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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1999
Joseph Katz, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Chinh Tan, Centereach, NY (US);
David Goren, Smithtown, NY (US);
Miklos Stern, Flushing, NY (US);
Ed Barkan, Miller Place, NY (US);
Howard Shepard, Great River, NY (US);
Frederick Wood, Medford, NY (US);
Symbol Technologies, Inc., Holtsville, NY (US);
Abstract
An integrated optical communication and barcode scanning module suitable for use with portable electronic devices is provided. In a first mode of operation the module functions as an Infrared Data Association (IrDA) compatible communications interface. In a second mode of operation, IrDA communications is disabled, and the module functions as a barcode scanner. The module may be switched back and forth between the two modes of operation or operated simultaneously.