Symbol Technologies, LLC

Hewlett-packard Company

Margaret L Hetfield

Robert E Beach

Robert Sanders

Daniel Craig Tagtow

Philip W Swift

Philip Leveridge

Altaf Mulla

Thomas Hofbauer

Edward D Barkan

Jerome Swartz

Joseph M Katz

Thomas Overthun

Stephen Jay Shellhammer

Paul Dvorkis

Gregory G Jones

Thomas Swyst

Simon Bard

David G Honan

Joseph D Giordano

Jacob Sharony

Alan D Ball

Yuri Gofman

Paul R Poloniewicz

Vae E Sun

Michael S Slutsky

Daniella Strat

Jonathan Alan Marks

Ed Barkan

Richard Isaac

Michael A Ramputi

Fred P Heiman

Lisa Fan

John Lert

Lee Raymond

Eric A Jensen

Polly S Siegel

Andrew Philip Tosh

Rick H Kojima

James Connelly

Gregory James

Patrick J Salatto

Jerome Schwartz

A portable data input or computer system includes an input/output device such as a keyboard and a display, another data input device such as an optical bar code scanner, and a data processor module. To scan bar code type indicia, the operator points the scanner at the bar code and triggers the scanner to read the indicia. All the system components are distributed on an operator's body and together form a personal area system (PAS). Components may include a scanner or imager, a wrist unit, a headpiece including an eyepiece display, speaker and a microphone. Components within a particular PAS communicate with each other over a personal area network (PAN). Individual PASs may be combined into a network of PASs called a PAS cluster. PASs in a particular PAS cluster can communicate with each other over another wireless communication channel. Individual PAS can gain access to a Local Area Network (LAN) and/or a Wide Area Network (WAN) via an access point. Individual PASs can use devices, such as servers and PCs situated either on the LAN or the WAN to retrieve and exchange information. Individual PAS components can provide automatic speech and image recognition. PAS components may also act a telephone, a pager, or any other communication device having access to a LAN or a WAN. Transmission of digitized voice and/or video data can be achieved over an Internet link.

Wearable communication system

A compact optical code reader is disclosed having multiple functions and a unique shape and configuration of actuators and indicators. A system including the reader also includes a cradle, interface and host terminal, capable of performing various data processing functions involving scanned data.

Compact bar code scanner

An electrical interface for a scan engine includes a plurality of control pins including a range limiter mode pin, laser enable and scan enable pins, a signal output pin and a start-of scan indicator pin. Operation of the scan engine can thus be controlled to reduce power consumption and laser on-time as desired.

Interface and method for controlling an optical reader having a scanning

Combined optical scanner and base

An electronic apparatus such as a computer terminal, video camcorder, portable picture phone or a bar code reader includes a display which is arranged to pivot so as to provide optimum ease of viewing for the user. A reader such as an optical scanner for scanning indicia, for example bar code symbols, comprises a handle portion and, mounted pivotally thereon, a head portion. The angle of the head portion relative to the handle portion can be adjusted by rotating the head portion as desired. The reader can thus be used to read bar code symbols that would otherwise be inaccessible. In an alternative embodiment a reading head is mounted pivotally on a fixed terminal and is movable so as to accommodate the physical requirements of the operator.

Hand-held electronic apparatus with pivoting display

Scanner terminal

Portable terminal

Handheld clipboard

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East Northport, NY, United States of America

Margaret L Hetfield