Barcode reader with motion-based triggering
AssigneeNIMMSTA GmbH
InventorsStefan Heinzl, Stefan Richter, Andreas Funkenhauser, Florian Ruhland
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Abstract
Barcode scanner comprising at least one reading head unit and means for attaching the at least one reading head unit to a user's hand and/or arm, as well as a control unit and an acceleration sensor that measures the accelerations occurring during movement of the hand (whether the hand alone or the hand with the arm), wherein the barcode scanner is configured to activate the reading head unit for scanning as soon as the scanner detects an acceleration that exceeds a first threshold acceleration, and a subsequent first resting phase during which the hand is essentially still.
Claims20
A barcode scanner comprising:
- at least one reading head unit;
- means for attaching the at least one reading head unit to a user's hand and/or arm;
- a control unit;
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- an acceleration sensor that measures accelerations occurring during movement of the user's hand, whether the user's hand moves alone or the user's hand moves with the arm, wherein the barcode scanner is configured to activate the at least one reading head unit for scanning as soon as the barcode scanner detects an acceleration that exceeds a first threshold acceleration and a first resting phase during which the user's hand is essentially still.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.