Code reader for converting two dimensional information into a one dimensional format

A code reading network for reading and processing two-dimensional code information, said network comprising:

• a code reader unit generating two-dimensional code information via an illumination, detection and decoding process;
• a terminal selected from among a plurality of types of terminals, wherein at least one of the plurality of types of terminals accepts two-dimensional code information and at least one of the plurality of types of terminals only accepts one-dimensional code information;
• a communication link communicatively coupling said code reader unit and said terminal;
• and
• said code reader unit converts at least part of the two-dimensional code information into a format that said terminal can accept if two-dimensional code information is not acceptable.

A code reading network for reading and processing two-dimensional code information, said network comprising:

• a code reader unit generating two-dimensional code information via a code reading process;
• a terminal selected from among a plurality of types of terminals, wherein at least one of the plurality of types of terminals accepts two-dimensional code information, and at least one of the plurality of types of terminals accepts only one-dimensional code information;
• a communication link communicatively coupling said code reader unit and said terminal;
• and
• said code reader unit selectively manipulates the two-dimensional code information based on the one of the plurality of types of terminals selected to enable delivery via said communication link to said terminal.

In a code processing network having a terminal that processes code information in a one dimensional format yet cannot process code information in a two dimensional format, a code reader unit that captures two dimensional code images, the code reader unit comprising:

• an interface that supports communication to the terminal;
• processor that performs decoding of captured two-dimensional code images to extract code information in a two dimensional format;
• and
• the processor converts the extracted code information from the two dimensional format into a one dimensional format for receipt and processing by the terminal.