Patent ID: 6491225
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A portable instrument for manually selecting points on a target plane on a data entry device in a stylus mode of operation, and for selectively electro-optically reading coded indicia in a reading mode of operation, the instrument comprising:a) a housing having a size and a shape configured to be held in a user's hand during both the stylus and reading modes; b) a stylus tip on the housing for contacting the target plane to generate and enter positional input data to the data entry device for the points selected by the user during the stylus mode; c) a light-transmissive window on the housing and facing the indicia during the reading mode; d) a scan module supported by the housing, for directing a light beam through the window at the indicia for reflection therefrom, and for receiving light reflected from the indicia through the window, the scan module including a movable scan component operatively connected to a flexure; e) a drive for flexing the flexure and moving the scan component to scan the indicia during the reading mode; and f) a switch on the housing for selecting between the stylus mode and the reading mode of operation.