Patent ID: 7717342

Claim:
A portable bar code reading device for incorporation in a data collection system having an access point and at least one peer data collection device, the access point adapted for wireline connection to a wireline bus, said portable bar code reading device comprising: an imaging assembly including a two dimensional solid state image sensor array and a lens focusing an image onto said solid state image sensor array; a radio transceiver for wireless transmission of data packets; a housing, wherein said imaging assembly and said radio transceiver are supported within said housing, wherein said housing is one of a hand held housing and a re-mountable housing; and a dynamic access module enabling said portable bar code reading device to (i) receive data packets from said access point and route payload data of said data packets to said peer device, and (ii) transmit at least one of routing table data and a route request (RREQ) data packet to said at least one peer data collection device.