Cordless indicia reader with a multifunction coil for wireless charging and EAS deactivation
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G08B-013/14
G08B-013/24
H02J-017/00
G06K-007/10
H02J-007/02
H02J-050/10
H01F-027/28
H01F-038/14
출원번호
US-0291191
(2016-10-12)
등록번호
US-9911295
(2018-03-06)
우선권정보
CN-2014 2 0348637 U (2014-06-27); CN-2014 2 0728231 U (2014-11-28)
발명자
/ 주소
Xie, Zhengyang
Gao, Jianfeng
Liu, Zhongqi
Li, Jian
Huang, Hongfeng
Wang, Lin
Pi, Yunsheng
출원인 / 주소
Hand Held Products, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Additon, Higgins & Pendleton, P.A.
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초록▼
A cordless indicia reader including a multifunction coil that can be configured to either transmit or receive electromagnetic energy is disclosed. In this way, the multifunction coil facilitates both the wireless charging of a battery and the wireless deactivation of electronic article surveillance
A cordless indicia reader including a multifunction coil that can be configured to either transmit or receive electromagnetic energy is disclosed. In this way, the multifunction coil facilitates both the wireless charging of a battery and the wireless deactivation of electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags. The multifunction coil and a plurality of modules to perform these functions are integrated within the cordless indicia reader's hand-supportable housing.
대표청구항▼
1. An electronic device, comprising: a plurality of modules configured for (i) receiving energy wirelessly to charge an energy storage component, and (ii) transmitting energy wirelessly to deactivate electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags; anda housing substantially enclosing the plurality of mo
1. An electronic device, comprising: a plurality of modules configured for (i) receiving energy wirelessly to charge an energy storage component, and (ii) transmitting energy wirelessly to deactivate electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags; anda housing substantially enclosing the plurality of modules;wherein the plurality of modules comprises a coil module, the coil module including one multifunction coil for both (i) wirelessly receiving energy to facilitate the charging of the energy storage component and (ii) wirelessly transmitting energy to facilitate the deactivation of EAS tags. 2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of modules comprise: a control module for generating signals to configure the electronic device's modes of operation, the modes of operation comprising (i) an indicia-reading mode, (ii) a wireless charging mode, and (iii) an EAS-deactivation mode;a battery module, comprising an energy storage component, for storing energy and supplying energy to enable the electronic device's modes of operation;a switching module, comprising one or more switches, controlled by the control module, configured to route energy and electronic signals between modules to facilitate the electronic device's modes of operation;an indicia-reading module enabled to acquire and decode indicia when the electronic device is configured in the indicia reading mode;a charging module enabled to generate a charging signal when the electronic device is configured in the wireless charging mode; andan EAS-deactivation module enabled to generate an EAS deactivation signal when the electronic device is configured in the EAS deactivation mode. 3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the control module facilitates the indicia-reading mode by signaling the switching module to electrically interconnect the battery module and the indicia-reading module. 4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the control module is triggered to facilitate the indicia-reading mode when an operator presses a scan button on the electronic device's housing. 5. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the control module facilitates the wireless-charging mode by signaling the switching module to electrically interconnect the battery module, wireless-charging module, and the coil module. 6. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the coil module's multifunction coil receives an electromagnetic charging signal wirelessly from a host charging coil via magnetic induction. 7. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the control module facilitates the EAS-deactivation mode by signaling the switching module to electrically interconnect the battery module, EAS-deactivation module, and coil module. 8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the EAS-deactivation module is triggered to send the EAS deactivation signal upon sensing an EAS tag. 9. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the control module is triggered to enable the electronic device's EAS-deactivation mode after an indicium is acquired and decoded. 10. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the control module is triggered to enable the electronic device's wireless-charging mode after an EAS-deactivation signal is transmitted. 11. An indicia reader, comprising: a plurality of modules enclosed by a housing, wherein the plurality of modules comprises:a control module for generating signals to configure a switching module, the switching module having a one or more electrical switches for electrically configuring the plurality of modules to perform a plurality of functions;an indicia-reading module for acquiring and decoding indicia information;a charging module for generating a charging signal for a battery module, the battery module for storing energy and supplying energy to enable the plurality of modules;an electronic article surveillance (EAS) deactivation module for generating an EAS deactivation signal to deactivate an EAS tag; anda coil module, the coil module including a multifunction coil for (i) wirelessly receiving energy for the charging module and (ii) wirelessly transmitting energy from the EAS deactivation module to facilitate the deactivation of the EAS tag. 12. The indicia reader according to claim 11, wherein the plurality of functions comprises (i) indicia reading, (ii) wireless charging, and (iii) EAS-tag deactivation. 13. The indicia reader according to claim 12, wherein the control module is configured to generate a signal to adjust the switching module to electrically join the plurality of modules in order to enable indicia reading when an operator presses a scan button on the housing. 14. The indicia reader according to claim 12, wherein the control module is configured to generate a signal to adjust the switching module to electrically join the plurality of modules in order to enable the wireless charging of the battery module when the indicia reader is not engaged in indicia reading or EAS deactivation functions. 15. The indicia reader according to claim 12, wherein the control module is configured to generate a signal to adjust the switching module to electrically join the plurality of modules in order to enable EAS-tag deactivation after performing the indicia reading function. 16. The indicia reader according to claim 12, wherein the EAS deactivation module has circuitry to generate a tag signal when an active EAS tag is in proximity to the multifunction coil, the tag signal triggering the EAS deactivation module to generate the EAS deactivation signal. 17. A method, comprising: electrically connecting, with an electronic device, (i) a battery module to a charging module and (ii) the charging module to a multifunction coil, wherein the electronic device comprises the battery module, the charging module, and the multifunction coil;in response to a trigger signal, electrically connecting, with the electronic device, the EAS-deactivation module to the multifunction coil, wherein the electronic device comprises the EAS-deactivation module; andgenerating an EAS deactivation signal with the EAS-deactivation module. 18. The method according to claim 17, comprising, in response to the signal, electrically connecting, with the electronic device, the battery module to the EAS-deactivation module. 19. The method according to claim 17, comprising, while the battery module is electrically connected to the charging module, adjusting voltage levels and current levels of an electromagnetic charging signal, with the electronic device, to charge an energy storage device in the battery module. 20. The method according to claim 17, wherein the trigger signal indicates that the electronic device has sensed an activated EAS tag and/or read an indicia.
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