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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2009
Harold Clayton Clifford, Eugene, OR (US);
Bruce Paris, Eugene, OR (US);
Jeff Robson, Eugene, OR (US);
Michael John Webb, Eugene, OR (US);
Alexander M. Mcqueen, Eugene, OR (US);
Jonathan Paul Hewitt, Watford, GB;
Gianfranco Tibaldi, Bologna, IT;
Daniela Tangerini, Bologna, IT;
Harold Clayton Clifford, Eugene, OR (US);
Paul Duggan, Rotherfield, GB;
Bruce Paris, Eugene, OR (US);
Jeff Robson, Eugene, OR (US);
Michael John Webb, Eugene, OR (US);
Alexander M. McQueen, Eugene, OR (US);
Jonathan Paul Hewitt, Watford, GB;
Gianfranco Tibaldi, Bologna, IT;
Daniela Tangerini, Bologna, IT;
DATALOGIC USA, INC., Eugene, OR (US);
Abstract
An information gathering and decoding apparatus includes two information gathering devices that communicate with one another, preferably wirelessly. The two information gathering devices may be used substantially simultaneously to process one, or multiple, customer orders. Customer order information is sent from one information gathering device to the other, and only one of the information gathering devices communicates with a computer system to send information from both of the information gathering devices to the computer system as if the information originated from the one information gathering device. Communication between the two information gathering devices combined with a microprocessor in at least one of the information gathering devices may allow the information gathering and decoding apparatus to be used with existing computer systems, such as point of sale systems, preferably without modifying the computer system. One information gathering device may pre-qualify customers to purchase restricted items. The second information gathering device may access the pre-qualification from the first information gathering device to process sales of restricted items to customers.