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US 9,753,720 B2Granted
Universal connectivity for non-universal devices
AssigneeHand Held Products, Inc.
InventorsJohn A. Pettinelli, Jr., John Izzo
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Abstract
A system includes at least one data collection device connected to a corresponding data terminal via a primary communication channel; and a central connectivity point connected to each data collection device via a wireless secondary communication channel so as to communicate with the at least one data collection device without disrupting communication between the at least data collection device and the corresponding data terminal via the primary communication channel and to permit remote administration of each data collection device.
Claims17
A system, comprising:
- at least one data collection device comprising a processor and connected to a corresponding data terminal via a primary communication channel;
- and
- a central connectivity point connected to the at least one data collection device via a wireless secondary communication channel to communicate, via the wireless secondary communication channel, with the at least one data collection device without disrupting communication between the at least one data collection device and the corresponding data terminal via the primary communication channel;
- wherein the central connectivity point remotely administers the at least one data collection device via the wireless secondary communication channel while the at least data collection device is communicating with the corresponding data terminal via the primary communication;
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- wherein the central connectivity point transmits a license to the at least one data collection device, the license enabling use of at least one feature of the at least one data collection device, and the license being transmitted from the central connectivity point to the at least one data collection device when the at least one feature is needed.
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A system, comprising:
- at least one data collection device comprising a processor and connected to a corresponding data terminal via a primary communication channel;
- and
- a central connectivity point connected to the at least one data collection device via a wireless secondary communication channel to communicate, via the wireless secondary communication channel, with the at least one data collection device without disrupting communication between the at least one data collection device and the corresponding data terminal via the primary communication channel;
- wherein the central connectivity point remotely administers the at least one data collection device via the wireless secondary communication channel while the at least one data collection device is communicating with the corresponding data terminal via the primary communication channel;
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- wherein the secondary communication channel of the at least one data collection device connects another data collection device that is beyond the range of the central connectivity point to the central connectivity point.
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A system, comprising:
- at least one data collection device comprising a processor and connected to a corresponding data terminal via a primary communication channel;
- and
- a central connectivity point connected to the at least one data collection device via a wireless secondary communication channel to communicate, via the wireless secondary communication channel, with the at least one data collection device without disrupting communication between the at least one data collection device and the at corresponding data terminal via the primary communication channel;
- wherein the central connectivity point remotely administers the at least one data collection device via the wireless secondary communication channel while the at least one data collection device is communicating with the corresponding data terminal via the primary communication channel;
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- wherein the central connectivity point compiles usage statistics and/or tracks unauthorized usage statistics regarding the at least one data collection device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.