Reprogramming system including reprogramming symbol
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1. A symbol generator including:
- a graphical user interface including a first data input area facilitating entry of a designator for a formatted file, and a second data input area facilitating entry of command data;
an encoder encoding into at least one symbol a formatted file in accordance with said designator, encoding into said at least one symbol a command in accordance with said input command data.
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Abstract
A symbol generator can be configured to receive various user input data, and can encode one or more programming bar codes based on the input data. Such input data can include designators for files. The input data can also include commands to be executed by a device reading the one or more programming bar codes.
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37 Claims
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1. A symbol generator including:
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a graphical user interface including a first data input area facilitating entry of a designator for a formatted file, and a second data input area facilitating entry of command data; an encoder encoding into at least one symbol a formatted file in accordance with said designator, encoding into said at least one symbol a command in accordance with said input command data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A symbol generator including:
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a prompting user interface including a first data input area and a second data input area, said first data input area receiving from a user information pertaining to a formatted file to encode, said second data input area receiving from a user information pertaining to a number of bar codes to encode; wherein said symbol generator encodes formatted file data in accordance with information input into said first data input area and encodes a number of bar codes in accordance with information input into said second data input area. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A symbol generator comprising:
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a user interface allowing a user to input information respecting data to encode, the user interface including a data input area for designating a destination directory, the destination directory designating a storage location for data produced by decoding of symbol encoded by said symbol generator; an encoder encoding said input information including said destination directory into a set of bar codes; wherein said encoder, in encoding said bar code symbol set encodes in each symbol of said set a field indicating a total number of symbols of said set and a field indicating the number in said set of said present bar code symbol set. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A symbol generator comprising:
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a graphical user interface including a first data input area facilitating designation of at least one file available for encoding, the symbol generator being configured so that types of files available for encoding by said symbol generator include at least one of document files, image files, and video files, the graphical user interface including a second data input area facilitating entry of command data, the second data input area enabling a user to designate whether a file designated for encoding in said first data input area will be displayed at the time when a symbol encoding the file is read; and an encoder encoding into at least one symbol at least one of a document file, an image file, and a video file in accordance with designating information input into said first data input area, and further encoding into said at least one symbol command data, if any, input into said second data input area. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A symbol generator comprising:
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a graphical user interface including a first data input area facilitating designation of one or more files available for encoding, the symbol generator being configured so that types of files available for encoding by said symbol generator include at least one of a document file, an image file, and a video file, the graphical user interface including a second data input area facilitating entry of command data, the second data input area enabling a user to input a command for encoding which when decoded and run by a reader causes a reader to download from a server a file of a type selected from the group consisting of document files, image files, and video files; and an encoder encoding into at least one symbol at least one of the following;
(a) a file of a file type selected from the group consisting of a document file, an image file, and a video file; and
(b) a command to download from a server a file of a file type selected from the group consisting of a document file, an image file, and a video file. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A symbol generator comprising:
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a graphical user interface including a first data input area facilitating designation of at least one file available for encoding, the symbol generator being configured so that available for encoding by said symbol generator are files of first, second and third different file types; and an encoder encoding into at least one symbol a file in accordance with designating information input into said first data input area, and further encoding into said at least one symbol a command which when run by a reader that reads said at least one symbol causes said reader to execute one of a plurality of file opening programs, the one file opening program which is executing being responsive to a determination of a file type of said file that is encoded into said symbol. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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