Portable data terminal
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1. A device, comprising:
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a sensor connected to the housing in a manner exposing the sensor to an environment, wherein the sensor provides an environmental reading for the environment;
an encoded information reader unit configured to scan decodable indicia and to output decoded data from decodable indicia;
a location data providing unit configured to output location data; and
a memory;
wherein the device operates in a plurality of modes comprising a first operating mode in which the device captures the environmental data at a first configurable time and a second configurable time that is different from the first configurable time; and
wherein the device is configured, in the first operating mode, to collect environmental data from the sensor and location data from the location data providing unit, and to store the environmental data and the location data in the memory in response to decoding decodable indicia, the decoded data and the environmental data correlated to the location data.
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Abstract
A portable data terminal that includes a housing and an environmentally responsive device for collecting data about the environment surrounding the housing. The portable data terminal also includes an encoded information reader unit with one or more data collection hardware devices, which can capture data encoded in decodable indicia, e.g., bar codes. In one embodiment, the portable data terminal is configured to operate in a mode that processes the decodable indicia, and the environmental data so as to correlate the information decoded in the decodable indicia with the environmental data.
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23 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a housing; a sensor connected to the housing in a manner exposing the sensor to an environment, wherein the sensor provides an environmental reading for the environment; an encoded information reader unit configured to scan decodable indicia and to output decoded data from decodable indicia; a location data providing unit configured to output location data; and a memory; wherein the device operates in a plurality of modes comprising a first operating mode in which the device captures the environmental data at a first configurable time and a second configurable time that is different from the first configurable time; and wherein the device is configured, in the first operating mode, to collect environmental data from the sensor and location data from the location data providing unit, and to store the environmental data and the location data in the memory in response to decoding decodable indicia, the decoded data and the environmental data correlated to the location data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device, comprising:
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a housing; a sensor connected to the housing in a manner exposing the sensor to an environment, wherein the sensor provides an environmental reading for the environment; a location data providing unit configured to output location data; and an audio device for receiving acoustic signals and generating audio data; and
a memory;wherein the device operates in a plurality of modes comprising a first operating mode in which the device captures the environmental data at a first configurable time and a second configurable time that is different from the first configurable time; and wherein the device is configured, in the first operating mode, to collect environmental data from the sensor and location data from the location data providing unit, and to store the environmental data and the location data in the memory in response to generating audio data, the environmental data correlated to the location data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device, comprising:
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a housing comprising a connector; a module comprising a sensor connected to the housing via the connector in a manner exposing the sensor to an environment, wherein the sensor provides an environmental reading for the environment; an encoded information reader unit configured to scan decodable indicia and to output decoded data from decodable indicia; a location data providing unit configured to output location data; and a memory; wherein the connector comprises a removable, detachable interface for receiving the module; wherein the device operates in a plurality of modes comprising a first operating mode in which the device captures the environmental data at a first configurable time and a second configurable time that is different from the first configurable time; and wherein the device is configured, in the first operating mode, to collect environmental data from the sensor and location data from the location data providing unit, and to store the environmental data and the location data in the memory in response to decoding a decodable indicia, the decoded data and the environmental data correlated to the location data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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