Printer acting as host for device printers/scanners
AssigneeAvery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC
InventorDavid Eric Best
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Abstract
A method of pairing a handheld printer/scanner device with a barcode printer acting as the host is disclosed. The pairing will further enhance the functionality of the host barcode printer. Specifically, the pairing process is initiated when a printer process that requires a handheld printer/scanner device is initiated. The method enables a handheld printer/scanner device to print to a host barcode printer, and also enables the host barcode printer to receive a barcode scan of the case label of received food items and retain information from the barcode scan for future printing of food freshness labels.
Claims10
A process for pairing a host barcode printer with a handheld printer/scanner device, comprising the steps of:
- powering on the host barcode printer having at least one antenna and at least one USB device port;
- starting an application that utilizes device pairing on the host barcode printer;
- powering on the handheld printer/scanner device;
- enabling Bluetooth connectivity on both the host barcode printer and the handheld printer/scanner device;
- enabling connections on the host barcode printer to search for the handheld printer/scanner device;
- checking to see if an address of the handheld printer/scanner device is found;
- if the address has been found, then selecting the handheld printer/scanner device to be paired;
- entering a PIN code;
- and
- if the PIN code is valid, then the handheld printer/scanner device is successfully paired and ready to print and the process is exited.
A process for pairing a host barcode printer with a handheld printer/scanner device to print a food freshness label, comprising the steps of:
- powering on the host barcode printer;
- starting an application that utilizes device pairing on the host barcode printer;
- powering on the handheld printer/scanner device;
- enabling Bluetooth connectivity on both the host barcode printer and the handheld printer/scanner device;
- pairing the host barcode printer and the handheld printer/scanner device;
- scanning barcode on a case label with the handheld printer/scanner device to extract information that is sent to the host barcode printer;
- extract a lot code and a best by date from the information received by the host barcode printer using the application;
- and
- printing the food freshness label including the lot code and best by date with the host barcode printer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.