Encoded information reading terminal with data formatting functionality
DCFirst Claim
1. An encoded information reading (EIR) terminal comprising:
- a microprocessor communicatively coupled to a system bus;
a memory communicatively coupled to said system bus;
a communication interface coupled to said system bus;
an EIR device communicatively coupled to said system bus, the EIR device selected from the group consisting of;
a bar code reading device, an RFID reading device, and a card reading device;
wherein said EIR terminal is configured, responsive to reading an encoded message by said EIR device, to produce a decoded message character string by decoding said encoded message;
wherein said EIR terminal is further configured to produce an output character string by formatting said decoded message character string according to one or more formatting commands;
wherein said formatting comprises excluding from said output character string a symbol of a specified encoding type according to a Discard Data formatting command.
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Abstract
An encoded information reading (EIR) terminal can comprise a microprocessor, a memory, a communication interface, and an EIR device, all communicatively coupled to a system bus. The EIR device can be provided by a bar code reading device, an RFID reading device, and/or a card reading device. The EIR terminal can be configured, responsive to reading an encoded message by the EIR device, to produce a decoded message string by decoding the encoded message. The EIR terminal can be further configured to produce an output string by formatting the decoded message string according to one or more formatting commands. The formatting can comprise excluding from the output string a symbol of a specified encoding type according to a Discard Data formatting command.
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1. An encoded information reading (EIR) terminal comprising:
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a microprocessor communicatively coupled to a system bus; a memory communicatively coupled to said system bus; a communication interface coupled to said system bus; an EIR device communicatively coupled to said system bus, the EIR device selected from the group consisting of;
a bar code reading device, an RFID reading device, and a card reading device;wherein said EIR terminal is configured, responsive to reading an encoded message by said EIR device, to produce a decoded message character string by decoding said encoded message; wherein said EIR terminal is further configured to produce an output character string by formatting said decoded message character string according to one or more formatting commands; wherein said formatting comprises excluding from said output character string a symbol of a specified encoding type according to a Discard Data formatting command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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