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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Inventors:
Nilusha Niwanthaka Wimalasena, Homagama, LK;
Chaminda Weerakkody, Peradeniya, LK;
Kenneth S. Bhella, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Mariya Wright, Cortland Manor, NY (US);
Assignee:
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/80 (2018.01); G06F 7/58 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/80 (2018.02); G06F 7/588 (2013.01); G06K 7/10722 (2013.01); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02);
Abstract
Methods and systems for establishing a bi-directional communication link between a host device and a barcode reader are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the present invention enables a barcode reader to pair with a host device by way of advertising a unique identification code that is generated by the host device and passed thereto via a barcode. Responsive to detecting the unique identification code, the host device is operable to connect to the barcode reader.