Encoded information reading terminal with user-configurable multi-protocol wireless communication interface
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a microprocessor; and
a wireless communication interface configured to perform at least one of receiving a first radio signal or transmitting a second radio signal, said wireless communication interface electrically coupled to at least one of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) or a digital-to-analog converter (DAC);
wherein said microprocessor is configured to execute at least one of a base-band encoder software program or a base-band decoder software program;
wherein said base-band encoder software program is configured to produce a first encoded bit stream by performing at least one of the following functions;
source encoding of a first bit stream, encryption, channel encoding, multiplexing, modulation, frequency spreading, and media access control;
wherein said DAC is configured to output an analog signal corresponding to said first encoded bit stream;
wherein said ADC is configured to output a second encoded bit stream corresponding to an analog signal produced by said wireless communication interface; and
wherein said base-band decoder software program is configured to produce a second bit stream corresponding to said second encoded bit stream by performing at least one of the following functions;
media access control, frequency de-spreading, de-modulation, de-multiplexing, channel decoding, decryption, or source decoding.
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An apparatus may include a microprocessor and a wireless communication interface configured to perform at least one of receiving a first radio signal or transmitting a second radio signal. The microprocessor may be configured to execute at least one of a base-band encoder software program or a base-band decoder software program. The apparatus may be further configured to execute a wireless communication protocol selector software program that may be configured to optimize a value of a user-defined criterion in order to dynamically select at least one of a wireless communication network, a wireless communication protocol, and a parameter of a wireless communication protocol.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a microprocessor; and a wireless communication interface configured to perform at least one of receiving a first radio signal or transmitting a second radio signal, said wireless communication interface electrically coupled to at least one of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) or a digital-to-analog converter (DAC); wherein said microprocessor is configured to execute at least one of a base-band encoder software program or a base-band decoder software program; wherein said base-band encoder software program is configured to produce a first encoded bit stream by performing at least one of the following functions;
source encoding of a first bit stream, encryption, channel encoding, multiplexing, modulation, frequency spreading, and media access control;wherein said DAC is configured to output an analog signal corresponding to said first encoded bit stream; wherein said ADC is configured to output a second encoded bit stream corresponding to an analog signal produced by said wireless communication interface; and wherein said base-band decoder software program is configured to produce a second bit stream corresponding to said second encoded bit stream by performing at least one of the following functions;
media access control, frequency de-spreading, de-modulation, de-multiplexing, channel decoding, decryption, or source decoding. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a microprocessor; and a wireless communication interface configured to perform at least one of receiving a first radio signal or transmitting a second radio signal; wherein said microprocessor is configured to execute at least one of a base-band encoder software program or a base-band decoder software program; and wherein said apparatus is configured to execute a wireless communication protocol selector software program, said wireless communication protocol selector software program configured optimize a value of a user-defined criterion in order to dynamically select at least one of a wireless communication network, a wireless communication protocol, and a parameter of a wireless communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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