Cluster computing of bar code data
AssigneeMetrologic Instruments, Inc.
InventorCharles Joseph Cunningham, IV
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Abstract
A reading system including: a primary reader for reading an information bearing device (IBD) having encoded IBD data provided therein for packetizing the encoded data and processing a first data packet of the packetized encoded data and transmitting a second data packet of the packetized encoded data; at least one auxiliary reader for receiving and processing the second data packet and the transmitting the processed second data packet; and wherein the processed first and second data packets are combined to produce decoded IBD data.
Claims18
A method of operating a reading system comprising the steps of:
- reading an information bearing device (IBD) having encoded IBD data provided therein with a primary reader, wherein the primary reader:
- packetizes the encoded data and processes a first data packet of the packetized encoded data;
- and
- transmits a second data packet of the packetized encoded data to an auxiliary reader, wherein the auxiliary reader processes the second data packet;
- transmitting the processed second data packet to the primary reader;
- and combining the processed first and second data packets to produce decoded IBD data.
A reading system comprising:
- a primary reader for reading an information bearing device (IBD) having encoded IBD data provided therein for packetizing the encoded data and processing a first data packet of the packetized encoded data and transmitting a second data packet of the packetized encoded data;
- at least one auxiliary reader for receiving and processing the second data packet and the transmitting the processed second data packet;
- and
- wherein the processed first and second data packets are combined to produce decoded IBD data.
A method of operating a reading system comprising the steps of:
- reading an information bearing device (IBD) having encoded IBD data provided therein with an first reader, transmitting the IBD data to a second reader;
- wherein the second reader:
- packetizes the encoded IBD data and processes a first data packet of the packetized encoded data;
- and
- transmits a second data packet of the packetized encoded data to another reader, wherein the other reader processes the second data packet;
- and
- combining the processed first and second data packets to produce decoded IBD data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.