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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2004
Jay Steinmetz, Baltimore, MD (US);
James Joseph Stubel, Baltimore, MD (US);
Jay Steinmetz, Baltimore, MD (US);
James Joseph Stubel, Baltimore, MD (US);
Barcoding, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
A combination handheld package sealer/wireless scanning/imaging device is provided, having a housing (with a handle thereon), a sealer coupled therewith, and a wireless scanning/imaging device coupled therewith. A user of the device herein may simultaneously seal a package, record package identification and condition data, and transmit said data to a central station via a communication network. Further, a method of preparing a package for shipment using the combination handheld adhesive applicator/wireless scanning/imaging device is provided, as well as a system incorporating same, and a computer program product embodied therein and on a central station for storing and analyzing the data recorded using the device.