Electronic device with auxiliary interfaces
First Claim
1. A portable electronic data collector, comprising:
- a body having a power source compartment;
a data collection engine in the body and operable to collect data from a portable data carrier and transmit a first signal representative of data received from the portable data carrier;
an electronic controller in the body electronically coupled to the data collection engine;
an interface in the body electronically coupled to the controller and operable to transmit data corresponding to the first signal;
a signal path operable to transmit the data corresponding to the first signal between the interface and the interior of the power source compartment;
a power source compartment door over the power source compartment; and
an auxiliary interface apparatus mounted on the power source compartment door, the auxiliary interface apparatus being operable to communicate with the interface via signals carried by the signal path to the power source compartment, and wherein the data collection engine is a radio frequency tag interrogator.
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Abstract
A portable end device, such as a bar code scanner, may be equipped with auxiliary interfaces. The auxiliary interfaces may be easily added to the end device as a replaceable cover, such as a replaceable battery door. A signal path conducts signals to and from the replaceable cover. One auxiliary interface is a Bluetooth radio. Data integrity protocols may be selected to guarantee delivery and guarantee no duplicate deliveries. Host pairing algorithms may provide standard or strong pairing with a host computer. Ergonomic interface features allow a user to control and monitor the operation of the end device and the data link with minimal hardware cost and battery life impact. Host software programs provide data routing, automatic reestablishment of the data link, and other functions. The system is adaptable to a wide array of use environments through the selection of timer parameters in the end device.
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17 Claims
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1. A portable electronic data collector, comprising:
- a body having a power source compartment;
a data collection engine in the body and operable to collect data from a portable data carrier and transmit a first signal representative of data received from the portable data carrier;
an electronic controller in the body electronically coupled to the data collection engine;
an interface in the body electronically coupled to the controller and operable to transmit data corresponding to the first signal;
a signal path operable to transmit the data corresponding to the first signal between the interface and the interior of the power source compartment;
a power source compartment door over the power source compartment; and
an auxiliary interface apparatus mounted on the power source compartment door, the auxiliary interface apparatus being operable to communicate with the interface via signals carried by the signal path to the power source compartment, and wherein the data collection engine is a radio frequency tag interrogator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- a body having a power source compartment;
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