Removable module for mobile communication terminal
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a mobile communication terminal including a first housing, a microprocessor disposed within said first housing, and a first memory disposed within said first housing;
a removable module comprising a second housing;
a decoding program executable by said microprocessor, said decoding program configured to receive an encoded information item;
wherein said removable module is mechanically attached to said mobile communication terminal;
wherein said removable module further comprises a second memory configured to store a software security token; and
wherein said decoding program is further configured to output a decoded message by decoding said encoded information item responsive to validating said software security token and decrypting, using said software security token, at least one data item stored in said first memory.
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Abstract
A decodable indicia reading system can comprise a mobile communication terminal and a removable module. The mobile communication terminal can comprise a microprocessor, a memory, and an imaging device comprising a two-dimensional image sensor, all disposed within a housing. The removable module can comprise a housing at least partially containing an encoded information reading (EIR) device, an illumination module, and/or an optical system configured to focus the light reflected by a physical object located within a field of view of the two-dimensional image sensor onto the two-dimensional image sensor. The decodable indicia reading system can further comprise a decoding program executable by the microprocessor, which can be configured to input an encoded information item the imaging device and/or the EIR device. The removable module can be mechanically attached to the mobile communication terminal. The removable module can further comprise a memory configured to store a secret string. The decoding program can be further configured to output a decoded message by decoding the encoded information item responsive to validating the secret string and/or decrypting, using the secret string, at least one data item stored in the memory.
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18 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a mobile communication terminal including a first housing, a microprocessor disposed within said first housing, and a first memory disposed within said first housing; a removable module comprising a second housing; a decoding program executable by said microprocessor, said decoding program configured to receive an encoded information item; wherein said removable module is mechanically attached to said mobile communication terminal; wherein said removable module further comprises a second memory configured to store a software security token; and wherein said decoding program is further configured to output a decoded message by decoding said encoded information item responsive to validating said software security token and decrypting, using said software security token, at least one data item stored in said first memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A decodable indicia reading system comprising:
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a mobile communication terminal including a first housing, a microprocessor disposed within said first housing, a first memory disposed within said first housing, an imaging device comprising a two-dimensional image sensor, said imaging device disposed within said first housing; a removable module comprising a second housing at least partially containing at least one of;
an illumination module, and an optical system configured to focus onto said two-dimensional image sensor light reflected by a physical object located within a field of view of said two-dimensional image sensor;a decoding program executable by said microprocessor, said decoding program is configured to input an encoded information item via said imaging device; wherein said removable module is mechanically attached to said mobile communication terminal; wherein said removable module further comprises a second memory configured to store a software security token; and wherein said decoding program is further configured to output a decoded message by decoding said encoded information item responsive to validating said software security token and decrypting, using said software security token, at least one data item stored in said first memory. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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