ADVISORY ALARM FOR RETURNING CORDLESS ELECTRO-OPTICAL READER TO BASE STATION OF POINT-OF-TRANSACTION CHECKOUT SYSTEM

摘要

A cordless reader electro-optically reads indicia on products to be processed in a checkout system in a handheld mode. A base station has a compartment in which the cordless reader is mounted in a hands-free mode. A transceiver communicates data between the cordless reader and the base station. A controller controls operation of the cordless reader and the base station, and also determines the mode of the cordless reader. An alarm generates an advisory alert to advise a return of the cordless reader to the compartment when the controller determines that the cordless reader is in the handheld mode and the cordless reader or the base station does not satisfy an operational condition.