Optical scanner with hand-held and hands-free modes of use

Details Optical scanner with hand-held and hands-free modes of use Optical scanner with hand-held and hands-free modes of use

1997-02-10

2000-04-25

Lee, Michael G

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Coded record sensors

Particular sensor structure

23546243, 23546245, G06K 710

Patent

active

060534133

ABSTRACT:
An optical scanner having an adjustable cradle or stand for allowing the user either to operate the scanner in the hand or while positioned in the cradle. In one embodiment, suitable for use with wireless-based hand-held scanners, a particular scanner may be associated with an individual cradle by scanning a bar code symbol associated with that cradle and storing and/or processing the ID data contained in the symbol. A simple mechanical arrangement is provided for switching the scanner either manually or automatically between one-dimensional and two-dimensional scanning, with corresponding changes in the cross-sectional shape and/or focus of the scanning laser beam.

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