Cordless indicia reader with a multifunction coil for wireless charging and EAS deactivation
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1. A cordless indicia reader, comprising:
- a plurality of modules configured for (i) acquiring and decoding indicia, (ii) receiving energy wirelessly to charge an energy storage component, and (iii) transmitting energy wirelessly to deactivate electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags; and
a hand-supportable housing substantially enclosing the plurality of modules;
wherein the plurality of modules comprises a coil module, the coil module including one multifunction coil for both (i) wirelessly receiving energy to facilitate the charging of the energy storage component and (ii) wirelessly transmitting energy to facilitate the deactivation of EAS tags.
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Abstract
A cordless indicia reader including a multifunction coil that can be configured to either transmit or receive electromagnetic energy is disclosed. In this way, the multifunction coil facilitates both the wireless charging of a battery and the wireless deactivation of electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags. The multifunction coil, and a plurality of modules to perform these functions, are integrated within the cordless indicia reader'"'"'s hand-supportable housing.
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1. A cordless indicia reader, comprising:
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a plurality of modules configured for (i) acquiring and decoding indicia, (ii) receiving energy wirelessly to charge an energy storage component, and (iii) transmitting energy wirelessly to deactivate electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags; and a hand-supportable housing substantially enclosing the plurality of modules; wherein the plurality of modules comprises a coil module, the coil module including one multifunction coil for both (i) wirelessly receiving energy to facilitate the charging of the energy storage component and (ii) wirelessly transmitting energy to facilitate the deactivation of EAS tags. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A cordless indicia reader, comprising:
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a plurality of modules enclosed by a hand-supportable housing, wherein the plurality of modules comprise; a control module for generating signals to configure a switching module, the switching module having a one or more electrical switches for electrically configuring the plurality of modules to perform a plurality of functions; an indicia-reading module for acquiring and decoding indicia information; a charging module for generating a charging signal for a battery module, the battery module for storing energy and supplying energy to enable the plurality of modules; an electronic article surveillance (EAS) deactivation module for generating an EAS-deactivation signal to deactivate an EAS tag; and a coil module, the coil module including a multifunction coil for (i) wirelessly receiving energy for the charging module and (ii) wirelessly transmitting energy from the EAS-deactivation module to facilitate the deactivation of the EAS tag. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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