LAPEL DATA ENTRY TERMINAL

摘要

A data entry terminal (10) which can be worn on a lapel (1) of one's clothing, and which is used to enter data into a remote data center. The data entry terminal (10) provides for acquisition of data derived from verbal pronouncement of code data into a microphone (19) which is coupled to a transmitter (66) through a speech recognition (62) and an analog-to-digital convertor (64). The lapel terminal (10) provides for acquisition of data derived from optical bar code patterns. Optical codes are read by an optical reader (50) whose signal output is also coupled to the transmitter (66). The lapel data entry terminal (10) may be removed from the lapel, activating the optical code reader. The wearer of the lapel terminal (10) can receive instructions from the remote data center through a radio receiver (76) which is coupled to a loudspeaker (21) through a digital-to-analog convertor (74) and a voice synthesizer (72). All components, including a rechargeable battery (36), are contained within a housing (11).