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Triggered data collector and data transmitter
Assignee: Symbol Technologies LLC
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Filing: 2001-03-19
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Granted: 2002-07-09
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Expires: 2021-03-19
Abstract
Abstract A plurality of data collectors and/or a transceiver for transmitting data in a plurality of transmissions are actuated by independent, manual actuations of a triggering circuit, preferably comprising a plurality of trigger switches, or a single trigger switch having a plurality of trigger positions.
Inventors
- 👤 Raj Bridgelall
- 👤 Joel Kahn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:40
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K7/00; G06K7/10; G06K7/10544; G06K7/10821; G06K7/10851; G06K17/00; G06K17/0022; G06K7/10881; G06K2207/00; G06K2207/1011; G06K2207/1013
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
59 words
An arrangement for processing information, comprising: a) a support; b) a first, actuatable data collector on the support, for collecting first data; c) a second, actuatable data collector on the support, for collecting second data; and d) a triggering circuit for independently, manually actuating the first and second data collectors to independently collect the first and second data, respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
59 words
An arrangement for processing information, comprising: a) a support; b) a first, actuatable data collector on the support, for collecting first data; c) a second, actuatable data collector on the support, for collecting second data; and d) a triggering circuit for independently, manually actuating the first and second data collectors to independently collect the first and second data, respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the support is a generally planar card.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The arrangement of claim 2 , wherein the card is a PCMCIA card.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein each data collector is one selected from a group comprised of a bar code symbol reader, a radio frequency identifying tag reader, a smart card reader, a magnetic stripe reader, a biometric reader, a charge coupled device reader and an infrared data reader.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the triggering circuit includes a pair of independently operable trigger switches.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the triggering circuit includes a single trigger switch having a plurality of trigger positions, each operative for actuating the respective data collectors.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The arrangement of claim 1 ; and further comprising a wireless transceiver on the support, for transmitting at least one of the data by wireless communication to a host remote from the support.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
An arrangement for processing information, comprising: a) a support; b) an actuatable data collector on the support, for collecting data; c) an actuatable transceiver on the support, for transmitting the data by wireless communication to a host remote from the support; and d) a triggering circuit for independently, manually actuating the data collector and the transceiver.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
56 words
An arrangement for processing information, comprising: a) a support; b) an actuatable data collector on the support, for collecting data; c) an actuatable transceiver on the support, for transmitting the data by wireless communication to a host remote from the support; and d) a triggering circuit for independently, manually actuating the data collector and the transceiver.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The arrangement of claim 8 , wherein the triggering circuit includes a pair of independently operable trigger switches.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The arrangement of claim 8 , wherein the triggering circuit includes a single trigger switch having a plurality of trigger positions, each operative for actuating the data collector and the transceiver, respectively.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
87 words
An arrangement for processing information, comprising: a) a support; b) a plurality of data collectors on the support, for collecting a plurality of data; c) an actuatable transceiver on the support, for transmitting the plurality of data by wireless communication to a host remote from the support; and d) a triggering circuit for independently, manually actuating the transceiver to transmit one of the data during a first actuation of the triggering circuit, and to transmit another of the data during a second actuation of the triggering circuit.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
87 words
An arrangement for processing information, comprising: a) a support; b) a plurality of data collectors on the support, for collecting a plurality of data; c) an actuatable transceiver on the support, for transmitting the plurality of data by wireless communication to a host remote from the support; and d) a triggering circuit for independently, manually actuating the transceiver to transmit one of the data during a first actuation of the triggering circuit, and to transmit another of the data during a second actuation of the triggering circuit.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The arrangement of claim 11 , wherein the triggering circuit includes a pair of independently operable trigger switches.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
The arrangement of claim 11 , wherein the triggering circuit includes a single trigger switch having a plurality of trigger positions, each operative for actuating the triggering circuit.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
44 words
A method of processing information, comprising the steps of: a) collecting first data by operating a first, actuatable data collector; b) collecting second data by operating a second, actuatable data collector; and c) independently actuating the data collectors by manually operating a triggering circuit.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
44 words
A method of processing information, comprising the steps of: a) collecting first data by operating a first, actuatable data collector; b) collecting second data by operating a second, actuatable data collector; and c) independently actuating the data collectors by manually operating a triggering circuit.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 14 , wherein each collecting step is performed by performing one of the steps of reading a bar code symbol, a radio frequency tag, a smart card, a magnetic stripe, a biometric characteristic of a user, an image, and infrared data.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 14 , wherein the actuating step is performed by independently operating a pair of trigger switches.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 14 , wherein the actuating step is performed by actuating a single trigger switch to a plurality of trigger positions.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 14 ; and further comprising transmitting at least one of the data by wireless transmission to a host remote from the collectors.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
57 words
A method of processing information, comprising the steps of: a) collecting a plurality of data; and b) transmitting the plurality of data by wireless communication to a host by transmitting one of the data during a first actuation of a triggering circuit, and by transmitting another of the data during a second actuation of the triggering circuit.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
57 words
A method of processing information, comprising the steps of: a) collecting a plurality of data; and b) transmitting the plurality of data by wireless communication to a host by transmitting one of the data during a first actuation of a triggering circuit, and by transmitting another of the data during a second actuation of the triggering circuit.
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