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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1997
Philip Swift, Port Jefferson, NY (US);
Ian Jenkins, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Edward Barkan, Miller Place, NY (US);
Daniel Curry, Deer Park, NY (US);
Ellen Oppenheim, Coram, NY (US);
Michael Ryder, Moriches, NY (US);
Robert Wild, Northport, NY (US);
John Carricato, Ridge, NY (US);
Jean Tu, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Joseph Giordano, Bayville, NY (US);
Symbol Technologies, Inc., Holtsville, NY (US);
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.