DATA COLLECTION DEVICE HAVING DYNAMIC ACCESS TO MULTIPLE WIRELESS NETWORKS

摘要

There is set forth herein a method of providing network connectivity. The method can include introducing a new communication device within a communication range of a portable data collection device, the new communication device comprising a dynamic access module enabling the new communication device to receive data packets from the portable data collection device and route payload data of the data packets to an access point. In one aspect the new communication device can receive data packets from the portable data collection device and route payload data of the data packets to the access point if the new communication device determines that it is in range of both of said access point and the portable data collection device. There is set forth herein a system having a dynamic access module.

主权项

1. A data collection device, comprising:
an encoded information reader; and a dynamic access module; wherein the data collection device is configured to, using the dynamic access module:
receive data packets from an access point;route payload data of the received data packets to a peer data collection device in a data collection system comprising the data collection device, the access point, and the peer data collection device; andtransmit routing table data and/or a route request (RREQ) data packet to the peer data collection device.