Patent ID: 11906361
Assignee: DATALOGIC IP TECH, S.R.L.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 14:
15. A method comprising,
operating a motion sensor of a scanning device to detect motion being imparted to the scanning device when the scanning device is in a low power state;
in response to the detection of motion being imparted to the device, transitioning the device out of the low power state by performing operations comprising:
operating a distance detector of the scanning device to determine the distance between the scanning device and a surface; and
determining, by a processor of the scanning device, and based at least on the distance between the scanning device and the surface, whether to operate an infrared detector of the scanning device to capture a temperature of the surface, and whether to operate an image sensor of the scanning device to capture an image of an indicia that encodes data on the surface; and

in response to the detection of motion being imparted to the scanning device when the scanning device is in the low power state, and in response to a determination that the distance between the scanning device and the surface is less than a first threshold distance:
operating a light source of the scanning device to illuminate the surface;
operating the image sensor to determine whether a set of transitions between light and dark indicative of the indicia is present on the surface; and
in response to a determination that the set of transitions is not present on the surface:
providing an operator of the scanning device with an indication of commencement of the capture of the temperature of the surface;
operating the infrared detector to capture the temperature of the surface;
providing the operator with an indication of completion of the capture of the temperature of the surface;
retrieving a current time or date that is indicative of when the temperature of the surface was captured;
retrieving a current location of the scanning device that is indicative of where the temperature of the surface was captured; and
operating a transceiver of the scanning device to transmit indications of the captured temperature, the current time or date, and the current location of the scanning device to another device.