Handheld code reader having a motion sensor
First Claim
1. A method for use with a handheld code reader that has an operating characteristic that can have one of a plurality of different states including first through last states, the method for switching between the different states of the operating characteristic, the method comprising the steps of:
- specifying a circumstance set including at least one of reader orientation and a threshold movement level for the reader;
monitoring at least one of movement and orientation of the reader;
determining each time the circumstance set occurs; and
each time the circumstance set occurs, irrespective of the current operating characteristic state, changing from a current operating characteristic state to a different one of the plurality of states so that the operating characteristic states continually cycle;
wherein the operating characteristic is one of an illumination mode and a code decoding algorithm.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for use with a handheld code reader that has an operating characteristic that can have at least first and second different states, the method for switching between the different states of the operating characteristic, the method comprising the steps of specifying a circumstance set including at least one of reader orientation and a threshold movement level for the reader, monitoring at least one of movement and orientation of the reader determining when the circumstance set occurs and changing the operating characteristic state when the circumstance set occurs, wherein the operating characteristic is one of an illumination mode and a code decoding algorithm.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for use with a handheld code reader that has an operating characteristic that can have one of a plurality of different states including first through last states, the method for switching between the different states of the operating characteristic, the method comprising the steps of:
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specifying a circumstance set including at least one of reader orientation and a threshold movement level for the reader; monitoring at least one of movement and orientation of the reader; determining each time the circumstance set occurs; and each time the circumstance set occurs, irrespective of the current operating characteristic state, changing from a current operating characteristic state to a different one of the plurality of states so that the operating characteristic states continually cycle; wherein the operating characteristic is one of an illumination mode and a code decoding algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for use with a handheld code reader that has an operating characteristic that can have a plurality of different states including first through last states, the method for switching between the different states of the operating characteristic and comprising the steps of:
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detecting movement of the handheld code reader; and each time a specific code reader movement occurs, changing from a current operating characteristic state to a next operating characteristic state wherein, after the last operating characteristic state, the next operating characteristic state is the first operating characteristic state so that the operating characteristic states continually cycle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for use with a handheld code reader that has an operating characteristic that can have one of a plurality of different states including first through last states, the apparatus for switching between the different states of the operating characteristic, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensor for detecting at least one of movement of the handheld code reader and orientation of the reader; a comparator for comparing the at least one of detected reader movement and reader orientation to at least one of a threshold movement level and a specific orientation and determining each time at least one of when the detected reader movement exceeds the threshold movement level and the reader is oriented in the specific orientation; and a characteristic selector for, each time at least one of detected reader movement exceeds the threshold movement level and the reader is in the specific orientation, irrespective of the current operating characteristic state, changing from a current operating characteristic state to a different one of the plurality of states so that the operating characteristic states continually cycle; wherein the operating characteristic is one of an illumination mode and a code decoding setting. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for use with a handheld code reader that has an operating characteristic that can have a plurality of different states including first through last states, the apparatus for switching between the different states of the operating characteristic, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensor for detecting movement of the handheld code reader; a processor for, each time a specific code reader movement occurs, changing from a current operating characteristic state to a next operating characteristic state wherein, after the last operating characteristic state, the next operating characteristic state is the first operating characteristic state so that the operating characteristic states continually cycle. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for use with a handheld code reader that has an operating characteristic that can have a plurality of different states including first through last states, the method for switching between the different states of the operating characteristic and comprising the steps of:
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detecting movement of the handheld code reader; and each time a specific code reader movement occurs, changing from a current operating characteristic state to a different one of the plurality of operating characteristic states so that the operating characteristic states continually cycle.
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29. An apparatus for use with a handheld code reader that has an operating characteristic that can have a plurality of different states including first through last states, the apparatus for switching between the different states of the operating characteristic and comprising:
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a sensor for detecting movement of the handheld code reader; and a characteristic selector that, each time a specific code reader movement occurs, changes from a current operating characteristic state to a different one of the plurality of operating characteristic states so that the operating characteristic states continually cycle.
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