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US6687345B1
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Wireless telephone for acquiring data encoded in bar code indicia
Assignee: Symbol Technologies LLC
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Filing: 2000-05-15
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Granted: 2004-02-03
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Expires: 2020-05-15
Abstract
Abstract A system for transferring data between a centrally located site and a portable communications terminal via a telephone network, the site having associated therewith a look up table containing-plurality of data records correlating to items disposed at a retail establishment, wherein each of the items has associated therewith a bar code encoded with the indicia unique to each item, with each of the bar coded indicia corresponding to a particular record in the table, the data containing at least a portion of said record.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerome Swartz
- 👤 Ron Goldman
- 👤 Thomas Roslak
- 👤 Gary Serbin
- 👤 Anthony R. Barkume
- 👤 Miklos Stern
- 👤 Jay P. White
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:02
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K17/00; G06K17/0022; G06K7/00; G06K7/0008; G06K7/10; G06K7/10009; G06K7/10366; G06K7/10376; G06K7/10386; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F9/00; G07F9/002; G07G; G07G1/00; G07G1/12; G07G1/14; H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/274; H04M1/2745; H04M1/2753; H04M1/2755; H04M1/72; H04M1/725
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A portable handheld voice terminal, comprising: a radio transceiver for (a) transmitting data to and receiving data from a location external of the terminal via a local network and for (b) transmitting data to and receiving data from a location external of the terminal via a global network; a subsystem including a microphone and speaker for receiving voice signals from the microphone and applying voice signals to the speaker; a display for displaying data to a user; a keypad for applying data to the subsystem; a controller for controlling the operation of the transceiver, to transmit and receive voice data alternatively over the local network and the global network.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
A portable handheld voice terminal, comprising: a radio transceiver for (a) transmitting data to and receiving data from a location external of the terminal via a local network and for (b) transmitting data to and receiving data from a location external of the terminal via a global network; a subsystem including a microphone and speaker for receiving voice signals from the microphone and applying voice signals to the speaker; a display for displaying data to a user; a keypad for applying data to the subsystem; a controller for controlling the operation of the transceiver, to transmit and receive voice data alternatively over the local network and the global network.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising a bar code scanner for providing data representative of a read bar code to the controller.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the local network is used to communicate with a store computer during a self-checkout transaction and the global telephone is used to communicate with a selected destination during a telephone operation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
86 words
A portable handheld wireless terminal comprising: a radio transceiver for transmitting data to and receiving data from a location external of the terminal via a plurality of wireless networks; a subsystem including a microphone and speaker for receiving voice signals from the microphone and applying voice signals to the speaker; a display for displaying data to a user; and a controller for controlling the operation of the transceiver, subsystem and display to transmit and receive voice data alternatively over selected ones of the plurality of networks.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
86 words
A portable handheld wireless terminal comprising: a radio transceiver for transmitting data to and receiving data from a location external of the terminal via a plurality of wireless networks; a subsystem including a microphone and speaker for receiving voice signals from the microphone and applying voice signals to the speaker; a display for displaying data to a user; and a controller for controlling the operation of the transceiver, subsystem and display to transmit and receive voice data alternatively over selected ones of the plurality of networks.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The terminal according to claim 4 , further comprising a bar code scanner for providing data representative of a read bar code to the controller.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The terminal according to claim 4 , wherein a first wireless network is used to communicate with a store computer during a self-checkout transaction and a second wireless network is used to communicate with a selected destination during a telephone operation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
107 words
A portable handheld wireless terminal comprising: a radio transceiver for transmitting data to and receiving data from a location external of the terminal via a plurality of wireless networks; a subsystem including a microphone and speaker for receiving voice signals from the microphone and applying voice signals to the speaker; a display for displaying data to a user; and a controller for controlling the operation of the transceiver, subsystem and display to transmit and receive voice data alternatively over selected ones of the plurality of networks wherein the controller selects a power level for the transceiver based upon the particular network the terminal is in communication with.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
107 words
A portable handheld wireless terminal comprising: a radio transceiver for transmitting data to and receiving data from a location external of the terminal via a plurality of wireless networks; a subsystem including a microphone and speaker for receiving voice signals from the microphone and applying voice signals to the speaker; a display for displaying data to a user; and a controller for controlling the operation of the transceiver, subsystem and display to transmit and receive voice data alternatively over selected ones of the plurality of networks wherein the controller selects a power level for the transceiver based upon the particular network the terminal is in communication with.
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