MMS text messaging for hand held indicia reader

• US 10,289,993 B2
• Filed: 02/24/2017
• Issued: 05/14/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Metrologic Instruments Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Metrologic Instruments Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Inventors: Kearney, Sean Philip
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Seung H
• Application Number:
  US15/442,038
• Publication Number:
  US 20170236111A1
• Time in Patent Office: 809 Days
• Field of Search: 235375, 235383, 235385, 23547201-47203
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/01 Details
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10762 Relative movement
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1413 1D bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1417 2D bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/204 comprising interface for record bearing medium or carrier for electronic funds transfer or payment credit
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/208 Input by product or record sensing, e.g. weighing or scanner processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3255 using mobile network messaging services for payment, e.g. SMS
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

A method of operating a reader system includes: establishment a hand held reader configured to read an information bearing medium at an establishment and accepting text message communications from the establishment; reading the information bearing medium at the establishment with the reader; and, sending at least one text message communication to an operator of the reader at the establishment on the reader GUI from the establishment when the establishment recognizes a need for a specific notice requirement after reading the information bearing medium.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

an establishment-operated indicia reading system at an establishment;

a remote updating system; and

an indicia reader, operated by an operator, for reading information bearing indicia at a point of transaction at the establishment, wherein the indicia reader is configured for;

accepting a text message communication comprising a picture of a person at the point of transaction from the establishment-operated indicia reading system; and

accepting a communication from the remote updating system.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the indicia reader comprises a communications module providing a communication link from the indicia reader to other indicia readers.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication from the remote updating system comprises a text message.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication from the remote updating system comprises a software update for the indicia reader.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the indicia reader comprises a graphic user interface.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the text message communication is a multimedia message services (MMS) text.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the text message communication is a short message services (SMS) text.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the text message communication comprises information about the person at the point of transaction.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the establishment-operated indicia reading system is configured for:

retrieving identification information about the person at the point of transaction; and

sending address information of the person at the point of transaction to the indicia reader and another indicia reading system.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured for terminating a transaction after sending a text message communication.

11. A system, comprising:

an establishment-operated indicia reading system at an establishment;

a remote updating system; and

an indicia reader, operated by an operator, for reading information bearing indicia at a point of transaction at the establishment, wherein the indicia reader is configured for;

accepting a text message communication comprising a picture of a person at the point of transaction from the establishment-operated indicia reading system; and

accepting a communication from the remote updating system;

wherein the establishment-operated indicia reading system is configured for;

after the indicia reader reads an information bearing indicia at the point of transaction, recognizing a need for a specific notice requirement; and

after recognizing a need for a specific notice requirement, sending the text message communication to the operator of the indicia reader for display.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the indicia reader comprises a communications module providing a communication link from the indicia reader to other indicia readers.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the communication from the remote updating system comprises a text message.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the communication from the remote updating system comprises a software update for the indicia reader.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the text message communication comprises information about the person at the point of transaction.

16. A system, comprising:

an establishment-operated indicia reading system at an establishment;

a remote updating system; and

an indicia reader for reading information bearing indicia at a point of transaction at the establishment, wherein the indicia reader is configured for;

accepting a text message communication from the establishment-operated indicia reading system; and

accepting a communication from the remote updating system;

wherein the establishment-operated indicia reading system is configured for;

retrieving identification information about a person at the point of transaction; and

sending a picture of the person at the point of transaction to the indicia reader and another indicia reading system.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the indicia reader comprises a communications module providing a communication link from the indicia reader to other indicia readers.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the communication from the remote updating system comprises a text message.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the communication from the remote updating system comprises a software update for the indicia reader.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the indicia reader comprises a graphic user interface.