Indicia reader

摘要

An illuminating, indicia-reading device includes a hand-held indicia reader and a charging-and-communication base. The charging-and-communication base's communication button places the hand-held indicia reader in presentation mode when the hand-held indicia reader is seated in the charging-and-communication base, thereby facilitating hands-free scanning and providing work lamp functionality via activation of the hand-held indicia reader's light source. When the hand-held indicia reader is not seated, the communication button pages the hand-held-indicia reader.

主权项

1. An illuminating, indicia-reading device, comprising:
a hand-held indicia reader, comprising (i) an indicia-capturing subsystem for acquiring information about indicia within the indicia-capturing subsystem's field of view, (ii) an indicia-decoding module configured for decoding indicia information acquired by the indicia-capturing subsystem, (iii) a light-source emitting broad-spectrum, visible light, and (iv) a hand-supportable housing physically integrating the indicia-capturing subsystem, the indicia-decoding module, and the broad-spectrum light source; and a charging-and-communication base (CCB) having exactly one communication button for initiating communication with the hand-held indicia reader, the charging and communication base configured to removably seat the hand-held indicia reader; wherein the charging-and-communication base's communication button is configured to activate the indicia-capturing subsystem, the indicia-decoding module, and the broad-spectrum light source when the hand-held indicia reader is seated in the charging and communication base.