Data collection system having EIR terminal interface node
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04L-012/24
G06F-009/445
G06F-017/30
G06Q-010/06
G06K-007/01
출원번호
US-0589001
(2015-01-05)
등록번호
US-9258188
(2016-02-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Kosecki, James
Caballero, Aldo Mario
출원인 / 주소
Hand Held Products, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Additon, Higgins & Pendleton, P.A.
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초록▼
A network accessible node facilitates management of a fleet of portable communication devices (EIR terminal), including portable data terminals and/or barcode readers, by directing performance of software upgrade and/or configuration update actions by one or more members of the fleet of EIR terminal
A network accessible node facilitates management of a fleet of portable communication devices (EIR terminal), including portable data terminals and/or barcode readers, by directing performance of software upgrade and/or configuration update actions by one or more members of the fleet of EIR terminals. The node can be configured for use in managing the reprogramming of the one or more EIR terminals. In one embodiment, the node can be disposed in a common local facility and connected to a common local area network with the at least one EIR terminal.
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1. An encoded information reading (EIR) terminal interface node, wherein: the EIR terminal interface node is communicatively coupled to a plurality of EIR terminals, wherein each EIR terminal is configured to engage a docking station;the EIR terminal interface node is communicatively coupled to a re
1. An encoded information reading (EIR) terminal interface node, wherein: the EIR terminal interface node is communicatively coupled to a plurality of EIR terminals, wherein each EIR terminal is configured to engage a docking station;the EIR terminal interface node is communicatively coupled to a reprogramming database containing a plurality of reprogramming records, wherein each reprogramming record contains (i) EIR terminal identifying information and (ii) a binary file identifier, a data file identifier, and/or a script file identifier;the EIR terminal interface node is configured to build and transmit a reprogramming message to an EIR terminal, wherein the reprogramming message includes a binary file, a data file, and/or a script file;the EIR terminal interface node is configured to query the reprogramming database to obtain information and build the reprogramming message using the obtained information from the reprogramming database;the binary file comprises a software code to be executed by an EIR terminal;the data file comprises EIR terminal software configuration parameters; andthe script file comprises a sequence of commands to be executed by an EIR terminal. 2. The EIR terminal interface node of claim 1, wherein: the EIR terminal interface node is communicatively coupled to a file system;the reprogramming database stores a plurality of reprogramming file identifiers identifying reprogramming files stored in said file system. 3. The EIR terminal interface node of claim 1, wherein the EIR terminal interface node is configured to run a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server software program to service DHCP requests for dynamic assignment of IP addresses, the requests being initiated by one or more EIR terminals. 4. The EIR terminal interface node of claim 1, wherein: the EIR terminal interface node is configured to query a docked EIR terminal for a list of active communication interfaces;at least one EIR terminal of the plurality of EIR terminals is configured to reply to the query for a list of active communication interfaces with a list of the at least one EIR terminal's active interfaces comprising interface types and IP addresses; andthe EIR terminal interface node is configured, upon receiving the list of the at least one EIR terminal's active interfaces, to perform further communication with the at least one EIR terminal over a communication interface selected from the list of the at least one EIR terminal's active interfaces, wherein the selected communication interface is not associated with a docking station to which the at least one EIR terminal is currently engaged. 5. The EIR terminal interface node of claim 1, comprising a user interface enabling a user of the EIR terminal interface node to modify the reprogramming database, wherein the EIR terminal interface node is configured to build the reprogramming message responsively to a user action via the user interface. 6. The EIR terminal interface node of claim 1, wherein the EIR terminal interface node is configured to build the reprogramming message responsively to receiving a reprogramming request from a certain EIR terminal of the plurality of terminals. 7. The EIR terminal interface node of claim 1, wherein the EIR terminal interface node is configured to transmit the reprogramming message to a certain EIR terminal responsively to the certain EIR terminal being docked in a docking station. 8. The EIR terminal interface node of claim 1, wherein the EIR terminal interface node is configured to transmit the reprogramming message to a certain EIR terminal only during a specified time frame. 9. The EIR terminal interface node of claim 1, wherein the EIR terminal identifying information is a terminal unique identifier or a reprogramming condition. 10. The EIR terminal interface node of claim 1, wherein the reprogramming message specifies a time for executing the script file or a condition to be satisfied to trigger the executing of the script file. 11. An encoded information reading (EIR) terminal interface node, wherein: the EIR terminal interface node is communicatively coupled to a plurality of EIR terminals, wherein each EIR terminal is configured to engage a docking station;the EIR terminal interface node is communicatively coupled to a reprogramming database containing a plurality of reprogramming records, wherein each reprogramming record contains (i) EIR terminal identifying information and (ii) a binary file identifier, a data file identifier, and/or a script file identifier;the EIR terminal interface node is configured to build and transmit a reprogramming message to an EIR terminal, wherein the reprogramming message includes a binary file, a data file, and/or a script file;the EIR terminal interface node is configured to query the reprogramming database to obtain information and build the reprogramming message using the obtained information from the reprogramming database;the binary file comprises a software code to be executed by an EIR terminal;the data file comprises EIR terminal software configuration parameters;the script file comprises a sequence of commands to be executed by an EIR terminal;the EIR terminal interface node comprises a user interface enabling a user of the EIR terminal interface node to modify the reprogramming database; andthe EIR terminal interface node is configured to modify the reprogramming database responsively to receiving a reprogramming information message from a resource network. 12. The EIR terminal interface node of claim 11, wherein: the EIR terminal interface node is communicatively coupled to a file system;the reprogramming database stores a plurality of reprogramming file identifiers identifying reprogramming files stored in said file system. 13. The EIR terminal interface node of claim 11, wherein the EIR terminal interface node comprises a user interface enabling a user of the EIR terminal interface node to specify a Domain Name System (DNS) name of at least one computer on the resource network or an IP address of at least one computer on the resource network. 14. The EIR terminal interface node of claim 11, wherein the EIR terminal interface node is configured to communicate with the resource network using one of: Service Oriented Architecture Protocol (SOAP), Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) protocol, a proprietary application level protocol. 15. The EIR terminal interface node of claim 11, wherein the EIR terminal interface node is configured to receive the reprogramming information message from the resource network responsively to transmitting a request to the resource network. 16. The EIR terminal interface node of claim 11, wherein the EIR terminal interface node is configured to receive one or more reprogramming information messages from the resource network responsively to transmitting a terminal status message to the resource network. 17. The EIR terminal interface node of claim 11, wherein the EIR terminal interface node is configured to: responsively to transmitting a request to a computer on the resource network, receive a re-direction response including a re-direction address; andreceive the reprogramming information message responsively to transmitting a request to the re-direction address. 18. The EIR terminal interface node of claim 11, wherein the EIR terminal interface node is configured to allow a local administrator to specify a processing workflow to be executed upon a reprogramming message received from the resource network before performing a modification of the reprogramming database. 19. An encoded information reading (EIR) terminal interface node, wherein: the EIR terminal interface node is communicatively coupled to a plurality of EIR terminals, wherein each EIR terminal is configured to engage a docking station;the EIR terminal interface node is communicatively coupled to a reprogramming database containing a plurality of reprogramming records, wherein each reprogramming record contains (i) EIR terminal identifying information and (ii) a binary file identifier, a data file identifier, and/or a script file identifier;the EIR terminal interface node is communicatively coupled to a terminal status database containing a plurality of terminal status records;the EIR terminal interface node is configured to build and transmit a reprogramming message to an EIR terminal, wherein the reprogramming message includes a binary file, a data file, and/or a script file;the EIR terminal interface node is configured to query the reprogramming database and the terminal status database to obtain information and build the reprogramming message using the obtained information from the reprogramming database and/or the terminal status database;the binary file comprises a software code to be executed by an EIR terminal;the data file comprises EIR terminal software configuration parameters; andthe script file comprises a sequence of commands to be executed by an EIR terminal. 20. The EIR terminal interface node of claim 19, wherein: the EIR terminal interface node is communicatively coupled to a file system; andthe reprogramming database stores a plurality of reprogramming file identifiers identifying reprogramming files stored in the file system.
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