Methods and Systems for Monitoring Barcode Scanner Performance

A method, comprising:

• obtaining, at a computing device communicatively connected with a barcode scanner, a plurality of sets of data associated with attempts to decode barcodes within a field of view of the barcode scanner;
• for each of a plurality of portions of the field of view, generating a performance metric at the computing device based on at least one of the sets of data from the barcode scanner;
• and
• controlling a display to present the portions of the field of view, each presented portion having a visual indicator selected according to the corresponding performance metric.

A computing device, comprising:

• a communications interface;
• a display;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• obtain, via the communications interface from a barcode scanner, a plurality of sets of data associated with attempts to decode barcodes within a field of view of the barcode scanner;
• for each of a plurality of portions of the field of view, generate a performance metric at the computing device based on at least one of the sets of data from the barcode scanner;
• and
• control the display to present the portions of the field of view, each presented portion having a visual indicator selected according to the corresponding performance metric.