Cordless hand scanner with improved user feedback

A device comprising:

• a wireless module;
• a scan engine;
• an indicator;
• user-feedback logic;
• a housing compatible with handheld operation of the device and at least partially containing the wireless module, the scan engine, the indicator, and the user-feedback logic;
• wherein the device is a wireless handheld unit;
• wherein the wireless module is enabled to communicate between the device and a host via a wireless link;
• wherein the scan engine is enabled to provide scan results in response to activation;
• wherein the user-feedback logic is enabled to recognize an event, and in response set the indicator to a first display state and to active the scan engine;
• wherein the user-feedback logic is further enabled to communicate the scan results to the host via the wireless link;
• and
• wherein the user-feedback logic is further enabled to receive a scan status from the host via the wireless link, and in response to update the indicator to a second display state that is a function of the scan status.

A device comprising:

• an indicator;
• a scan engine;
• a wireless module;
• a housing compatible with handheld operation of the device and at least partially containing the indicator, the scan engine, and the wireless module;
• means for recognizing an event;
• means for, in response to the event, setting the indicator to a first display state;
• means for, in response to the event, activating the scan engine;
• means for communicating scan results from the scan engine via the wireless module to a host;
• means for receiving a scan status from the host via the wireless module;
• means for, in response to the scan status, updating the indicator to a second display state that is a function of the scan status;
• and
• wherein the device is a wireless handheld unit.