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US 2015/0144701 A1Published application
Indicia-reading system
AssigneeHand Held Products, Inc.
InventorsTao Xian, Haiyang Liu, Edward C. Bremer, Taylor Smith
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Abstract
Indicia-reading systems include an auxiliary reading apparatus with wireless charging capability. The systems are configured to couple, transfer, and receive energy wirelessly between a base charging station and auxiliary indicia reader via resonating coils that include an impedance matching network. Wireless charging capability can save space at the point-of-sale and add convenience for the operator.
Claims20
An indicia-reading system, comprising:
- a hand-held indicia reader, comprising (i) an indicia-capturing subsystem for acquiring information about indicia within the indicia-capturing subsystem's field of view, (ii) an indicia-decoding subsystem configured for decoding indicia information acquired by the indicia-capturing subsystem, (iii) a receiving inductor for wirelessly receiving energy, and (iv) a hand-supportable housing physically integrating the indicia-capturing subsystem, the indicia-decoding subsystem, and the receiving inductor;
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- an emitting inductor for wirelessly emitting energy to the hand-held indicia reader's receiving inductor.
An indicia-reading system, comprising:
- a hand-held indicia reader, comprising (i) an auxiliary indicia-capturing subsystem for acquiring information about indicia within the auxiliary indicia-capturing subsystem's field of view, (ii) an auxiliary indicia-decoding subsystem configured for decoding indicia information acquired by the auxiliary indicia-capturing subsystem, (iii) a receiving inductor for wirelessly receiving energy, and (iv) a hand-supportable housing physically integrating the auxiliary indicia-capturing subsystem, the auxiliary indicia-decoding module, and the receiving inductor;
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- a point-of-sale indicia-reader, comprising (i) a point-of-sale indicia-capturing subsystem for acquiring information about indicia within the point-of-sale indicia-capturing subsystem's field of view, (ii) a point-of-sale indicia-decoding subsystem configured for decoding indicia information acquired by the point-of-sale indicia-capturing subsystem, and (iii) an emitting inductor for wirelessly emitting energy to the hand-held indicia reader's receiving inductor.
A method for wirelessly charging a hand-held indicia reader, comprising:
- providing a hand-held indicia reader comprising a receiving inductor for wirelessly receiving energy and a battery, the receiving inductor being configured to charge the battery;
- providing a charging station comprising an emitting inductor for wirelessly emitting energy to the hand-held indicia reader's receiving inductor;
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- charging the hand-held indicia reader using the charging station.
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