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EP1225501A2
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Adapter unit having a handle grip for a personal digital assistant
Assignee: Symbol Technologies LLC
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Filing: 2002-01-22
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2022-01-22
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates generally to an adapter unit for a personal digital assistant. More specifically, this invention relates to an adapter unit that has a handle grip. The adapter unit provides additional functionality, and improved ergonomics and increased ruggedness to the personal digital assistant.
Inventors
- 👤 Timothy Kehoe
- 👤 Christopher N. Crawford
- 👤 Robert K. Destefano
- 👤 Robert J. Kowalski
- 👤 Dominick Salvato
- 👤 Michael Sasloff
- 👤 Jorg Schlieffers
- 👤 Gregory Jones
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:13
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K7/00; G06K7/10; G06K7/10544; G06K7/10821; G06K7/10881; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; G06F1/1613; G06F1/1632; G06F2200/00; G06F2200/16; G06F2200/161; G06F2200/1614
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
188 words
An adapter unit for removably receiving a personal digital assistant, the
personal digital assistant having a back surface, two side surfaces defining a width of
the personal digital assistant, a top surface and a bottom surface defining a length of
the personal digital assistant and a scanning window for reading a product
identification code in a direction which is outward from the top surface, said adapter
unit comprising: a body portion having a bottom wall and two sidewalls, said bottom wall
having a top section and a bottom section, said top section of said bottom wall
being configured to conform to the back surface of the personal digital assistant
and said two side walls configured to prevent side to side movement of the
personal digital assistant; and a handle grip extending from said bottom section of said bottom wall, said
handle portion being joined to said body portion at a selected angle with respect to
said body portion to cause a proximal end of said bottom section of said bottom
wall to rest on a radial surface of a user's hand when the user grasps the handle
portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
28 words
The adapter unit of claim 1 wherein said adapter unit includes a filler
block secured between the back surface of the personal digital assistant and the
bottom wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
147 words
An adapter unit capable of being removeably secured to a personal digital
assistant, said personal digital assistant having a module for reading a product
identification code and an expansion connector, said adapter unit comprising: a body portion configured to receive the personal digital assistant, said
body portion having two side walls to prevent side to side movement of the
personal digital assistant; an adapter connector for creating a communications link with said
expansion connector of the personal digital assistant; and a handle that extends from a bottom section of said body, the handle being
joined at a selected angle with respect to the body to cause a proximal end of the
bottom section of said body to rest on a radial surface of a user's hand when the
user grasps the handle, the handle having a trigger coupled to the personal digital
assistant through said communications link.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The adapter unit of claim 3 wherein a filler block is secured to said
adapter unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The adapter unit of claim 1 or 3 further comprising a flexibly secured
connector interface for engaging the personal digital assistant.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The adapter unit of claim 5 wherein said connector interface engages a
back surface of the personal digital assistant.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The adapter unit of claim 5 wherein said connector interface engages at least one of the
side surfaces of the personal digital assistant.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
The adapter unit of claim 1 or 3 further comprising a faceplate for covering a
top portion of said personal digital assistant. further comprising retaining prongs for
covering a top portion of said personal digital assistant, and/ or wherein said handle grip further comprises a
trigger, and/ or the adapter unit further comprising a bumper for protecting
the body portion.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
104 words
A system for activating a product identification module in a personal
digital assistant, the system comprising: an adapter unit being configured to be removeably secured to the personal
digital assistant, the adapter unit having a trigger, an adapter connector and an
interrupt generator, said adapter connector forms a communications link with an
expansion connector on the personal digital assistant and said interrupt generator
generates an interrupt in response to activating the trigger; an interrupt handler for determining whether the interrupt is associated
with the product identification module, wherein said product identification
module is activated if the interrupt is associated with the product identification
module.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
99 words
A communications system comprising: a personal digital assistant having a display that may provide a screen in a
vertical configuration and a horizontal configuration; an adapter unit configured to be removeably secured to the personal digital
assistant; said adapter unit having a handle that may be grasped by a user's left hand or a
user's right hand; an orientation agent for orienting the horizontal configuration of the
display between a first and second position, said first position optimizing the horizontal
configuration for the user's left hand and said second position optimizing the horizontal
configuration for the user's right hand.
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