Patent ID: 11954557
Assignee: THE CODE CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. A barcode-reading system, comprising:
a barcode-reading device comprising a barcode-reading device processor and a camera that is configured to capture images;
memory that is communicatively coupled to the barcode-reading device processor, the memory comprising: (i) a decoder that is executable by the barcode-reading device processor to decode barcodes in the images and generate decoded data, (ii) a hidden portion, wherein data stored within the hidden portion cannot be accessed by a user interface of the barcode-reading device, (iii) a usage log stored in the hidden portion of the memory, and (iv) event logging instructions that are executable by the barcode-reading device processor to record information related to the barcode-reading device in the usage log; and
a host computing device that is communicatively coupled to the memory, the host computing device comprising a host processor and host memory that is communicatively coupled to the host processor, the host memory comprising data collection instructions that are executable by the host processor to (a) retrieve at least one of the usage log or device statistics generated based at least in part on the usage log from the barcode-reading device, and (b) send at least one of the usage log or the device statistics to a remote server.