Portable work station-type data collection system

A portable data collection terminal system, comprising:

• a) a housing having, in a frontal side thereof, a housing portion having a display screen with a screen area, said display screen including a graphic data input device disposed coincident with said screen area, said housing including an input circuit;
• b) a memory card door having a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration such that said door is removably securable to said housing;
• and
• c) a sensor signaling, to said input circuit, manipulation of said memory card door from said locked configuration to said unlocked configuration.

A portable data collection terminal system, comprising a housing constructed of a co-molded structure wherein a boundary region is formed between first and second molded parts that, in combination, provide impact resistance over substantially the entire exterior of an end of said housing;

• said housing having, in a frontal side thereof, a first portion having a display screen with a screen area, and a second portion having a keyboard;
• said display screen including a graphic data input device disposed coincident with said screen area;
• said keyboard and said graphic data input device are connected in parallel with each other;
• said keyboard and said graphic data input device structured to operate in dependently of each other with separate interrupt signals.

A hand-held device, comprising:

• a) a housing having a frontal side;
• b) an accessory device cover, including an accessory device cover handgrip pod, wherein said accessory device cover handgrip pod's width is narrower than said frontal side's width;
• and
• c) a grip plate, including a grip plate handgrip pod, wherein said grip plate handgrip pod's width is narrower than said frontal side's width;
• wherein said grip plate and said accessory device cover are selectively attachable to, and detachable from, said housing.

A hand-held device, comprising:

• a) a housing, having a frontal surface, said housing containing an accessory device connector and a control unit;
• b) an access panel having an open configuration and a closed configuration;
• and
• c) an access panel movement sensor;
• wherein manipulation of said access panel causes said access panel movement sensor to signal said control unit.

A hand-held devices, comprising:

• a) a housing comprising a frontal side, said frontal side having a user interface, said housing further comprising an access side defining an opening into the housing's interior;
• and
• b) a handgrip pod with a width narrower than a width of said frontal side, said handgrip pod being attachable to said housing;
• wherein said handgrip pod has a closed position closing the access side, and wherein said handgrip pod also has an open position permitting access via said access side to an interior component of said housing.