Patent
Compact bar code scanner
Altaf Mulla,Edward Barkan,Lisa Fan,Gregory Jones,Margaret Hetfield,Joseph Giordano,Yuri Gofman,Robert Sanders,Daniella Stratienco +8 more
- 29 Dec 1999
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TL;DR: A compact optical code reader (30) having multiple functions and a unique shape and configuration of actuators (36, 38) and indicators (162) was described in this paper. But the reader was not equipped with a host computer.
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Abstract: A compact optical code reader (30) is disclosed having multiple functions and a unique shape and configuration of actuators (36, 38) and indicators (162). A system including a cradle (32), interface and host computer, capable of performing various data processing functions involving scanned data.
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