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AssigneeSpectra-Physics Scanning Systems, Inc.
InventorsBrad R. Reddersen, Phillip W. Shepard, Rockie D. Moch, Jon Paul Charles Williams
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An interface selection and configuration system for a computer peripheral in which configuration for the peripheral and/or the host interface is at least in part accomplished by the interface connector cable. In a preferred embodiment, the computer peripheral is equipped with one or more hardware interfaces. The interface connector cable has a first end connector for attaching to the computer peripheral. The first end connector of the interface connector cable is typically a multiple pin connector constructed and arranged to be properly physically and electrically connectable only to a specific computer peripheral or class of computer peripherals, the first end connector including at least one electrical connection between two pins for completing a circuit within the computer peripheral thereby enabling the computer peripheral. Where the peripheral is a data reading device such as a laser scanner or RFID reader, alternate or additional configuration may be obtained, with data reading device, from the label on the interconnect cable. The label, which may for example be a bar code or RFID tag, contains information or instructions by which the data reading device (and/or the host) is configured.
A method for interfacing a data reader of a data reading system with a particular host, comprising the steps of
A method for setting a function of a data reading system comprising the steps of
A multiple interface data reading system comprising a data reader and an interconnect cable detachably connectable to the data reader, the interconnect cable being removable by being connecting to and being disconnected from the data reader wherein hardware and/or firmware of the data reading system is automatically configured to interface with a given host changing the interconnect cable and connecting the interconnect cable to the data reader.
A peripheral system comprising a peripheral device, a connector on the peripheral device, and a interconnect cable detachably connectable to the connector, the interconnect cable being changeable by connecting to and being disconnected from the peripheral device, wherein hardware and/or firmware of the peripheral system is automatically configured to interface with a given host by changing the interconnect cable and connecting the interconnect cable to the peripheral device.
A data reading system which is configurable to a first host having an interface configuration and a second host having an interface configuration different than the interface configuration of the first host, comprising
A method for internally configuring a data reading system for a given host/application, comprising the steps of
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