Zebra Technologies Corporation

Zih Corporation

Michael Cranston

Duanfeng He

Roy Patrick Lyman

David F Beck

Craig Andrew Horrocks

Patrick J Hegarty

Gene A Hofer

Michael L Lamontagne

Gregory J Klein

Matthew D Corvese

Joseph D Moreira

John Stevens

Scott Lane

Hussam Eassa

James Phillips

Kevin M Lemoi

Andrew J Pekarske

James P Van Huis

Dwight David Dipert

David Scott Schmitt

Ashok K Charles

Brad Mathis

Sam Essa

In some implementations, a device may transmit, to an authentication server, a certificate signing request (CSR) based on a private key stored on a data logger, wherein the data logger is integrated with a sensor within the device. The device may receive, via the data logger and from the authentication server, a signed device certificate based on the CSR. Additionally, the device may receive, via the data logger and from the authentication server, a signed owner certificate associated with a controller. The device may receive, via the data logger and from the controller, a command signed using the owner certificate. Accordingly, the device may store, in the data logger, measurements from the sensor based on the command. The device may generate a data structure including the stored measurements, wherein the data structure is signed using the signed device certificate. The device may transmit, to the authentication server, the data structure.

Sensor data authentication

In some implementations, a device may identify, for a printing operation, a media type associated with media involved in the printing operation. The device may receive, from a sensor, a sensor measurement associated with an ambient condition of the printer. The device may determine, using a print optimization model, a printing configuration for the printing operation based on the media type and the ambient condition, wherein the print optimization model is trained based on reference data associated with historical printing operations associated with one or more printers, wherein the reference data includes reference configurations associated with the historical printing operations, respective media types of media used in the historical printing operations, and corresponding ambient conditions of the one or more printers during the historical printing operations. The device may cause the printer to perform the printing operation according to the printing configuration.

Dynamic configuration of a printer for a printing operation

A Main Logic Board having an electrically configurable option board interface (ECOBI) to facilitate connection of option boards into apparatus for providing optional functions. Once connected to the host, an Option board provides identification (ID) data to the main logic board host processor. The host processor determines the interface configuration necessary to enable communication between the host and the option board based on the option board ID, then configures electrically configurable interface circuitry for operational compatibility. The option board may provide an interface driver directly to the host for configuration of the interface. The interface may comprise a standard interface protocol such as PCI or USB that the host configures through the same connection to the option board.

Electrically configurable option board interface

Provided herein are devices, methods and other means, including those related to printers, as well as computer readable media for storing code to execute instructions for a device, and other systems for providing and supporting mobile printing and other types of devices. The printer, for example, can be coupled with one or more docks and/or other accessory devices, examples of which are also discussed herein.

Mobile printer networking and interfacing

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