Portable data reading device with integrated web server for configuration and data extraction
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1. A portable data reading device for reading data from an object comprising:
- a Web server to deliver Web pages to a client browser; and
a first server-side application to modify one or more settings of the portable data reading device,wherein the Web server is to receive formatted data from the client browser representing a requested modification of at least one setting of the portable data reading device, andwherein the Web server is further to automatically invoke the first server-side application to modify the at least one setting responsive to the formatted data.
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Abstract
A portable data reading device, such as a barcode scanner or RFID reader, includes a Web server and a first server-side application to modify one or more settings of the portable data reading device. The settings may include, for example, symbology settings, device settings, and network settings. The Web server may receive formatted data from a client browser representing a requested modification of at least one setting of the portable data reading device. Upon receiving the formatted data, the Web server may automatically invoke the first server-side application to modify the at least one setting responsive to the formatted data.
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49 Claims
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1. A portable data reading device for reading data from an object comprising:
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a Web server to deliver Web pages to a client browser; and a first server-side application to modify one or more settings of the portable data reading device, wherein the Web server is to receive formatted data from the client browser representing a requested modification of at least one setting of the portable data reading device, and wherein the Web server is further to automatically invoke the first server-side application to modify the at least one setting responsive to the formatted data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable scanning system comprising:
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a reading engine; a communication interface to connect the portable scanning system to a client browser through a network; and a memory coupled to the reading engine and the communication interface, the memory comprising; a Web server; a first server-side application to modify one or more settings of the portable scanning system; a Web page including code to cause the Web server to receive formatted data through the communication interface from the client browser representing a requested modification of at least one setting of the portable data reading device, the Web page further including code to cause the Web server to automatically invoke the first server-side application to modify the at least one setting responsive to the formatted data; and a second server-side application to interrogate one or more settings of the portable data reading device, wherein the Web cage further includes code to cause the Web server to automatically invoke the second server-side application to interrogate at least one specified setting of the portable data reading device and to send formatted data representing at least one interrogated setting to the client browser. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for modifying one or more settings of a portable data reader for reading data from an object including an integrated Web server, the method comprising:
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receiving at the Web server formatted data representing a requested modification of at least one setting of the portable data reader; invoking a first server-side application to modify the at least one setting in response to receiving the formatted data; invoking a second server-side application to interrogate at least one specified setting of the portable data reader; and sending formatted data representing at least one interrogated setting to a client browser. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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integrating a portable data reader for reading data from an object with a Web server to deliver Web pages to a client browser; integrating the portable data reader with a first server-side application to modify one or more settings of the portable data reader; receiving formatted data at the Web server from the client browser representing a requested modification of at least one setting of the portable data reader; automatically invoking the first server-side application to modify the at least one setting responsive to the formatted data; integrating the portable data reader with a second server-side application to interrogate one or more settings of the portable data reader; automatically invoking the second server-side application to interrogate at least one specified setting of the portable data reader; and sending formatted data representing at least one interrogated setting from the Web server to the client browser. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for configuring a portable data reader for reading data from an object including a Web server and a first server-side application for modifying one or more settings of the portable data reader, the method comprising:
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establishing a communication session with the portable data reader by providing a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the Web server to a client browser; sending formatted data from the client browser to the Web server comprising a requested modification of at least one setting of the portable data reader, wherein the formatted data is configured to cause the Web browser to automatically invoke the first server-side application to modify the at least one setting of the portable data reader.
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33. A portable scanning system comprising:
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a reading engine; a communication interface to connect the portable scanning system to a client browser through a network; and a memory coupled to the reading engine and the communication interface, the memory comprising; a Web server; a first server-side application to modify one or more settings of the portable scanning system, wherein the one or more settings comprise network settings for the communication interface; and a Web page including code to cause the Web server to receive formatted data through the communication interface from the client browser representing a requested modification of at least one setting of the portable data reading device, the Web page further including code to cause the Web server to automatically invoke the first server-side application to modify the at least one setting responsive to the formatted data.
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34. A method comprising:
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integrating a portable data reader for reading data from an object with a Web server to deliver Web pages to a client browser; integrating the portable data reader with a first server-side application to modify one or more settings of the portable data reader; receiving formatted data at the Web server from the client browser representing a requested modification of at least one setting of the portable data reader; automatically invoking the first server-side application to modify the at least one setting responsive to the formatted data; and integrating the portable data reader with a communication interface to communicate with the client browser through a network, wherein integrating the portable data reader with a first server-side application comprises integrating the portable data reader with a first server-side application in which the one or more settings comprise network settings for the communication interface.
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35. A portable data reading device for reading data from an object comprising:
- a Web server to deliver Web pages to a client browser; and
a first server-side application to update a file system of the portable data reading device, wherein the Web server is to receive formatted data from the client browser representing an updated file system, and wherein the Web server is to automatically invoke the first server-side application to replace the file system of the portable data reading device with the updated file system. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
- a Web server to deliver Web pages to a client browser; and
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41. A portable scanning system comprising:
- a reading engine;
a communication interface to connect the portable scanning system to a client browser through a network; and
a memory coupled to the reading engine and the communication interface, the memory comprising;
a Web server to deliver Web pages to a client browser; and
a first server-side application to update a file system of the portable data reading device, wherein the Web server is to receive formatted data from the client browser representing an updated file system and automatically invoke the first server-side application to replace the file system of the portable data reading device with the updated file system. - View Dependent Claims (42)
- a reading engine;
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43. A method for updating a file system of a portable data reader for reading data from an object including an integrated Web server, the method comprising:
- receiving at the Web server formatted data representing an updated file system;
invoking a first server-side application to replace a file system of the portable data reader with the updated file system;
invoking a second server-side application to create a cloned image of the file system of the portable data reader; and
sending formatted data representing the cloned image to at least one specified portable data reader with instructions for the specified portable data reader to update its file system with the cloned image. - View Dependent Claims (44)
- receiving at the Web server formatted data representing an updated file system;
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45. A method comprising:
- integrating a portable data reader for reading data from an object with a Web server to deliver Web pages to a client browser;
integrating the portable data reader with a first server-side application to update a file system of the portable data reader;
receiving formatted data from the client browser representing an updated file system;
automatically invoking the first server-side application to replace the file system of the portable data reader with the updated file system;
integrating the portable data reader with a second server-side application to clone the file system of the portable data reader to at least one specified portable data reader;
automatically invoking the second server-side application to create a cloned image of the file system of the portable data reader; and
sending formatted data representing the cloned image from the Web server to at least one specified portable data reader with instructions for the at least one specified portable data reader to replace its file system with the file system from the cloned image. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48)
- integrating a portable data reader for reading data from an object with a Web server to deliver Web pages to a client browser;
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49. A portable data reader for reading data from an object comprising:
- a reading engine;
a Web server coupled to the reading engine; and
a server-side application coupled to the Web server to clone a file system of the portable data reading device to at least one other portable data reader, wherein the Web server to automatically invoke the server-side application to create a cloned image of the file system of the portable data reader, and wherein the Web server is to send formatted data representing the cloned image to at least one other portable data reader with instructions for the at least one other portable data reader to replace its file system with the file system from the cloned image.
- a reading engine;
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