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US 2006/0138209 A1Published application
Management of data capture systems
AssigneeSymbol Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGary Schneider, Matthew Blasczak, James Giebel, Edward Barkan, William Sackett, Costanzo Difazio
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Abstract
The operating condition of data capture systems, such as electro-optical readers, RFID readers, and imagers, is monitored and reported to a host which preferably modifies the operating condition when the latter is outside a preestablished setting.
Claims23
An arrangement for managing a data capture system, comprising:
- a) a host remote from the system;
- b) a monitor for monitoring an operating condition of the system;
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- c) a controller for reporting the operating condition monitored by the monitor to the host.
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A method of managing a data capture system, comprising the steps of:
- a) locating a host remotely from the system;
- b) monitoring an operating condition of the system;
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- c) reporting the operating condition monitored by the monitor to the host.
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A method of managing a data capture system having an electro-optical scan engine for reading machine-readable indicia, comprising the steps of:
- a) locating a host remotely from the system;
- b) monitoring an operating condition of the system;
- c) reporting, by wireless communication from the system to the host, when the operating condition is not a preestablished setting;
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- d) sending, by wireless communication from the host to the system, information relating to the operating condition in response to the reporting step.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.