Host communication message manager for a label printing system with data collection capabilities
First Claim
1. A host communication message manager for use in a local bar code data processing system having a memory for storing data, said local processing system being coupled to at least one bar code printer and being in communication with, via said manager, a labeler having data collection capabilities and a host processing system, comprising:
- means for receiving data collected by said labeler, said receiving means storing said data in said memory to update said memory;
means for receiving a message from said host processing system, said message including information identifying data; and
one or more allowable operations to be performed with respect to said data, said allowable operations including a data print initiation operation to initiate the printing of data by said bar code printer; and
means for implementing the allowable operations identified in a received message including said data print initiation operation.
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Abstract
A host communication message manager of a local bar code data processing and printing system allows one or more host processing systems to communicate with the local system to control the maintenance of data including bar code data stored in the local processing system. The host communication message manager also allows one or more host processing systems to communicate with the local system to control the printing of data including bar code data stored in the local system on a bar code printer coupled thereto. The host communication message manager allows both a host processing system in the form of a main frame computer as well as a host processing system in the form of a hand held labeler with data collection capabilities to communicate with the local bar code data processing and printing system to provide an integrated system for data collection, bar code printing and labeling.
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79 Claims
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1. A host communication message manager for use in a local bar code data processing system having a memory for storing data, said local processing system being coupled to at least one bar code printer and being in communication with, via said manager, a labeler having data collection capabilities and a host processing system, comprising:
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means for receiving data collected by said labeler, said receiving means storing said data in said memory to update said memory; means for receiving a message from said host processing system, said message including information identifying data; and
one or more allowable operations to be performed with respect to said data, said allowable operations including a data print initiation operation to initiate the printing of data by said bar code printer; andmeans for implementing the allowable operations identified in a received message including said data print initiation operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A host communication message manager for use in a local bar code data processing system having a memory for storing data, said local processing system being in communication, via said manager, with a labeler having data collection capabilities and a host processing system comprising:
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means for receiving data collected by said labeler, said collected data including header data and line item data and said receiving means storing said data in said memory to update said memory; means for receiving a message from said host processing system, said message identifying data and one or more allowable operations to be performed with respect to said data, said allowable operations including an operation for transmitting selected header data and line item data received from said labeler and stored in said memory to said host processing system; and means for implementing the allowable operations identified in a received message including said data transmission operation. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A host communication message manager for use in a local bar code data processing system having a memory for storing data, said local processing system being coupled with a bar code printer and being in communication, via said manager, with a labeler having data collection capabilities and a host processing system, comprising:
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means for receiving data collected by said labeler, said collected data being of a predetermined type and said receiving means storing said data in said memory to update said memory; means for receiving a message from said host processing system, said message identifying data and one or more allowable operations to be performed with respect to said data; means responsive to said host message receiving means for implementing said allowable operations, said allowable operations including an operation for transmitting selected data received from said labeler and stored in said memory to said host processing system and an operation for initiating the printing of job data stored in said memory on said bar code printer, said print job data being of said same predetermined type as said labeler collected data to allow said host processing system to initiate the printing of data collected by said labeler on said bar code printer. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A host communication message manager for use in a local bar code data processing system having a memory for storing data, said local processing system being coupled to at least one bar code printer and being, via said manager, in communication with at least one host processing system at a location remote from said local processing system to allow said host processing system to control maintenance and printing of data stored in the memory of said local processing system from said remote location comprising:
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message handler means responsive to a message received from said remote host processing system for performing one or more allowable operations, identified in said message, on data, identified in said message, said allowable operations including a data modification operation to modify data stored in said memory, a data transfer operation to upload data to said host processing system from said local processing system and a data print initiation operation to initiate the printing of data by said bar code printer; and means for receiving a message from said host processing system, said receiving means coupling a received message to said message handler means for processing. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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