Mobile Scanner — Android handheld with slot-mounted USB barcode scanner running the Sovereign Shelf staff app. The everyday tool for binding tags, looking up stock, and running pick sessions.
Shipped as a turnkey device: phone, scanner, case-integrated mount, and the Sovereign Shelf app pre-installed in Lock Task kiosk mode. Boots into the staff app; an admin PIN unlocks system settings.
Specifications
- Device: Motorola Moto E15 (or equivalent current handset), Android 14+
- Scanner: USB HID 1D / 2D barcode scanner, slot-mounted to the case
- Kiosk mode: native Android Lock Task with Device Owner — no third-party kiosk app
- Roles: Picker, Signage, Staff — selected at provisioning time
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi (customer LAN); paired with Bluetooth scanner-descriptor binding for slot-fill enforcement
- Auth: QR-code device binding to store, PIN-gated staff login
- Software updates: sideload from cloud admin, signed APK
Highlights
- Tag binding — scan tag code and product UPC; the app auto-routes by barcode shape and prevents double-slot fills.
- Stock view — live on-hand / committed / available with low-stock and clearance flags.
- Price check — sale-aware product card with strikethrough regular price and date range.
- Pick-by-light — scans confirm the right bin and quantity during an active Guardian pick session.
- Slot-fill scanner enforcement — chosen-scanner descriptor cached on-device; stray paired keyboards are ignored.
Where it fits
- Recommended on every deployment — included in both starter packs.
- Works on Sentinel, Guardian, and Vault — same app, different backend.
- One per active picker / staff member during peak; smaller shops typically run two or three across the team.