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US 8,925,818 B2Granted
Data collection system having EIR terminal interface node
AssigneeHand Held Products, Inc.
InventorsJames Kosecki, Aldo Mario Caballero
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Abstract
A network accessible node that facilitates management of a fleet of portable communication devices (EIR terminal), including portable data terminals and/or barcode readers, by directing performance of software upgrade and/or configuration update actions by one or more members of the fleet of EIR terminals.
Claims6
A system comprising:
- an encoded information reading (EIR) terminal;
- a terminal interface node;
- a docking station;
- wherein said EIR terminal is configured to establish a communication with said terminal interface node upon engaging to said docking station;
- wherein said EIR terminal is configured to upload data to said terminal interface node;
- wherein said EIR terminal is configured to transmit a terminal status message to said terminal interface node;
- wherein said terminal interface node is configured to transmit, responsive to receiving said terminal status message, a terminal reprogramming message to said EIR terminal, said terminal reprogramming message including at least one of:
- a binary file, a data file, a script file;
- wherein said EIR terminal is configured to execute, responsive to receiving said binary file, said binary file;
- wherein said EIR terminal is configure to update, responsive to receiving said data file, a software configuration parameter;
- wherein said EIR terminal is configured to execute, responsive to receiving said script file, said script file;
- wherein said terminal interface node is configured to complete a higher priority operation before executing a lower priority operation;
- and
- wherein a priority of said upload of said data to said terminal interface node is higher than a priority of said transmit of said reprogramming message by said terminal interface node.
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