SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING INDICIA READERS USING NFC TECHNOLOGY

• US 20150133047A1
• Filed: 11/08/2013
• Published: 05/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hand Held Products Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hand Held Products Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Inventors: Smith, Taylor, Schmidt, Mark, Mupkala, Dayaker, Swamy, Manjunatha Aswathanarayana, Majapuro, Mike, Zhu, Qi, Zhou, Xiaodong, Yuan, Zhiqiang, Zhu, Qinrong
• Granted Patent: US 9,800,293 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4411 Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10198 setting parameters for the interrogator, e.g. programming parameters and operating modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication

Abstract

A near-field-communication (NFC) system includes an NFC-enabled indicia reader and a second NFC-enabled device. The NFC-enabled indicia reader is configured to receive software-configuration data from another NFC-enabled device. The NFC system is configured to update the NFC-enabled indicia reader with the software-configuration data of the second-NFC enabled device when the indicia reader is positioned in proximity to the second NFC-enabled device.

Claims

1. A near-field-communication (NFC) system, comprising:

a first NFC-enabled device configured to receive software-configuration data from another NFC-enabled device;

a second NFC-enabled device having software-configuration data;

wherein the near-field-communication (NFC) system is configured to update the first NFC-enabled device with the software-configuration data of the second NFC-enabled device when the first NFC-enabled device is positioned in proximity to the second NFC-enabled device.

2. The near-field-communication (NFC) system according to claim 1, wherein the second NFC-enabled device is configured to transmit software-configuration data to another NFC-enabled device.

3. The near-field-communication (NFC) system according to claim 1, wherein the near-field-communication (NFC) system is configured to automatically update the first NFC-enabled device with the software-configuration data of the second NFC-enabled device when the first NFC-enabled device is positioned in proximity to the second NFC-enabled device

4. The near-field-communication (NFC) system according to claim 1, wherein the near-field-communication (NFC) system is configured to update the first NFC-enabled device with the software-configuration data of the second NFC-enabled device when (i) the first NFC-enabled device is positioned in proximity to the second NFC-enabled device and (ii) an operator of the first NFC-enabled device manually authorizes the first NFC-enabled device to receive and install the software-configuration data of the second NFC-enabled device.

5. The near-field-communication (NFC) system according to claim 1, wherein the near-field-communication (NFC) system is configured to update the first NFC-enabled device with the software-configuration data of the second NFC-enabled device when (i) the first NFC-enabled device is positioned in proximity to the second NFC-enabled device and (ii) a user of the second NFC-enabled device manually commands the second NFC-enabled device to transmit the software-configuration data to the first NFC-enabled device.

6. The near-field-communication (NFC) system according to claim 5, wherein the second NFC-enabled device comprises a graphical user interface (GUI) application and wherein the user of the second NFC-enabled device operates the graphical user interface (GUI) application to manually command the second NFC-enabled device to transmit the software-configuration data to the first NFC-enabled device.

7. The near-field-communication (NFC) system according to claim 5, wherein the second NFC-enabled device comprises a transmission-initiation switch and wherein the user of the second NFC-enabled device activates the transmission-initiation switch to manually command the second NFC-enabled device to transmit the software-configuration data to the first NFC-enabled device.

8. The near-field-communication (NFC) system according to claim 1, wherein the first NFC-enabled device comprises an indicia reader.

9. The near-field-communication (NFC) system according to claim 1, wherein the first NFC-enabled device comprises an indicia reader and wherein the software-configuration data comprises device parameter settings for the indicia reader.

10. The near-field-communication (NFC) system according to claim 1, wherein the first NFC-enabled device comprises a computerized elevator controller.

11. The near-field-communication (NFC) system according to claim 1, wherein the first NFC-enabled device comprises a computerized elevator controller and wherein the software-configuration data comprises destination instructions for moving the elevator to a pre-determined building level.

12. The near-field-communication (NFC) system according to claim 1, wherein the second NFC-enabled device comprises a mobile computer device.

13. A near-field-communication (NFC) system, comprising:

an NFC-enabled indicia reader configured to receive software-configuration data from another NFC-enabled device;

wherein the near-field-communication (NFC) system is configured to update the NFC-enabled indicia reader with software-configuration data of a second NFC-enabled device when the NFC-enabled indicia reader is positioned in proximity to the second NFC-enabled device.

14. The near-field-communication (NFC) system of claim 13, wherein the second NFC-enabled device automatically transmits the software-configuration data to the NFC-enabled indicia reader.

15. The near-field-communication (NFC) system of claim 13, wherein the user of the second NFC-enabled device manually commands the second NFC-enabled device to transmit the software-configuration data to the NFC-enabled indicia reader.

16. The near-field-communication (NFC) system of claim 13, wherein the software-configuration data comprises device parameter settings for the NFC-enabled indicia reader.

17. The near-field-communication (NFC) system of claim 16, wherein the device parameter settings are set by the user of the second NFC-enabled device.

18. The near-field-communication (NFC) system of claim 13, wherein the second NFC-enabled device comprises a mobile computer device.

19. The near-field-communication (NFC) system of claim 13, wherein the second NFC-enabled device comprises an NFC-enabled indicia reader.

20. A near-field-communication (NFC) system, comprising:

an NFC-enabled indicia reader configured for;

decoding indicia;

acquiring, from a database, information associated with the decoded indicia; and

transmitting the information associated with the decoded indicia to another NFC-enabled device.