Reprogramming system including reprogramming symbol

A system for reprogramming a mobile optical reader, said system comprising:

• a symbol generator generating at least one reprogramming symbol, said reprogramming symbol generator including a user interface utilized to select information to encode in said symbol;
• a reconfigurable device reading said at least one reprogramming symbol to produce a data stream corresponding to said at least one reprogramming symbol, said reconfigurable device including a program processing said reprogramming symbol data stream,
• wherein said data stream encodes a command to execute an executable program.

A system for reprogramming a mobile optical reader, said system comprising:

• a symbol generator generating at least one reprogramming symbol, said reprogramming symbol generator including a user interface utilized to select information to encode in said symbol;
• a reconfigurable device reading said symbol to produce a data stream corresponding to said reprogramming symbol, said reconfigurable device including a program processing said reprogramming symbol data stream,
• wherein said user interface allowed a user to select a formatted file stored on said symbol generator for encoding into said reprogramming symbol.

A system for programming a portable device, said system comprising:

• a symbol generator encoding a formatted file on at least one symbol;
• an optical reader incorporated in said portable device.
• wherein said portable device actuates said reader to decode said at least one symbol to generate a data stream, and process said data stream to store said formatted file in a memory of said portable device.

A symbol generator including:

• a graphical user interface including a first data input area facilitating entry of formatted file data, and a second data input area facilitating entry of command data;
• an encoder encoding into at least one symbol a formatted file in accordance with said input formatted file data, and a command in accordance with said input command data.

A bar code data reading system comprising:

• a display operated to successively display a plurality of bar codes at a fixed position on said display and
• at least one reader oriented at a location so that said reader can read bar codes at said fixed position, wherein said reader is operated to continuously read bar codes at said fixed position.

A symbol generator including:

• a prompting user interface including a first data input area and a second data input area, said first data input area receiving information pertaining to a formatted file to encode, said second data input area receiving information pertaining to a number of bar codes to encode;
• wherein said symbol generator encodes formatted file data in accordance with information input into said first data input area and encodes a number of bar codes in accordance with information input into said second data input area.

A symbol generator comprising:

• a user interface allowing a user to input information respecting data to encode;
• an encoder encoding a set of bar codes in accordance with aid input information;
• wherein said encoder, in encoding said bar code symbol set encodes in each symbol of said set a field indicating a total number of symbols of said set and a filed indicating the number in said set of said present field.