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7389934 On-demand point-of-sale scanner access  
Associating and/or disassociating a mobile point-of-sale scanner device with a particular shopper. Shoppers may be identified, for example, using biometrics or by scanning a loyalty card. As an...
7389933 Triggerless electro-optical reader  
A software-programmed controller supported by a mobile electro-optical reader is operative for sensing when the mobile reader is supported in a steady state by the operator for a predetermined time...
7388221 Viewer and method for displaying information based on viewer position  
A viewer and method of displaying information with the viewer are provided. The viewer is configured to rest upon a surface that bears coded data and includes memory for storing display...
7387253 Optical reader system comprising local host processor and optical reader  
In an optical reading system comprising an optical reader and a host processor, the host processor may be configured to transmit a component control instruction in response to a user input command...
7383998 Optical reader system comprising host processor and optical reader  
There is provided an optical reader system that can include an optical reader and a host processor which may be in communication via a communication link. In one embodiment a communication link...
7383188 Object loading system and method  
The invention is a method for objects selection at a location comprising the steps of using a mobile computer having a bar code reader, a display, an audio output device, an audio input device, a...
7380722 Stabilized laser pointer  
A pointing device having a laser in a handheld housing is disclosed. The laser generates a light beam that exits the housing. A beam steering assembly causes the light beam to move relative to the...
7380721 Low-cost compact bar code sensor  
A barcode sensor package has an optical emitter circuit and an optical detector circuit which are formed as one or more integrated optical circuits disposed in a housing which has a reading surface...
7377439 Piezoelectric scan system  
A system for scanning a target is provided. A light source directs a beam of light toward piezoelectric material having an arcuate reflective surface. The reflective surface directs at least a...
7370802 Hand held scanner with rotating head  
A hand-held optical character scanner includes a handle with a base including a plurality of angled planes for supporting the handle on a substantially flat object at different angles relative to...
7370801 Optical symbol scanner and illuminator with powered socket  
A hand-held, compact fixed mounted or mobile optical symbol scanner assembly has a powered socket into which an active or passive illumination module can be installed. The socket has a recess...
7357326 Fluorescent or luminescent optical symbol scanner  
A hand-held, compact fixed mounted or mobile optical symbol scanner assembly that employs black-light emitting diodes to illuminate luminescent or fluorescent bar code symbols that are invisibly...
7354002 Triggering system and method  
Described is a triggering arrangement including a power supply, a lighting arrangement and a switch. The lighting arrangement is coupled to the power supply. The switch is coupled to the lighting...
7353051 Torque cell  
A hand held mobile terminal includes at least one torque cell for facilitating a torsionally stiff housing structure. The torque cell includes a plurality of first locking members located around a...
7344078 Device for scanning and printing barcodes  
A method and apparatus for scanning and/or printing barcodes is described. In one embodiment, the method includes scanning a barcode at a first location with a device, storing the scanned barcode...
7334728 Method and system for interactively providing product related information on demand and providing personalized transactional benefits at a point of purchase  
The present invention provides a system and method for interactively providing product and related information to a user based upon product identification information, such as a UPC code, and...
7325743 Housing for hand held scanner  
A housing for a hand-held scanner has an upper surface having a front portion and a rear portion, a lower surface having a front portion and a rear portion, side surfaces between the upper and...
7325740 Automatically-activated laser scanning 2D bar code symbol reading system employing a visible linear-type laser scanning pattern and an audible feedback signal during scan data capturing and buffering operations  
An automatically-activated laser scanning 2-D bar code symbol reading system employing a visible linear-type laser scanning pattern and an audible feedback signal during scan data capturing and...
7322527 Color measurement instrument capable of both strip reading and spot reading  
A color measurement instrument that is capable of both spot reading and strip reading. The instrument includes a handheld unit and a docking unit. When removed from the docking unit, the handheld...
7322526 System for reading optical indicia  
A portable hand-held reader unit includes a photosensor array interiorly of the unit and optics for focusing an image of indicia of information contained on and occupying a predetermined area on a...
7314177 Wearable product reading device  
A reading device for reading an interface surface provided on a product item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of an identity of the product item. The reading...
7311259 Bar code reader and method of reading of bar code  
A bar code reader includes a first circuit board on which a photodiode, which receives light reflected from a bar code, is installed and a second circuit board on which a processing unit that...
7296752 Body strap mount  
A strap-on mounting apparatus includes a chassis having a frame formed by a pair of spaced-apart brackets having flexible couplings for removably mounting the mounting apparatus on a wearer's arm...
7281663 Wireless bar code symbol reading system having hand-supportable unit and remote base station  
A wireless automatically-activated bar code symbol reading system having a wireless hand-supportable bar code symbol reader in two-way RF communication with a base station, by way of an RF-based...
7278578 Automatically-activated wireless laser scanning 2D bar code symbol reading system capable of automatically transmitting stored symbol character data when the hand-supportable unit is operated within its RF data communication range and automatically collecting and storing symbol character data when the hand-supportable unit is operated outside of its RF data communication range  
Disclosed is an automatically-activated wireless code symbol reading system comprising a bar code symbol reading mechanism contained within a hand-supportable housing having a manually-activatable...
7267281 Location, orientation, product and color identification system for the blind or visually impaired  
Barcode scanning and digitizing technology incorporated in the tip of a white cane for the blind, which houses barcode reader, sonar, color sensory and audio production mechanisms. Apparatus...
7264169 Coaligned bar codes and validation means  
A security mark having multiple optically orthogonal coaligned bar codes is produced using a reflection hologram visible substantially at only a first wavelength that is layered over a wavelength...
7264168 Asymmetrical scanner  
Methods and apparatus for direct part mark scanning where a scanner operator is provided with a scanner comprising a slanted front end. The slanted front comprises a window for a scan module, such...
7261238 Method of locating imaged bar codes for an imaging-based bar code reader  
A method of locating an imaged bar code in a captured image frame for an imaging-based bar code reader. The steps of the method include: a) determining a mode of operation of the reader; b) if the...
7249714 Methods and apparatus for a bar-code reader employing an anti-fog coating  
A bar-code reader includes a housing, a window affixed to the housing and separating an internal environment from an external environment, and an anti-fog coating on the window within an optical...
7243850 Data reader for multi-mode operation  
A data reader and method for data reading, such as a barcode scanner, wherein the scan pattern generating optics and other features are optimized for different modes of operation. In a preferred...
7243849 Handheld coded data reader  
A reading device adapted to read an interface surface provided on a product item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data which includes, at a plurality of locations on the...
7240843 Universal club card and real-time coupon validation  
Embodiments of the invention relate to a system and method for real-time validation and redemption of paper and electronic coupons; electronic coupon distribution; electronic clearing and reporting...
7232072 Combined code reader and digital camera  
An image capture system having an image capture module and a terminal unit captures both photo images and coded images. An alterable optical path of the system operates in a first configuration...
7229020 Cabling system  
A system for managing a structured cabling system, together with the attached equipment and devices, utilises a hand-held scanner to record moves, adds and changes by scanning machine-readable...
7219841 Device and system for verifying quality of bar codes  
A device for processing image data relating to bar codes is described. In one embodiment a bar code verification device is provided having an ergonomic form factor characterized by a domed hand...
7204424 Retro-reflective scanner having exit window with positive optical power  
A portable electo-optical scanner for reading a target bar code having a plurality of bar code elements. The portable scanner includes: a housing supporting a scanning module and an exit window....
7195168 Terminal design with shock isolation assembly  
Systems and methodologies are disclosed for isolating a portable hand held electronic unit from external mechanical shocks and/or vibrations by dampening them at several levels. The system can...
7188773 Removable cover for an electronic device  
Described is an electronic device which includes a body, an optical opening in the body and a removable cover. The body contains an optical scanner and a slot for a removable integrated circuit...
7188771 Fluid delivery apparatus  
A fluid delivery apparatus having a mobile storage container ( 10 ) having at least two compartments, for use in transporting at least two fluids from main storage tanks to subsidiary storage tanks...
7185820 Data acquisition apparatus  
A scanner device includes a body portion with an optical scanner module at a first forward end and having a keypad and display mounted on an upper surface. The handle portion extends from the body...
7185818 Rotatable/removeable keyboard  
A system that facilitates desirable orientation of a display on a machine data reader comprises a keypad that is moveable with respect to a body of the machine data reader, the keypad utilized to...
7184075 Imaged coded data source tracking product  
The tracking product images several coded data sources ( 41 A– 41 C) concurrently to cause a track signal ( 12 ) which represents each of the several coded data source locations and represents...
7180627 Hand-held portable printer with RFID read/write capability  
A portable printer includes a number of input devices mounted in the printer housing including a barcode scanner, keypad, communication interface in a receive mode and an RFID read/write module in...
7165724 Portable terminal  
A printing unit is built into an upper portion of a handheld terminal, a display unit is built into the middle portion, and a key inputting unit is built into a lower portion. A laser type scanner...
7159783 Customizable optical reader  
An optical reader, which is operable in a “host commands” mode and a “host routines” mode. In the “host commands” mode, the reader receives and executes a script routine module from a...
7155070 Visual cell phone notification of processed film images  
A method relating to film photography and digital delivery of images wherein a consumer can preview images of processed film sent from a film development laboratory to the consumer's cell phone...
7147163 Adapter unit having an ergonomic grip for a personal digital assistant  
The present invention relates generally to an adapter unit for a personal digital assistant. More specifically, this invention relates to an adapter unit that provides additional functionality, and...
7147162 Housing for an optical reader  
A body portion of an optical reader has an elastomeric skirt surrounding the lateral edges thereof. The laterally spaced front edges of the skirt, which are on either side of a window through which...
7143949 Internet-linking scanner  
A scanner is programmed to extract a machine-readable identifier (e.g., encoded in watermark or barcode form) from an object, and transmit same to a remote computer (e.g., over the Internet). The...