Host Feedback of Scan Status

A method comprising:

• from a networked computing node, providing a scan initiation command to a portable scanner;
• in the networked computing node, receiving at least a portion of scan data gathered by the portable scanner responsive to the scan initiation command;
• from the networked computing node, providing user feedback information to the portable scanner, the user feedback information indicating successful entry of the at least a portion of the scan data into a database;
• and
• wherein the user feedback information enables the portable scanner to set a scan status indicator of the portable scanner to a final state responsive to the user feedback information.

An apparatus comprising:

• a database;
• a client/server;
• wherein the client/server is enabled, via a communication interface, to provide a scan initiation command to a portable scanner, to receive at least a portion of scan data gathered by the portable scanner responsive to the scan initiation command, and to provide user feedback information to the portable scanner;
• wherein the user feedback information indicates successful entry of the at least a portion of the scan data into the database;
• and
• wherein the user feedback information enables the portable scanner to set a scan status indicator of the portable scanner to a final state responsive to the user feedback information.

A system comprising:

• means for providing a scan initiation command from a networked computing node to a portable scanner;
• means for receiving, in the networked computing node, at least a portion of scan data gathered by the portable scanner responsive to the scan initiation command;
• means for providing user feedback information from the networked computing node to the portable scanner, the user feedback information indicating successful entry of the at least a portion of the scan data into a database;
• and
• wherein the user feedback information enables the portable scanner to set a scan status indicator of the portable scanner to a final state responsive to the user feedback information.