What is a Handheld Scanner?

A handheld scanner is a portable device that captures physical documents or barcodes and converts them into digital data, so the information can be stored, processed and sent across a network.

How a handheld scanner works

A handheld scanner combines a reading module and a decoding module. It reads barcodes and code patterns using red or infrared light, and the decoding module turns them into data. It is used mainly in retail, warehousing and logistics to capture goods and shipments.

From handheld scanner to smartphone app

In transport logistics, smartphone apps increasingly take over this task. With the IMPARGO Driver App drivers scan and photograph documents on the road, for example as proof of delivery (POD), without a separate device.