Patents
US 12164743 B2: Floating soft trigger for touch displays on electronic device
- Granted
- 2024-12-10
- Filed
- 2023-01-30 application 18161342
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A portable electronic device having a touch screen with a floating soft trigger icon for enabling various functions of the electronic device, such as bar code reading, capturing RFID data, capturing video and images, calling applications, and/or placing phone calls. The floating trigger icon is displayed on the touch screen to enable easy identification and access of the trigger icon. The trigger icon may be selected via application of various unique control gestures to configure the electronic device. Based on the selected mode or function of the device, the trigger icon may alter its appearance to facilitate use of the device. The operation and functionality of the trigger icon may be programmed to customize operation of the device.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg241210.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datalogic USA, Inc. 86 patents | US company or organization | Eugene, OR | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elva Martinez Ballesteros | Springfield, OR | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Thomas Burke | Reno, NV | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F3/04817 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06K | Graphical data reading ; presentation of data; record carriers; handling record carriers | G06K19/06028 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06V | Image or video recognition or understanding | G06V30/142 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-03 | Merger Merger | DATALOGIC ADC, INC. signed 2016-12-13 | DATALOGIC USA, INC. EUGENE, OR | 63210/912 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2023-04-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BURKE, THOMAS signed 2014-12-19 BALLESTEROS, ELVA MARTINEZ signed 2014-12-29 | DATALOGIC ADC, INC. EUGENE, OR | 63210/896 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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