Code scanner

Abstract

A flat housing has a first surface and a second surface in directions opposite to one another. The second surface has a scanning window. An area imaging element is located in an inner part of the scanning window. An attaching section attaches the housing to a human body of a user. The first surface and the front of the human body face each other. The user positions a code symbol in the front of the human body. A light source illuminates the code symbol. Light from the light source is reflected on the code symbol. The reflected light is received by an area imaging element. The area imaging element images the code symbol. A control unit decodes the code symbol imaged by the area imaging element. A transmitting unit transmits and outputs a result of the decoding of the code symbol.

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