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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2024
Hand Held Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Stephen Colavito, Garnet Valley, PA (US);
Michael Vincent Miraglia, Hamilton, NJ (US);
Christopher Allen, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Qinrong Zhu, Shanghai, CN;
Hongjian Jin, Suzhou, CN;
Jerry Qian, Tongzhou, CN;
Zhongqi Liu, Suzhou, CN;
Oliver Ou, Suzhou, CN;
David Wilz, Sewell, NJ (US);
Hand Held Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A scanning apparatus comprising a control system configured to determine a type of a removable power source connected to the scanning apparatus, select one or more charging parameters based on the determined type of the removable power source, transmit the selected one or more charging parameters to a universal power interface and/or a charging circuit, modify an operational mode of the scanning apparatus based on the selected one or more charging parameters, determine if a charge of the removable power source is less than a predetermined power threshold, determine if the scanning apparatus is mounted on a charging cradle, and initiate charging of the removable power source if it is determined that the charge of the removable power source is less than the predetermined power threshold and the scanning apparatus is mounted on the charging cradle.