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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2001
William Martin, Clementon, NJ (US);
David M. Wilz, Sr., Sewell, NJ (US);
Sergio Movsessian, Flourtown, PA (US);
Thomas Amundsen, Turnersville, NJ (US);
Patrick A. Giordano, Blackwood, NJ (US);
William Martin, Clementon, NJ (US);
David M. Wilz, Sr., Sewell, NJ (US);
Sergio Movsessian, Flourtown, PA (US);
Thomas Amundsen, Turnersville, NJ (US);
Patrick A. Giordano, Blackwood, NJ (US);
Metrologic Instruments, Inc., Blackwood, NJ (US);
Abstract
A hand-supportable bar code symbol reading device having a laser scanning engine that is controlled to selectively operate in either an omni-directional scan mode or a single line scan mode. In the single line scan mode of operation, symbol character data produced by the laser scanning engine is communicated to a host device in response to an activation signal produced by a data transmission switch. In the omni-directional scan mode, symbol character data is communicated to the host device irrespective of the activation signal. Preferably, mode selection means selectively operates the laser scanning engine in either the omni-directional scan mode of operation or the single line scan mode of operation in response to placement of the device in a support stand, thereby enabling automatic operation as a stationary hands-free omni-directional projection scanner (in stand), and automatic operation as a portable hand-held line scanner (out of stand).