading a bar code, printing a bar code label and printing a receipt containing at least one of the digitized signature received by the signature pad and the bar code information read from the bar code label.
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Abstract
A hand held portable device is provided that includes a signature pad for receiving a customer'"'"'s signature and a carbon copy receipt printer that can print out a receipt with customer information, product information and the customer'"'"'s digitized signature on both a merchant receipt and a customer receipt. The hand hold portable device can also be provided with a bar code reader and a thermal transfer bar code printer. The hand held portable device is adapted to allow a user to input product information, inventory information, customer information and accept customer signatures. The portable device allows the user to select between reading a bar code, printing a bar code label and printing a receipt containing at least one of the digitized signature received by the digitized pad and the bar code information read from the bar code label. The hand held portable device can also download data to a main computer via a communication system with a connector or a radio frequency link. Warning LED'"'"'s are provided to inform the user whether a signature has been accepted or a bar code label has been properly read.
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19 Claims
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1. A hand held portable device, comprising:
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a signature pad adapted to receive and digitize a signature written on the signature pad;
a bar code reader adapted to read a bar code label;
a receipt printer adapted to output a receipt with at least one of the digitized signature contained thereon and bar code data corresponding to information read from the bar code by the bar code reader;
an input device adapted to allow a user to input product information; and
a bar code printer adapted to print a bar code label containing the product information inputted by the user;
where the portable device allows the user to select between reading a bar code, printing a bar code label and printing a receipt containing at least one of the digitized signature received by the signature pad and the bar code information read from the bar code label. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A hand held portable device, comprising:
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a signature pad adapted to receive and digitize a signature written on the signature pad;
a bar code reader adapted to read a bar code label;
a receipt printer adapted to output a receipt with at least one of the digitized signature contained thereon and bar code data corresponding to information read from the bar code by the bar code reader;
an input device adapted to allow a user to input product information;
a bar code printer adapted to print a bar code label containing the product information inputted by the user; and
a processor operatively coupled to the signature pad, the receipt printer, the bar code reader and the bar code printer, the processor adapted to digitize signatures written on the signature pad and output the digitized signature to the receipt outputted by the receipt printer, the processor further adapted to receive bar code information from the bar code reader and output the bar code information to the receipt outputted by the receipt printer and also adapted to receive bar code data from a key pad and output that data to a bar code printed by the bar code printer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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