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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Katz, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Toan Vu, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
David Goren, Ronkonkoma, NY (US);
Assignee:
Symbol Technologies, Inc., Holtsville, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 ; G06K 9/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 ; G06K 9/22 ;
Abstract
An integrated scanner/radio includes a bar code reader and an RF transceiver integrated on a semiconductor substrate. The bar code reader includes a light source, a scanner for directing light from the light source across a bar code symbol, and a detector for detecting the light reflected from the bar code symbol and creating an electrical signal representative of the detected light. The RF transceiver includes an antenna for transmitting and receiving modulated RF carrier signals.