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US 2006/0065727 A1Published application
Modular architecture for a data capture device
AssigneeSymbol Technologies, Inc.
InventorMehul Patel
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Abstract
Described is a system having a host computing device, a data capture device collecting data signals and an intermediate signal processing device which receives the data signals from the data capture device. The intermediate signal processing device then processes the data signals and forwards the processed data signals to the host computing device. The intermediate signal processing device being configurable based on a type of the data capture device.
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A system, comprising:
- a host computing device;
- a data capture device collecting data signals;
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- an intermediate signal processing device connected to the data capture device and including an indication of a type of the data capture device, the data capture device and the intermediate signal processing device being connected to the host computing device, the host computing device receiving an initial communication indicating the type of the data capture device, the intermediate signal processing device receiving configuration data from the host computing device and the intermediate signal processing device being configured to facilitate communications between the data capture device and the host computing device, the configuration governing all communications through the intermediate signal processing device until such time as a different type of data capture device is connected thereto, the intermediate signal processing device receiving the data signals from the data capture device, processing the data signals and forwarding the processed data signals to the host computing device.
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A method, comprising the steps of:
- recording a type of a data capture device in an intermediate signal processing device, wherein an output of the data capture device is coupled to an input of the intermediate signal processing device;
- polling the intermediate signal processing device to determine the type of the data capture device;
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- configuring the intermediate signal processing device based on the type of data capture device, the configuration governing all communications through the intermediate signal processing device until such time as a different type of data capture device is connected thereto, wherein an output of the intermediate signal processing device is coupled to an input of a host computing device.
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A system, comprising:
- a configurable intermediate signal processing device connected to a data capture device and including an indication of a type of the data capture device;
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- a configuration element receiving an initial communication from the intermediate signal processing device indicating the type of the data capture device and sending configuration data to the intermediate signal processing device to configure the intermediate signal processing device to facilitate communications between the data capture device and a host computing device, the configuration governing all communications through the intermediate signal processing device until such time as a different type of data capture device is connected to the intermediate signal processing device.
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