Patent ID: 8635309
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for changing a configuration of a remote data collection device, the method comprising: maintaining a first data structure on the remote data collection device that stores values describing the operation of features of the data collection; receiving at a computer system different from the remote data collection device a request for a new configuration of the data collection device, the request including an identifier for the data collection device, identification of one or more features, and for each identified feature, an indication to modify the operation of the feature: using the computer system, generating a second data structure to update the first data structure in accordance with the request; transmitting the second data structure to the data collection device; and updating the first data structure based on the second data structure; wherein the step of transmitting the second data structure to the data collection device comprises generating a barcode, magnetic media or radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag bearing the second data structure and scanning the barcode, magnetic media or radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag with the data collection device utilizing a scan engine to decode the output of the data of the barcode, magnetic media or radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag.