ENCODED INFORMATION READING TERMINAL WITH USER-CONFIGURABLE MULTI-PROTOCOL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION INTERFACE
First Claim
1. An encoded information reading terminal comprising:
- a microprocessor electrically coupled to a system bus;
a memory communicatively coupled to said microprocessor;
an encoded information reading (EIR) device selected from the group consisting of a bar code reading device, an RFID reading device, and a card reading device, said EIR device configured to perform at least one of outputting raw message data containing an encoded message and outputting decoded message data corresponding to an encoded message; and
a wireless communication interface comprising an RF front end configured to perform at least one of receiving a first radio signal and transmitting a second radio signal, said RF front end electrically coupled to at least one of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) electrically coupled to said system bus and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) electrically coupled to said system bus;
wherein said microprocessor is configured to execute at least one of a base-band encoder software program and a base-band decoder software program;
wherein said EIR terminal is configured to switch, during an active communication session, one of;
a wireless communication network, a wireless communication protocol, a parameter of a wireless communication protocol.
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Abstract
An encoded information reading (EIR) terminal can comprise a microprocessor, a memory, an (EIR) device, and a wireless communication interface. The EIR device can be provided by a bar code reading device, an RFID reading device, and/or a card reading device. The EIR device can be configured to perform outputting raw message data containing an encoded message and/or outputting decoded message data corresponding to an encoded message. The wireless communication interface can comprise a radio frequency front end configured to perform receiving a first radio signal and/or transmitting a second radio signal. The radio frequency front end can be electrically coupled to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) which can be electrically coupled to the system bus and/or to a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) which can be electrically coupled to the system bus. The microprocessor can be configured to execute a base-band encoder software program and/or a base-band decoder software program.
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20 Claims
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1. An encoded information reading terminal comprising:
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a microprocessor electrically coupled to a system bus; a memory communicatively coupled to said microprocessor; an encoded information reading (EIR) device selected from the group consisting of a bar code reading device, an RFID reading device, and a card reading device, said EIR device configured to perform at least one of outputting raw message data containing an encoded message and outputting decoded message data corresponding to an encoded message; and a wireless communication interface comprising an RF front end configured to perform at least one of receiving a first radio signal and transmitting a second radio signal, said RF front end electrically coupled to at least one of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) electrically coupled to said system bus and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) electrically coupled to said system bus; wherein said microprocessor is configured to execute at least one of a base-band encoder software program and a base-band decoder software program; wherein said EIR terminal is configured to switch, during an active communication session, one of;
a wireless communication network, a wireless communication protocol, a parameter of a wireless communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An encoded information reading terminal comprising:
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a microprocessor electrically coupled to a system bus; a memory communicatively coupled to said microprocessor; an encoded information reading (EIR) device selected from the group consisting of a bar code reading device, an RFID reading device, and a card reading device, said EIR device configured to perform at least one of outputting raw message data containing an encoded message and outputting decoded message data corresponding to an encoded message; and a wireless communication interface comprising an RF front end configured to perform at least one of receiving a first radio signal and transmitting a second radio signal, said RF front end electrically coupled to at least one of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) electrically coupled to said system bus and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) electrically coupled to said system bus; wherein said microprocessor is configured to execute at least one of a base-band encoder software program and a base-band decoder software program; wherein said EIR terminal is configured to maintain an active communication session irrespectively of changing external conditions by switching one of;
a wireless communication network, a wireless communication protocol, a parameter of a wireless communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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