Patent ID: 6147767
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
A computer system for a portable printer wherein a plurality of application programs are implemented and used for controlling a printer mechanism in said printer to print information representing symbols, and a barcode scanner controllable by said computer which provides scan data representative of a barcode, said system comprising:memory in said printer addressable by said computer of said printer;an operating system program stored in said memory which operates on said computer when said computer is activated;plurality of application programs stored in said memory, each of said application programs being executable by said computer in which at least one of said application programs controls the printer mechanism and is capable of utilizing a barcode decoding program stored in said memory for decoding the scan data from said barcode scanner;said operating system providing means for selecting one of said application programs and executing said selected application program on said computer to operate said printer in accordance with said selected application program; andsaid selected application program operates in accordance with data received from a host computer to set parameters of printer operation in which said data is entered by a user via a graphical user interface provided for at said host computer.