Reading apparatus for a contactless readout of information on objects and methods for safeguarding such a reading apparatus
AssigneeSick AG
InventorFrank SCHÜTZ
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Abstract
A reading apparatus for a contactless readout of information on objects that can be guided past the reading apparatus, wherein the reading apparatus has a data processing unit, a scanner unit, a communication unit, a contact recognition unit, and a housing. The contact recognition unit is configured to recognize contacts with the housing of the reading apparatus.
Claims18
A reading apparatus for a contactless readout of information on objects that can be guided past the reading apparatus, wherein the reading apparatus has a data processing unit, a scanner unit, a communication unit, a contact recognition unit, and a housing, wherein the contact recognition unit is configured to recognize contacts with the housing of the reading apparatus.
A method for safeguarding a reading apparatus for a contactless readout of information on objects, comprising the following method steps:
- monitoring a housing of the reading apparatus as to whether a contact with the housing is taking place;
- recording that a contact has taken place;
- and/or
- communicating that a contact has taken place to a higher-ranking data processing apparatus via a communication unit of the reading apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.