Data capture apparatus with handwritten data receiving component
First Claim
1. Apparatus for capturing handwritten data, comprising a hand-held self-contained portable handwritten data capture assembly capable of receiving normally generated handwritten material, said assembly comprising;
- an integral combination of a portable data terminal for processing data;
a removable handwritten data receiving module removably connected to the data terminal and having a longitudinally extensive receiving surface for receiving a spacially extended sequence of information conveying handwritten data while the module is connected with the data terminal;
means in said module for reading the spacially extended sequence of information conveying handwritten data as applied to said receiving surface and entering the data into the data terminal; and
means for locking the receiving module into engagement with the data terminal.
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Abstract
A data capturing module combined with a portable data terminal of the hand-held type to record handwritten data. Using a digitized pad, the module can provide for direct input of handwritten data into the system, or a peripheral digital scanner can be employed to provide for data entry. Depending upon the particular application, the module therefore provides for data entry of handwritten text or graphics using the data terminal and other components of a portable data system to enter, display, print or otherwise communicate the handwritten data.
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20 Claims
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1. Apparatus for capturing handwritten data, comprising a hand-held self-contained portable handwritten data capture assembly capable of receiving normally generated handwritten material, said assembly comprising;
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an integral combination of a portable data terminal for processing data;
a removable handwritten data receiving module removably connected to the data terminal and having a longitudinally extensive receiving surface for receiving a spacially extended sequence of information conveying handwritten data while the module is connected with the data terminal;
means in said module for reading the spacially extended sequence of information conveying handwritten data as applied to said receiving surface and entering the data into the data terminal; and
means for locking the receiving module into engagement with the data terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Apparatus for capturing handwritten data, comprising a hand-held self-contained portable handwritten data capture assembly capable of receiving normally generated handwritten material, said assembly comprising
an integral combination of a portable data terminal for processing data, the data terminal including a display surface; -
a removable handwritten data receiving module removably connected to the data terminal and having a longitudinally extensive receiving surface for receiving a spacially extended sequence of information conveying handwritten data while the module is connected with the data terminal;
means in said module for reading the spacially extended sequence of information conveying handwritten data as applied to said receiving surface and entering the data into the data terminal; and
means for displaying the handwritten data on the display surface of the data terminal as it is entered on the receiving surface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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