| US 7,472,825 B2 | ||
| Transaction terminal | ||
| Timothy R. Fitch, Syracuse, N.Y. (US); Garrison Gomez, Marietta, N.Y. (US); William H. Havens, Marcellus, N.Y. (US); Melvin D. McCall, Homer, N.Y. (US); James F. O'Donnell, Camillus, N.Y. (US); George S. Smith, Skaneateles, N.Y. (US); and David Sperduti, Auburn, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Hand Held Products, Inc., Skaneateles Falls, NY (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 15, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/414,385. | ||
| Application 10/414385 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/339444, filed on Jan. 09, 2003. | ||
| Application 10/339444 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/252227, filed on Sep. 23, 2002. | ||
| Application 10/252227 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/044137, filed on Jan. 11, 2002, abandoned. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/348738, filed on Jan. 14, 2002. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/347708, filed on Jan. 11, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0210759 A1, Oct. 21, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 19/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 235—379 [235/462.01] | 72 Claims |
| 1. A transaction terminal comprising:
a housing;
a display;
a reader, said reader configured to read data from a removable data carrier;
an optical reader unit, said optical reader unit having an imaging axis and a field of view that varies with distance along
the imaging axis;
an illumination unit disposed to illuminate at least a portion of the field of view of said optical reader unit; and
a luminiferous shroud extending outwardly from said optical reader unit, said luminiferous shroud disposed perimeterly around
the field of view of said optical reader unit, said luminiferous shroud allowing a portion of the incident light emitted from
said illumination unit to be transmitted through said luminiferous shroud and dispersed in peripheral directions, said luminiferous
shroud having a first end and a second end.
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