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Encoded information reading terminal with wireless path selecton capability

  • US 8,807,431 B2
  • Filed: 11/18/2013
  • Issued: 08/19/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An encoded information reading (EIR) terminal, comprising:

  • a terminal module including a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, and an encoded information reading (EIR) device, the EIR device configured to output raw message data;

    a wireless interface module communicatively coupled to the terminal module via a wired interface, the wireless interface module including a microcontroller, a memory, and at least one wireless communication interface;

    wherein the wireless interface module is configured to establish one or more wireless links with one or more peer EIR terminals to join a wireless network of peer EIR terminals; and

    wherein the wireless interface module is configured, responsive to receiving a portal announcement, to cache one or more network addresses of devices having originated the portal announcement.

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