Arrangement for, and method of, establishing a bluetooth® paired connection between a wireless, electro-optical reader and one or more hosts
AssigneeSymbol Technologies, Inc.
InventorsKENNETH S. BHELLA, MARIYA WRIGHT
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Abstract
A wireless, Bluetooth® paired connection is established between a wireless, electro-optical reader and a host by reading a multi-parameter, pairing symbol displayed by the host. An identification parameter is extracted from the pairing symbol to automatically identify the host, and one or more configuration parameters are substantially simultaneously extracted from the same pairing symbol to automatically configure the paired connection between the reader and the host.
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An arrangement for establishing a wireless paired connection between a host and a wireless reader for electro-optically reading symbols, the arrangement comprising:
- a host controller associated with the host, and operative for generating a multi-parameter, pairing symbol that includes an identification parameter for identifying the host, and that further includes at least another configuration parameter for configuring the paired connection between the reader and the host;
- a host wireless module associated with the host, and controlled by the host controller;
- a data capture assembly associated with the reader, and operative for electro-optically reading the pairing symbol;
- a reader controller associated with the reader, and operative for controlling the data capture assembly;
- a reader wireless module associated with the reader, and controlled by the reader controller;
- the reader controller being further operative for establishing the paired connection between the host wireless module and the reader wireless module by extracting the identification parameter from the pairing symbol to automatically identify the host, and by substantially simultaneously extracting the configuration parameter from the same pairing symbol to automatically configure the paired connection between the reader and the host.
A method of establishing a wireless paired connection between a host and a wireless reader for electro-optically reading symbols, the method comprising:
- generating a multi-parameter, pairing symbol that includes an identification parameter for identifying the host, and that further includes at least another configuration parameter for configuring the paired connection between the reader and the host;
- associating a host wireless module with the host;
- electro-optically reading the pairing symbol;
- associating a reader controller and a reader wireless module with the reader;
- establishing the paired connection between the host wireless module and the reader wireless module by extracting the identification parameter from the pairing symbol to automatically identify the host, and by substantially simultaneously extracting the configuration parameter from the same pairing symbol to automatically configure the paired connection between the reader and the host.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.