Apparatus comprising a reader and method for controlling the reader
First Claim
1. A portable device comprising:
- a control means (14, 24, 34) for receiving command signals,a reader (12, 22, 32), the operation of the reader in relation to an object is controlled by said command signals, anda detection means (18, 28, 38) for detecting distance, said control means (14, 24, 34) being connected to the detection means (18, 28, 38) for detecting a distance of the object in relation to the detection means (18, 28, 38),whereby at least one command signal received by said control means (14, 24, 34), from the detection means (18, 28, 38), is based on information which indicates a relative movement of the detection means (18, 28, 38) relative to the object based on the detected distance of the object in relation to the detection means (18, 28, 38), in response to the command signal said control means is configured to activate the operation of the reader.
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Abstract
A portable device (10, 20) includes at least a control element (14, 24, 34) for receiving command signals and a reader (12, 22, 32). A detection element (18, 28, 38) is connected with the control element (14, 24, 34) and they communicate with each other. Operation of the reader (12, 22, 32) in relation to the object to be identified is controlled through command signals so that at least one of the command signals received by the control element (14, 24, 34) is based on information indicating movement or position received from the detection element (18, 28, 38). The reader (12, 22, 32) is easy to use and quick to operate in its operating environment as no separate actions are required of the user in order to initiate operations.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable device comprising:
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a control means (14, 24, 34) for receiving command signals, a reader (12, 22, 32), the operation of the reader in relation to an object is controlled by said command signals, and a detection means (18, 28, 38) for detecting distance, said control means (14, 24, 34) being connected to the detection means (18, 28, 38) for detecting a distance of the object in relation to the detection means (18, 28, 38), whereby at least one command signal received by said control means (14, 24, 34), from the detection means (18, 28, 38), is based on information which indicates a relative movement of the detection means (18, 28, 38) relative to the object based on the detected distance of the object in relation to the detection means (18, 28, 38), in response to the command signal said control means is configured to activate the operation of the reader. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An arrangement of a device attachable to a limb or body comprising:
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at least a detection means (18, 28, 38) configured to detect a distance of an object to be identified in relation to the detection means (18, 28, 38), to generate command signals and transmit the generated command signals to a control means (14, 24, 34), and another device (20) comprising at least a reader (12, 22, 32) and a control means (14, 24, 34), whereby at least one of the command signals received by the control means (14, 24, 34) is based on information, which indicates a relative movement or position of the detection means (18, 28, 38) relative to the object based on the detected distance of the object in relation to the detection means (18, 28, 38), received from the detection means (18, 28, 38) and whereby the command signals control the operation of the reader (12, 22, 32) in relation to the object, in response to the command signal said control means is configured to activate the operation of the reader. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method for controlling a portable reader that comprises i) a control means for receiving at least one command signal, ii) a reader, and iii) a detection means, the method comprising:
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detecting (401), by the detection means, a distance of an object to be identified in relation to the detection means, receiving (403), by the control means, at least one command signal, from the detection means, indicating a relative movement of the detection means relative to the object based on the detected distance of the object in relation to the detection means, generating (405, 407, 409) at least one command signal based at least in part on the received information, and controlling (411), by the control means, through the at least one of the command signal, operation of the reader in relation to the object by activating the operation of the reader in response to the said command signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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