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

Claim 6:
7. A scanning device, comprising:
a motion sensor configured to detect motion imparted to the scanning device;
a distance detector configured to determine a distance between the scanning device and a surface;
an infrared detector configured to capture a temperature of the surface;
an image sensor configured to capture an image of an indicia that encodes data on the surface; and
a processor coupled to at least a storage configured to store the captured image and the captured temperature, the processor configured to:
operate the motion sensor to detect motion being imparted to the scanning device when the scanning device is in a low power state; and
in response to the detection of motion being imparted to the scanning device, the processor is further configured to transition the scanning device out of the low power state by performance of operations comprising:
operate the distance detector to determine the distance between the scanning device and the surface; and
determine, based at least on the distance between the scanning device and the surface, whether to operate the infrared detector to capture the temperature of the surface, and whether to operate the image sensor to capture the image of the indicia;

a chronometer to maintain a current time or date; and
a transceiver configured to communicate with another device, wherein the processor is configured to:
retrieve the current time or date from the chronometer, wherein the current time or date is indicative of when the temperature of the surface or the image of the indicia was captured; and
operate the transceiver to transmit, to the other device, the current time or date, a current location of the scanning device, and at least one of the captured temperature and the data encoded within the indicia to enable a log of captured temperatures or encoded data to be generated by the other device.