Portable work station-type data collection system

摘要: A portable data collection terminal has an elongate housing with a hand grip conforming rear surface. front surface features numerical keyboard adjacent lower end of the and LCD screen toward upper housing. The display is rectangular shape, its length extending longitudinally terminal. active area covered by touch sensitive overlay which configured in one mode operation into alphabetical keyboard. orientation switchable between orientations line direction displayed extends across or keys are identified indicia disposed on template. template may be sensed to switch key identifiers correspond As further embodiment electromagnetic activation pen used enter system includes terminals form wireless transceivers communication base stations.