DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM HAVING RECONFIGURABLE DATA COLLECTION TERMINAL
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1. A data collection system comprising:
- a portable data collection terminal having a radio transceiver device for reading and/or writing encoded information; and
a computer spaced apart from the portable data collection terminal, the computer being configured to;
display a graphical user interface (GUI) prompting an operator of the data collection system to enter configuration data for reconfiguring the portable data collection terminal;
build a data package based on configuration data entered by the operator via the GUI; and
encode the data package into a tag by transferring an encoding command to the portable data collection terminal.
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Abstract
There is provided in one embodiment a data collection system including a data collection terminal having an encoded information reader device and a computer spaced apart from the data collection terminal. The data collection terminal in one embodiment can be configured to be responsive to configuration data expressed in an extensible markup language.
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22 Claims
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1. A data collection system comprising:
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a portable data collection terminal having a radio transceiver device for reading and/or writing encoded information; and a computer spaced apart from the portable data collection terminal, the computer being configured to; display a graphical user interface (GUI) prompting an operator of the data collection system to enter configuration data for reconfiguring the portable data collection terminal; build a data package based on configuration data entered by the operator via the GUI; and encode the data package into a tag by transferring an encoding command to the portable data collection terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A data collection system comprising:
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a portable data collection terminal having a radio transceiver device for reading and writing encoded information; and a computer spaced apart from the portable data collection terminal, the computer being configured to; display a graphical user interface (GUI) prompting an operator of the data collection system to enter configuration data for reconfiguring the portable data collection terminal; build a data package based on configuration data entered by the operator via the GUI; and encode the data package into a tag by transferring an encoding command to the portable data collection terminal via a wired network and/or a wireless network; wherein the portable data collection terminal is configured, responsive to reading the tag, to reconfigure a device of the portable data collection terminal, a subsystem of the portable data collection terminal, an application executed by the portable data collection terminal, and/or a peripheral device detachably attached to the portable data collection terminal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A data collection system comprising:
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a portable data collection terminal having an RFID reader device for reading and/or writing encoded information; and a computer spaced apart from the portable data collection terminal, the computer being configured to; display a graphical user interface (GUI) prompting an operator of the data collection system to enter configuration data for reconfiguring the portable data collection terminal; build a data package based on configuration data entered by the operator via the GUI; and encode the data package into a passive tag by transferring an encoding command to the portable data collection terminal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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