Patent ID: 6793127
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: D06F,G06F,G06K,H05B

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:a label reader capable of reading information from a label; a communication unit capable of communicating with a first information interface having an index and/or one or more other information interfaces; an operation unit having one or more adjustable operational parameters associated with one or more operation profiles; and a controller, coupled to the label reader, the communication unit and the operation unit, arranged to (1) receive information from the label reader, (2) send a request to the first information interface and/or one or more other information interfaces through the communication unit, (3) receive a response from one or more information interfaces, and (4) adjust the operation parameters of the operation unit in accordance with the response, wherein the request and the response are formatted as documents capable of being exchanged in a distributed, decentralized environment.