公开(公告)号：US08991704B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-31

申请号：US13713676

申请日：2012-12-13

Applicant: Intermec IP Corp

Inventor： Scott R Hopper ,  Sander Lam

IPC: G06K7/00 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01P11/00

CPC classification number: G06F1/1684 ,  G06K7/0004 ,  G06K7/10316 ,  G06K7/10386 ,  H01P11/00 ,  Y10T29/49018

Abstract: An apparatus and method for selectively attaching sensor(s) or antenna(s) to a mobile device at a convenient location are provided. The mobile device includes a body and a processing unit housed within the body for running an application, where the body includes a forward end and a rearward end that supports engagement with a charging dock. In addition, the rearward end accepts engagement of a snap-on module that physically assembles to and electronically interfaces with the mobile device. The antennas or sensors are externally mounted to the mobile device at a location proximate to the forward end of the body. Further, these antennas or sensors are interconnected to the snap-on module using media-routing conduit(s) that are configured to carry signals from the antennas or sensors to the snap-on module for distribution as an input to the application running on the processing unit.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于在便利的位置处将传感器或天线选择性地附接到移动设备的装置和方法。 移动装置包括容纳在主体内的主体和处理单元，用于运行应用，其中主体包括支撑与充电座的接合的前端和后端。 此外，后端接受与移动设备物理组装到电子接口的卡扣模块的接合。 天线或传感器在靠近身体前端的位置处外部安装到移动设备。 此外，这些天线或传感器使用配置成将信号从天线或传感器传送到卡扣模块的介质路由导管互连到卡扣模块，用于作为对在 处理单元。