Methods and Apparatus to Image Objects Using Docked Handheld Imagers
AssigneeZebra Technologies Corporation
InventorCharles Torzilli
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to capture images using docked handheld imagers are disclosed herein. An example imaging system includes a handheld imager configured to capture images; a mount configured to selectively receive the handheld imager; and a button disposed in the mount, the button configured to, when the handheld imager is disposed in the mount and the button actuated, direct the handheld imager to capture an image and, when the handheld imager is not disposed in the mount and the button is actuated, direct the handheld imager to perform a function other than capture of an image.
Claims22
An imaging apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a handheld imager configured to capture images;
- a mount configured to selectively receive the handheld imager;
- and
- a button disposed in the mount, the button configured to, when the handheld imager is disposed in the mount and the button actuated, direct the handheld imager to capture an image and, when the handheld imager is not disposed in the mount and the button is actuated, direct the handheld imager to perform a function other than capture of an image.
A method of operating an imaging apparatus having a handheld imager and a mount configured to removably receive the handheld imager, the method comprising:
- sensing whether the handheld imager is received in the mount;
- when a button disposed in the mount is actuated while the handheld imager is received in the mount, directing the handheld imager to capture an image;
- and
- when the button is actuated while the handheld imager is not received in the mount, actuating a location finding function of the handheld imager.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause an imaging apparatus having a handheld imager and a mount configured to removably receive the handheld imager to:
- sense whether the handheld imager is received in the mount;
- when a button disposed in the mount is actuated while the handheld imager is received in the mount, direct the handheld imager to capture an image;
- and
- when the button is actuated while the handheld imager is not received in the mount, actuate a location finding function of the handheld imager.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.