Computerized device for data collection and communication

• US 8,065,443 B1
• Filed: 05/22/2006
• Issued: 11/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intermec IP Corporation (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Intermec IP Corporation (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Inventors: Woodburn, William, Cleland, Chris, McDermott, Brad, Eckley, Brad, Brody, Kraig, White, Ryan R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tsai; Henry
• Assistant Examiner(s): SNYDER, STEVEN G
• Application Number:
  US11/439,535
• Time in Patent Office: 2,010 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 710/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1662 Details related to the integrated keyboard
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1688 the I/O peripheral being integrated loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1696 the I/O peripheral being a printing or scanning device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1632 Pen holder integrated in the computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1633 Protecting arrangement for the entire housing of the computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2213/0038 System on Chip
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10881 constructional details of hand-held scanners
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/24 Arrangements for testing

Abstract

An improved computerized device and system for data collection and communication. The system can include component identification capability, multiple communication options, multiple optical reading and imaging options and multiple audio components. Further, the computerized can include a removable shock protection system. Multiple additional features and combinations of features are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A component identification system for a data-handling system, comprising:

a portable data-handling unit, comprising a processing unit;

a data-handling system component;

a component identification module that is a part of a component in the portable data-handling unit and identifies the component present in the portable data-handling unit, the component identification module located with said data-handling system component, comprising a non-volatile memory storing information identifying at least one attribute of the data-handling system component with which it is located;

a power storage component;

a communication control component that causes said processing unit to wake-up from a sleeping state or other energy conservation state and activate an appropriate component based on information received from a short-range radio; and

a one-wire bus, coupled with said processing unit and with said component identification module;

wherein said processing unit causes operating power to be transferred to said component identification module via said one-wire bus, wherein said component identification module then communicates information stored in said non-volatile memory to said processing unit via said one-wire bus, and wherein the portable data-handling unit distinguishes one power storage component from another power storage component.

2. The component identification system of claim 1, wherein the component identification module includes at least one of a connector, a wire, and a port.

3. The component identification system of claim 1, wherein the component identification module stores information related to a manufacture of the power storage component.

4. The component identification system of claim 1, wherein the component identification module includes the power storage component.

5. The component identification system of claim 1, wherein the data-handling system component is selected from a group consisting of a global positioning receiver, a wireless local area network (WLAN) radio, a wireless wire area network (WWAN) radio, a very short range radio, a digital camera, and a optical indicia reader.