Optical reader system comprising local host processor and optical reader
First Claim
1. An optical reading system comprising an optical reader and a host processor, said optical reader having a reader memory space, said local host processor being in communication with a host memory space, said optical reading system comprising:
- an operating program stored in said reader memory space, said operating program having a main program stored in a first predetermined memory location of said reader memory space, and having a parameter table stored in a second predetermined memory location of said reader memory space;
reading means, included in said host processor, for reading said parameter table from said reader memory space and writing said parameter table to said host memory space;
editing means for editing said parameter table when said parameter table is stored in said host memory space, and for creating therefrom an edited parameter table;
output means for outputting said edited parameter table.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an optical reading system comprising an optical reader and a host processor which is adapted for reprogramming the reader and for other interactions with the reader. In one aspect of the invention the host processor may be configured to read a parameter table stored in a memory space of the reader, execute commands to edit the parameter table and write the edited parameter table back to the reader memory space, or to another location such as to a bulk storage device for use in reprogramming additional readers. In another aspect of the invention, the host processor may be in communication with a host memory space that stores a plurality of candidate parameter tables, and may be configured to read and edit the candidate parameter tables from the host memory space.
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35 Claims
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1. An optical reading system comprising an optical reader and a host processor, said optical reader having a reader memory space, said local host processor being in communication with a host memory space, said optical reading system comprising:
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an operating program stored in said reader memory space, said operating program having a main program stored in a first predetermined memory location of said reader memory space, and having a parameter table stored in a second predetermined memory location of said reader memory space; reading means, included in said host processor, for reading said parameter table from said reader memory space and writing said parameter table to said host memory space; editing means for editing said parameter table when said parameter table is stored in said host memory space, and for creating therefrom an edited parameter table; output means for outputting said edited parameter table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for reprogramming an optical reader, said system comprising:
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a host processor having a communication port adapted for communication with said optical reader; a host memory space in communication with said host processor comprising a host read-only memory device, and a host read-write memory device, and a host bulk storage means; a plurality of candidate operating programs stored in said host memory space, said each operating program having a candidate parameter table stored in a predetermined memory location of said host memory space; reading means, included in said host processor, for reading one of said candidate parameter tables from said host memory space and writing said parameter table to said host read-write memory space; editing means for editing a candidate parameter table which has been stored in said memory space, and for creating therefrom and edited parameter table; output means for outputting said edited parameter table. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for simulating the results of applying editing commands to a message representing a decoded message, said system comprising:
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a processor; a memory space in communication with said processor comprising a read-only storage means and a read-write storage means, said read-only storage means having a edit command simulation subprogram stored thereon; message receive means programmed in said processor for enabling said processor to receive a test message; editing command receive means, programmed in said processor, for enabling said processor to receive editing commands; command apply means programmed in said processor so that said processor applies received editing commands to a received test message to generate an edited message; output means for outputting said edited message. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. An optical reading system comprising an optical reader in communication with a host processor, said optical reader having a reader memory space, said local host processor being in communication with a host memory space, said optical reading system comprising:
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a reader operating program stored in said reader memory space, said operating program having a main program stored in a first predetermined memory location of said reader memory space, and having a parameter table stored in a second predetermined memory location of said reader memory space; a plurality of candidate operating programs stored in said host memory space, each of said candidate operating programs having at least one of either a main program and a parameter table; selecting means included in said host processor for selecting one of said candidate operating programs for loading into said reader; writing means, responsive to said selecting means, for writing said one selected candidate operating program into said reader memory space. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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