TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to a special barcode scanner with buttons and a
speaker and with built in Bluetooth communication capability to interface
with a dedicated software installed in user handset, tablet or laptop, etc.
BACKGROUND ART
This is an improved version of my invention title “Barcode Language
Learning System” with reference to MyIPO patent application number
PI2012002919, dated 26/Jun/2012.
The previous system is an apparatus
with buttons to control the varies functions of this system, i.e., select one or two languages speaking, increase or reduce the volume of the speaker, etc. Yet, this apparatus still needs to connect to a barcode scanner to
enable the scanning of the barcode strip under a word or sentence of this Barcode book. Then the scanner will pass this information to the
apparatus to read. After signal processing, this apparatus will speak out this word or sentence via its speaker.
Now, this new invention is consisted of a special barcode scanner only,
yet, still having all the above said functions, I called it the Default
scanner.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
Fig. 1 shows the table of description for some special terms used in this
article.
Fig. 2 shows the table of timing for power ON/OFF for both the Default
scanner and its laser pointer.
Fig. 3 shows the front isometric view of the default scanner.
100 – Barcode scanner glass
101 – Scanning button (push button switch to trigger the barcode
scanner to scan)
102 – Default scanner handle bar
Fig. 4 shows the side isometric view of Fig. 3.
103 – + push button switch
104 – SET push button switch
105 – - push button switch
106 – REPEAT push button switch
107 – Type-C female socket
Fig. 5 shows the back isometric view of Fig. 3.
108 – Speaker
109 – Blue colour LED light for Bluetooth
110 – Yellow colour LED light for C (charging)
111 – Green colour LED light for READY
Fig. 6 shows the top isometric view of Fig. 3.
Fig. 7 shows another side isometric view of Fig. 3.
Fig. 8 shows a partial lower part isometric view of Fig. 3.
Fig. 9 shows the main page of Barcode software.
Fig. 10 shows the setting page of Barcode software.
Fig. 11 shows the page to connect to the Default scanner.
Fig. 12 shows the Default scanner interface page.
Fig. 13 shows the popup screen after user pressed the “Download
Book Code” button in the Default scanner interface page. Here the
user enters Book code number 9871723279 to download.
Fig. 14 shows the popup screen for successfully downloaded the
Book code file with book title “Magic Snowbird” into the memory of Default scanner.
Fig. 15 shows the Book code list in the memory of Default scanner,
after the user pressed the “Book Code List” button in the Default
scanner interface page. Note that the “Set As Current” button
is disabled.
Fig. 16 shows the user highlighted the book title “The Very
Percular Cow” in this Book code list. Now the “Set As Current”
button is enabled. Now, if user press this “Set As Current” button,
then this book title “The Very Percular Cow” its Book code file
will become active for the Default scanner to access. This will replace the
book title “The Magic Ring”. It is to remind that the user must scan the barcode strip inside the book title “The Very Percular Cow” so that the Default scanner system can speak correctly the sentence above this barcode strip.
Fig. 17 shows the popup screen after the user pressed the “Check Book Code” button of the Default scanner interface page. Here the user enters Book code number 3941575333 to check if the memory of Default scanner having this Book code file inside or not.
Fig. 18 shows the popup screen showing Book code file with book title “Journey To The Center Of The Earth” is existed in the Default scanner memory.
Fig. 19 shows the popup screen asking the user whether he/she wants to switch to this book title “Frankenstein” after the user scan the barcode strip of Book code at the Frankenstein book’s front cover. Assuming that the current active scanner is Default scanner, if the user press “OK” button, then this book title “Frankenstein” will become active Book code
file for the Default scanner to access.
Fig. 20 shows the Translated Language’s ComboBox drop down list. In this case the user can select one out of these four languages of Chinese, Malay, Japanese and Korean.
Fig. 21 shows the select scanner’s ComboBox drop down list. In this case the user can select one out of three scanners of camera, Epson scanner and Default scanner.
Fig. 22 shows a Barcode book with book title “Koleksi Hebat Kisah Moral” with Book code number 5123456789.
112 – Barcode strip of Book code number 5123456789
113 – Book code number 5123456789 for book title
“Koleksi Hebat Kisah Moral”.
Fig. 23 shows a page in a Barcode book with each sentence under it having a barcode strip.
114 – Barcode strip for sentence “How nice if I can find
something valuable!”. In this case the barcode number
is 000026.
Fig. 24 shows a user uses camera function to scan the barcode strip under a sentence. After the user focus to the barcode strip he/she wants, he/she just needs to press “OK” button to confirm. Then the Barcode software
will make a sound “tik”, follow by speaking out “How nice if I can find
something valuable!”. Assuming the user chose one language speaking option.
115 – Horizontal guide line. The user needs to move he/her
handset close to the barcode strip he/she want via his/her
handset camera function, until this horizontal guide line is
placed at the middle of this barcode strip. After focus, the user just needs to press “OK” button for the Barcode software to read this barcode strip and speak out this sentence accordingly.
116 – Transparent window. During barcode
Scanning using camera, the user needs to make sure that his/her prefer barcode strip is inside this transparent window before he/she press the “OK” button.
117 – Translucent screen. This screen occupied most of the
handset display screen, leaving only the transparent
window and the “OK” button.
