Holder for mobile terminal equipment used as an automatic scanner
A technology of mobile communication terminals and scanners, which is applied to branch office equipment, instruments, motor vehicles, etc., and can solve the problems of capital commitment and automatic scanners not providing added value, etc.
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[0011] A very important basic idea of the invention is to provide a stand of the type mentioned at the outset which enables customers to use their mobile terminal as an automatic scanner. In this case, the holder forms a type of adapter for their smartphones, which the customers bring into the store. For this purpose, the cradle according to the invention has a first interface for transmitting data from the mobile terminal to the cradle and a second interface for transmitting data from the cradle to the checkout system. Additionally, the stand includes fastening means for releasably fastening the stand to the shopping cart.
[0012] Modern mobile terminals often have cameras with resolutions in the megapixel range. The invention makes use of the fact that the quality of this camera is sufficient to record identification codes such as barcodes on goods or their packaging. What the mobile end devices lack is an interface via which they can transmit their data to a proprietar...
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