Patent ID: 9530038
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: G06K,G07G,H02J

Claim Text:
1. A method for wirelessly charging an auxiliary hand-held indicia reader, comprising: providing an auxiliary hand-held indicia reader comprising a housing, a receiving inductor for wirelessly receiving energy and an energy storage device, the receiving inductor being configured to charge the energy storage device; providing a charging zone proximate to an emitting inductor, the emitting inductor incorporated into a top tower of a bi-optic point-of-sale terminal for wirelessly emitting energy to the auxiliary hand-held indicia reader's receiving inductor when the auxiliary hand-held indicia reader is placed in the charging zone; placing the auxiliary hand-held indicia reader in the charging zone in any relative orientation to the emitting inductor; and charging the energy storage device through magnetic resonance coupling of the receiving inductor and the emitting inductor while the auxiliary hand-held indicia reader rests on the point-of-sale terminal or is in non-contact proximity to the charging zone.