Cordless indicia reader with a multifunction coil for wireless charging and EAS deactivation
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a plurality of modules configured for (i) receiving energy wirelessly to charge an energy storage component, and (ii) transmitting energy wirelessly to deactivate electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags; and
a 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. An electronic device, comprising:
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a plurality of modules configured for (i) receiving energy wirelessly to charge an energy storage component, and (ii) transmitting energy wirelessly to deactivate electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags; and a 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)
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11. An indicia reader, comprising:
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a plurality of modules enclosed by a housing, wherein the plurality of modules comprises; 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 (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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electrically connecting, with an electronic device, (i) a battery module to a charging module and (ii) the charging module to a multifunction coil, wherein the electronic device comprises the battery module, the charging module, and the multifunction coil; in response to a trigger signal, electrically connecting, with the electronic device, the EAS-deactivation module to the multifunction coil, wherein the electronic device comprises the EAS-deactivation module; and generating an EAS deactivation signal with the EAS-deactivation module. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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