Portable data reading device with integrated web server for configuration and data extraction
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1. A portable data reading device comprising:
- a Web server to deliver Web pages to a client browser; and
a first server-side application to update a file system of the portable data reading device, wherein the Web server is to receive formatted data from the client browser representing an updated file system, and wherein the Web server is to automatically invoke the first server-side application to replace the file system of the portable data reading device with the updated file system
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Abstract
A portable data reading device, such as a barcode scanner or RFID reader, includes a Web server and a first server-side application to modify one or more settings of the portable data reading device. The settings may include, for example, symbology settings, device settings, and network settings. The Web server may receive formatted data from a client browser representing a requested modification of at least one setting of the portable data reading device. Upon receiving the formatted data, the Web server may automatically invoke the first server-side application to modify the at least one setting responsive to the formatted data.
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1. A portable data reading device comprising:
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a Web server to deliver Web pages to a client browser; and
a first server-side application to update a file system of the portable data reading device, wherein the Web server is to receive formatted data from the client browser representing an updated file system, and wherein the Web server is to automatically invoke the first server-side application to replace the file system of the portable data reading device with the updated file system - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A portable scanning system comprising:
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a reading engine;
a communication interface to connect the portable scanning system to a client browser through a network; and
a memory coupled to the reading engine and the communication interface, the memory comprising;
a Web server to deliver Web pages to a client browser; and
a first server-side application to update a file system of the portable data reading device, wherein the Web server is to receive formatted data from the client browser representing an updated file system and automatically invoke the first server-side application to replace the file system of the portable data reading device with the updated file system. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method for updating a file system of a portable data reader including an integrated Web server, the method comprising:
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receiving at the Web server formatted data representing an updated file system; and
invoking a first server-side application to replace a file system of the portable data reader with the updated file system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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integrating a portable data reader with a Web server to deliver Web pages to a client browser;
integrating the portable data reader with a first server-side application to update a file system of the portable data reader;
receiving formatted data from the client browser representing an updated file system; and
automatically invoking the first server-side application to replace the file system of the portable data reader with the updated file system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A portable data reader comprising:
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a reading engine;
a Web server coupled to the reading engine; and
a server-side application coupled to the Web server to clone a file system of the portable data reading device to at least one other portable data reader, wherein the Web server to automatically invoke the server-side application to create a cloned image of the file system of the portable data reader, and wherein the Web server is to send formatted data representing the cloned image to at least one other portable data reader with instructions for the at least one other portable data reader to replace its file system with the file system from the cloned image.
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