IN-FIELD DEVICE FOR DE-CENTRALIZED WORKFLOW AUTOMATION
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- an image capture unit to provide a digital image of an optical identifier visible on a physical item positioned proximate to an in-field device; and
a digital processor arranged for executing software code stored in the in-field device, the stored software code configured to execute a predetermined action associated with the captured digital image.
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Abstract
In one example, a system is provided. The system includes a portable, in-field unit including: a tag reader to acquire an ID tag identifier from a tag located in or on a physical item positioned within functional range of the in-field unit tag reader; a digital processor arranged for executing software code stored in the in-field unit responsive to the acquired ID tag identifier, the stored software code including—a customer application layer; and a database adapter component configured to provide database services to the processor; wherein the database services include accessing a stored database to acquire stored data associated with the acquired ID tag identifier.
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32 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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an image capture unit to provide a digital image of an optical identifier visible on a physical item positioned proximate to an in-field device; and a digital processor arranged for executing software code stored in the in-field device, the stored software code configured to execute a predetermined action associated with the captured digital image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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capturing a digital image in an in-field device of an optical identifier visible on a physical item positioned proximate to the in-field device; recognizing information in the captured digital image to determine a recognition result; and transmitting the recognition result to a backend system remote from the in-field device, wherein the backend system is configured to take a predetermined action or provide data responsive to receiving the recognition result. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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a portable, in-field unit including; a tag reader to acquire an ID tag identifier from a tag located in or on a physical item positioned within functional range of the in-field unit tag reader; a digital processor arranged for executing software code stored in the in-field unit responsive to the acquired ID tag identifier, the stored software code including— a customer application layer; and a database adapter component configured to provide database services to the processor; wherein the database services include accessing a stored database to acquire stored data associated with the acquired ID tag identifier. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method comprising:
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in an in-field device, capturing an identifier of a nearby physical object from an on-object identifier, wherein the identifier is associated with a record in a predetermined database; in the in-field device, capturing information from a document; and combining the captured information with existing information in the said database record to form a result; and
applying the result to modify subsequent processing of the item. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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