Portable terminal for acquiring product data
First Claim
1. A portable terminal for acquiring product data, comprising:
- a coded information reader;
a user interface;
an interface for the logical connection with an external control station;
an interface for the wireless connection with cellular devices and/or telephones and/or PDAs; and
at least one internal management unit which is connected through respective connecting elements to, and provides for the management of, the coded information reader, the user interface, and the interface for the logical connection with the external control station, said at least one internal management unit being also connected to, and providing for the activation of said interface for the wireless connection with a single pre-identified cellular device and/or telephone and/or PDA in order to configure the terminal as a peripheral device of said single pre-identified cellular device and/or telephone and/or PDA, so as to carry out by means of said terminal operations that are generally carried out by means of said single pre-identified cellular device and/or telephone and/or PDA, wherein before said activation the terminal was not capable of carrying out said operations and after said activation the terminal can be used to carry out said operations in place of said single pre-identified cellular device and/or telephone and/or PDA,wherein the internal management unit is configured to activate said coded information reader for self-scanning operations after the wireless connection with single pre-identified cellular device and/or telephone and/or PDA is established.
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Abstract
A portable terminal for the acquisition of product data, for example in a point of sale or in a collection, distribution and/or storage point, includes a coded information reader, a user interface, and an interface for the logical connection with an external control station. Advantageously, the terminal also includes an interface for the wireless connection with cellular devices and/or telephones and/or PDAs and at least one internal management unit for the activation of the interface. The interface allows establishing a wireless connection with a single pre-identified cellular device and/or telephone and/or PDA, i.e., recognized following a recognition procedure. The terminal is then configured as a peripheral device of the pre-identified cellular device.
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1. A portable terminal for acquiring product data, comprising:
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a coded information reader; a user interface; an interface for the logical connection with an external control station; an interface for the wireless connection with cellular devices and/or telephones and/or PDAs; and at least one internal management unit which is connected through respective connecting elements to, and provides for the management of, the coded information reader, the user interface, and the interface for the logical connection with the external control station, said at least one internal management unit being also connected to, and providing for the activation of said interface for the wireless connection with a single pre-identified cellular device and/or telephone and/or PDA in order to configure the terminal as a peripheral device of said single pre-identified cellular device and/or telephone and/or PDA, so as to carry out by means of said terminal operations that are generally carried out by means of said single pre-identified cellular device and/or telephone and/or PDA, wherein before said activation the terminal was not capable of carrying out said operations and after said activation the terminal can be used to carry out said operations in place of said single pre-identified cellular device and/or telephone and/or PDA, wherein the internal management unit is configured to activate said coded information reader for self-scanning operations after the wireless connection with single pre-identified cellular device and/or telephone and/or PDA is established. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for operating a terminal as a peripheral device of said single pre-identified cellular device and/or telephone and/or PDA, wherein said terminal is a portable terminal comprising:
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a coded information reader; a user interface; an interface for the logical connection with an external control station; an interface for the wireless connection with cellular devices and/or telephones and/or PDAs; and at least one internal management unit which is connected through respective connecting elements to, and provides for the management of, the coded information reader, the user interface, and the interface for the logical connection with the external control station, said at least one internal management unit being also connected to, and providing for the activation of, said interface for the wireless connection with said single pre-identified cellular device and/or telephone and/or PDA, said method comprising the steps of; activating said interface for the wireless connection with cellular devices and/or telephones and/or PDAs; establishing a wireless connection with the single pre-identified cellular device and/or telephone and/or PDA in order to configure said terminal as a peripheral device of said single pre-identified cellular device and/or telephone and/or PDA, so as to carry out by means of said terminal operations that are generally carried out by means of said cellular device and/or telephone and/or PDA, wherein before establishing said wireless connection the terminal was not capable of carrying out said operations and after said activation the terminal can be used to carry out said operations in place of said single pre-identified cellular device and/or telephone and/or PDA; and activating said coded information reader for self-scanning operations after establishing the wireless connection with single pre-identified cellular device and/or telephone and/or PDA. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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