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Portable autodiscriminating optical reader

  • US 7,077,321 B2
  • Filed: 03/12/2004
  • Issued: 07/18/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for programming an optical reader with use of a host processor, the method comprising:

  • generating a plurality of parameters using said host processor in response to a user initiated command, each of the plurality of parameters for use in determining whether an optical reader will automatically attempt to decode a certain bar code type;

    optically encoding data corresponding to each parameter to thereby create at least one bar code symbol, the at least one bar code symbol encoding information corresponding to each of said parameters;

    outputting said at least one bar symbol into such form that a said optical reader can read said at least one bar code symbol; and

    reading the at least one bar code symbol utilizing said optical reader to thereby download the corresponding parameters from the computer to said optical reader, whereby said optical reader is programmed in accordance with the downloaded parameters.

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