US 12,124,993 B1
Scanning system using ring scanner and terminal device
Asaf Cohen, Ramat Gan (IL); Sudipta Nandy, Charlotte, NC (US); Ruth Percik, Ramat Gan (IL); David Kagan, Tel Aviv (IL); Patrick Marcel Gilbert André Chossat, Chatal (FR); Mathieu Durieux, Helecine (BE); John Frazer Cundall, Sheffield (GB); and Jerome Thur, Les Pinthieres (FR)
Assigned to RGIS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by RGIS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/614,453.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01)
CPC G06Q 10/087 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06K 7/10396 (2013.01); G06K 7/10891 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A scanning system, comprising:
a scanner device comprising:
a housing configured to attach to an index finger of a user;
a plurality of buttons located on the housing and actuated by a thumb of the user;
a first controller configured to generate an instruction, in response to the actuation of at least one of the plurality of buttons, indicating a type of the button actuated and information specifying a length of time during which the button was pressed down; and
a first communication interface configured to transmit the instruction to a terminal device, and
the terminal device, separate from the scanner device but communicatively connected to the scanner device, comprising:
a display configured to display a user interface;
a second communication interface configured to receive the instruction from the scanner device; and
a second controller configured to (i) when the instruction indicates that a single button of the plurality of buttons was pressed for a first period of time, execute a first operation; and
(ii) when the instruction indicates that a single button of the plurality of buttons was pressed for longer than the first period of time, execute a second operation and reflect a result of the second operation in the user interface.