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Power reports in wireless scanner systems

  • US 10,051,446 B2
  • Filed: 03/02/2016
  • Issued: 08/14/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for presenting information related to a power level of a mobile device used with a radio frequency (RF) scanner for processing information scanned therewith, the method comprising:

  • without requiring user intervention, automatically polling the mobile device, from the RF scanner, in relation to a power level present in a battery source providing power to the mobile device;

    checking the power level present in the battery source providing power to the mobile device;

    responsive to the polling, reporting to the RF scanner data relating to the checked power level present in the battery source providing power to the mobile device;

    in the RF scanner;

    processing the reported data relating to the checked power level present in the battery source providing power to the mobile device;

    evaluating the processed data reported in relation to the power level present in the battery source providing power to the mobile device;

    upon the evaluation detecting that the processed data indicate that the power level present in the battery source providing power to the mobile device is at or below a low power set point, commanding a presentation of a corresponding alert relating to the detected low power level present in the battery providing power to the mobile device; and

    presenting the corresponding alert relating to the detected low power level present in the battery providing power to the mobile device on an indicator component of the RF scanner.

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