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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2015
The Code Corporation, Draper, UT (US);
Phil Utykanski, Saratoga Springs, UT (US);
Ryan Hoobler, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
THE CODE CORPORATION, Draper, UT (US);
Abstract
A barcode reader and a docking station for charging the barcode reader are disclosed. The barcode reader may be an elongated pen-shaped device that includes a capacitive tip for use as a stylus against a capacitive touch screen and a barcode reader for reading a barcode. The barcode reader may be docked in the docking station for charging. The docking station may include a magnetic structure for holding the barcode reader to the docking station, and a positioning structure for aligning the charging contacts of the barcode reader and the docking station. The docking station may include a battery such that the barcode reader may be charged from the battery while being docked in the docking station.