DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM HAVING RECONFIGURABLE DATA COLLECTION TERMINAL

摘要

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.

主权项

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.