Panic button for data collection device
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1. A data collection device comprising:
- an image signal generating system for reading and interpreting bar codes;
a scan key to initiate reading and interpreting bar codes;
a memory for storing bar code data;
a temperature sensor communicatively coupled to the memory;
a wireless communication device;
a dedicated panic button; and
a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the data collection device is configured to perform a method, the method comprising;
receiving, by the processor, an alert responsive to a user activating the dedicated panic button;
switching, by the processor, the image signal generating system to an image capture mode, responsive to receiving the alert;
capturing, by the image signal generating system, responsive to being switched into image capture mode, image data and saving the image data in the memory;
capturing, by the temperature sensor, temperature data and saving the temperature data in the memory;
compiling, by the processor, a message comprising the image data and the temperature data;
retrieving a designated emergency contact record from the memory; and
utilizing the wireless communication device to send a message to the designated emergency contact; and
erasing, by the processor, scan data stored in a predetermined section of the memory or a predetermined file or group of files in the memory in response to receiving the alert.
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Abstract
A data collection device comprising: a data collection subsystem; a wireless communication device; a dedicated panic button; and a processor that, responsive to a user activating the dedicated panic button, uses the wireless communication device to cause a message to be sent to a designated emergency contact.
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18 Claims
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1. A data collection device comprising:
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an image signal generating system for reading and interpreting bar codes; a scan key to initiate reading and interpreting bar codes; a memory for storing bar code data; a temperature sensor communicatively coupled to the memory; a wireless communication device; a dedicated panic button; and a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the data collection device is configured to perform a method, the method comprising; receiving, by the processor, an alert responsive to a user activating the dedicated panic button; switching, by the processor, the image signal generating system to an image capture mode, responsive to receiving the alert; capturing, by the image signal generating system, responsive to being switched into image capture mode, image data and saving the image data in the memory; capturing, by the temperature sensor, temperature data and saving the temperature data in the memory; compiling, by the processor, a message comprising the image data and the temperature data; retrieving a designated emergency contact record from the memory; and utilizing the wireless communication device to send a message to the designated emergency contact; and erasing, by the processor, scan data stored in a predetermined section of the memory or a predetermined file or group of files in the memory in response to receiving the alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A data collection device comprising:
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an image signal generating system for reading and interpreting bar codes; a scan key to initiate reading and interpreting bar codes; a memory for storing scan data; a wireless communication device; a dedicated panic button; and a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the data collection device is configured to perform a method, the method comprising; receiving, by the processor, an alert responsive to a user activating the dedicated panic button; retrieving a designated emergency contact record from the memory; and utilizing the wireless communication device to send a message to the designated emergency contact; and encrypting and retaining in the memory, by the processor, scan data stored in a predetermined section of the memory or a predetermined file or group of files in the memory in response to receiving the alert. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A data collection device comprising:
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an image signal generating system for reading and interpreting bar codes; a scan key to initiate reading and interpreting bar codes; a plurality of data collection sensors for collecting sensor data wherein at least one sensor collects temperature data; a memory for storing scan and sensor data; a wireless communication device; a processor that, responsive to scan data or sensor data that includes at least one of the following;
voice recognition to identify a predetermined word or phrase;
scanning of a predetermined bar code;
scanning of a predetermined RFID tag and a predetermined GPS location, uses the wireless communication device to cause a message to be sent to a designated emergency contact wherein the message comprises temperature data retrieved by the processor from the memory. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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