Wearable passive scanning device
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1. A wireless scanning device comprising:
- a glove to be worn on at least a portion of a hand;
a pressure sensor attached to a first surface of the glove, the pressure sensor configured to detect a force exerted by an item held by the hand wearing the glove;
a wireless scanner affixed to the glove; and
a microcontroller affixed to the glove, and conductively coupled with (i) the pressure sensor, and (ii) the wireless scanner, the microcontroller configured to;
determine the force exceeds a lifting force threshold, wherein the lifting force threshold identifies a minimum force that indicates that an item has been lifted, andactivate the wireless scanner to detect wireless identifiers.
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Abstract
Features are disclosed for a wearable scanning device that can passively initiate scanning for wireless identifiers such as RFID tags. The wearable scanning device may include a force sensor, an accelerometer, or a motion activated switch that can initiate the scanning when detecting an action performed by an associate (e.g., lifting) without an express intent from the associate to scan.
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21 Claims
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1. A wireless scanning device comprising:
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a glove to be worn on at least a portion of a hand; a pressure sensor attached to a first surface of the glove, the pressure sensor configured to detect a force exerted by an item held by the hand wearing the glove; a wireless scanner affixed to the glove; and a microcontroller affixed to the glove, and conductively coupled with (i) the pressure sensor, and (ii) the wireless scanner, the microcontroller configured to; determine the force exceeds a lifting force threshold, wherein the lifting force threshold identifies a minimum force that indicates that an item has been lifted, and activate the wireless scanner to detect wireless identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A wireless scanning device comprising:
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a passively activated switch configured to activate in response to detecting a first interaction with an item, wherein the interaction occurs within a scanning area; a wireless scanner configured to; transmit a request message for detecting a wireless identifier, and receive a response message from the wireless identifier; and a microcontroller conductively coupled with (i) the passively activated switch, and (ii) the wireless scanner, wherein the microcontroller is configured to, in response to the passively activated switch being activated, activate the wireless scanner to transmit the request message for detecting the wireless identifier and receive the response message from the wireless identifier. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a data store storing specific computer-executable instructions; and a first computing device in communication with the data store, the computing device including a processor that executes the specific computer-executable instructions to cause the system to at least; receive a first value from a passively activated switch, the first value indicating that an item is moved; determine a location of the passively activated switch; and based at least in part on at least one of the location and the first value, activate a wireless scanner to;
(i) transmit a request message for detecting a wireless identifier, and (ii) receive a response message from the wireless identifier. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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