Medical device having a combination data reader and infrared data transceiver and method of using same
AssigneeGE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.
InventorsPaul Schluter, Donald E. Brodnick
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus comprising: a housing; an infrared filter window supported by the housing; and an infrared transceiver mounted in the housing so that infrared light emitted by the infrared transceiver is focused in the vicinity of the infrared window, and radiates from the infrared filter window in an approximately 30 degree illumination cone.
Claims33
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- an infrared filter window supported by the housing;
- and
- an infrared transceiver mounted in the housing so that infrared light emitted by the infrared transceiver is focused in the vicinity of the infrared filter window, and radiates from the infrared filter window in an approximately 30 degree illumination cone.
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a combination data reader and infrared data transceiver;
- a processor connected to the combination data reader and infrared data transceiver;
- and
- a software program executed by the processor to decode both infrared light reflected from a data source and infrared data transmitted from another electronic apparatus.
A method of inputting data into an electronic device having an infrared data transceiver, the method comprising the acts of:
- positioning the infrared data transceiver adjacent a reflective surface having data encoded thereon;
- activating the infrared data transceiver to emit infrared light;
- and
- detecting infrared light reflected from the reflective surface.
A medical device comprising:
- a housing;
- an infrared filter window supported by the housing;
- and
- an infrared transceiver mounted in the housing so that infrared light emitted by the infrared transceiver is focused in the vicinity of the infrared filter window, and radiates from the infrared filter window in an approximately 30 degree illumination cone.
A medical device comprising:
- a combination data reader and infrared data transceiver;
- a processor connected to the combination data reader and infrared data transceiver;
- and
- a software program executed by the processor to decode both infrared light reflected from a data source and infrared data transmitted from another electronic apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.