Method and apparatus for identifying bluetooth connection between cradle and handhel data capture device
AssigneeSymbol Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMariya Wright, Robert J. Pang
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for identifying a Bluetooth connection between a cradle and at least one handheld data capture device that includes a barcode reading arrangement or an RFID reader. The apparatus includes a cradle configured to accommodate a handheld data capture device detachably settled therein. The apparatus also includes a connection indicator configured to be activated, in response to a find-connection command, if a Bluetooth connection between the cradle and the handheld data capture device is identified. In some implementations, the connection indicator is on the cradle and it can be a light emitting diode, a speaker, or a vibration generator.
Claims22
A method comprising the steps of:
- initiating a find-connection command from a handheld data capture device, wherein the handheld data capture device includes at least one of a barcode reading arrangement and an RFID reader;
- and
- activating a connection indicator, in response to the find-connection command, on a cradle that is identified to have a Bluetooth connection with the handheld data capture device.
A method of identifying a Bluetooth connection between a cradle and at least one handheld data capture device, the method comprising the steps of:
- initiating a find-connection command from the cradle;
- and
- activating a connection indicator, in response to the find-connection command, on each of the at least one handheld data capture device that is identified to have a Bluetooth connection with the cradle, wherein each of the at least one handheld data capture device includes at least one of a barcode reading arrangement and an RFID reader.
An apparatus comprising:
- a cradle configured to accommodate a handheld data capture device detachably settled therein, the handheld data capture device including at least one of a barcode reading arrangement and an RFID reader;
- a connection indicator configured to be activated, in response to a find-connection command, if a Bluetooth connection between the cradle and the handheld data capture device is identified.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.