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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Hand Held Products, Inc., Fort Mill, SC (US);
Inventors:
Zhengyang Xie, Suzhou, CN;
Jianfeng Gao, Suzhou, CN;
Zhongqi Liu, Suzhou, CN;
Jian Li, Suzhou, CN;
Hongfeng Huang, Suzhou, CN;
Lin Wang, Suzhou, CN;
Yunsheng Pi, Suzhou, CN;
Assignee:
Hand Held Products, Inc., Fort Mill, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/14 (2006.01); G08B 13/24 (2006.01); H02J 17/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/242 (2013.01); G06K 7/10821 (2013.01); G06K 7/10881 (2013.01); G08B 13/246 (2013.01); G08B 13/2411 (2013.01); H02J 7/025 (2013.01); H02J 17/00 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02);
Abstract
A cordless indicia reader including a multifunction coil that can be configured to either transmit or receive electromagnetic energy is disclosed. In this way, the multifunction coil facilitates both the wireless charging of a battery and the wireless deactivation of electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags. The multifunction coil, and a plurality of modules to perform these functions, are integrated within the cordless indicia reader's hand-supportable housing.