REMOTE DEVICE MANAGEMENT INTERFACE

摘要

A network for remotely managing a plurality of remote devices that are each individually configurable to have selected operating characteristics includes a server connected to the network and to the plurality of remote devices, and a display coupled to a computer which is connected to the network. Also included are means for assigning a common icon to each remote device of the same type and displaying the icons on the server display, and means for coloring each icon to indicate a current configuration status of each remote device and for displaying the color on the icon on the display.

主权项

1. A method for managing remote devices, the method comprising:
providing a user interface, the user interface comprising a map of a geographical region in which one or more remote devices of the plurality of remote devices are located, wherein each remote device of the plurality of remote devices is a mobile data collection device that is configurable by receiving one or more software updates from a server; placing, for each remote device of the one or more remote devices, a respective icon representative of the respective remote device on the map at a location on the map that corresponds to a location of the remote device in the geographical region, the location determined at least in part based upon location data obtained from the remote device; adjusting, for each icon placed on the map, a graphical characteristic of the respective icon to indicate a current configuration status for the remote device represented by the icon, the current configuration status determined based on performance data obtained from the remote device about performance of the remote device, wherein the performance data comprises data representative of at least one of a monitored event or time for the remote device to decode at least one type of symbology, and wherein the obtained performance data is cross-referenced to one or more specifications indicating one or more ranges for the performance data in order to determine whether the performance data is within specification and assess the current configuration status of the remote device, and wherein the current configuration status is determined based further on application of an update to the remote device based on the performance data being out of specification; adjusting, for each icon placed on the map, the location of the respective icon to indicate a current location of the remote device, the current location determined at least in part based upon location data obtained from the remote device.