Data collection system having reconfigurable data collection terminal
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1. A data collection system comprising:
- at least one portable data collection terminal; and
a computer spaced apart from said hand held portable data collection terminal, said computer comprising an encoder, said computer being configured to display a graphical user interface (GUI) prompting an operator of said data collection system to enter configuration data for reconfiguring said portable data collection terminal, said computer further being configured to build a data package based on configuration data entered by said operator via said GUI;
wherein said computer is configured to encode said data package into a tag by transferring an encoding command to said encoder; and
wherein said at least one portable data collection terminal is configured, responsive to reading said tag, to reconfigure one or more of;
a device of said portable data collection terminal, a subsystem of said portable data collection terminal, an application executed by said portable data collection terminal, a peripheral device detachably attached to said portable data collection terminal.
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Abstract
There is provided in one embodiment a data collection system including a data collection terminal having an encoded information reader device and a computer spaced apart from the data collection terminal. The data collection terminal in one embodiment can be configured to be responsive to configuration data expressed in an extensible markup language.
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1. A data collection system comprising:
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at least one portable data collection terminal; and a computer spaced apart from said hand held portable data collection terminal, said computer comprising an encoder, said computer being configured to display a graphical user interface (GUI) prompting an operator of said data collection system to enter configuration data for reconfiguring said portable data collection terminal, said computer further being configured to build a data package based on configuration data entered by said operator via said GUI; wherein said computer is configured to encode said data package into a tag by transferring an encoding command to said encoder; and wherein said at least one portable data collection terminal is configured, responsive to reading said tag, to reconfigure one or more of;
a device of said portable data collection terminal, a subsystem of said portable data collection terminal, an application executed by said portable data collection terminal, a peripheral device detachably attached to said portable data collection terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A data collection system comprising:
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a portable data collection terminal having a radio transceiver device for reading and/or writing encoded information; and a computer spaced apart from the portable data collection terminal, the computer being configured to; display a graphical user interface (GUI) prompting an operator of the data collection system to enter configuration data for reconfiguring the portable data collection terminal; build a data package based on configuration data entered by the operator via the GUI; and encode the data package into a tag by transferring an encoding command to the portable data collection terminal; and a physical and/or wireless communication link between the computer and the portable data collection terminal; wherein the data package comprises a configuration file provided by an extensible markup language (XML) document. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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