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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1997
James A Parker, Liverpool, NY (US);
Jeffrey Pine, Auburn, NY (US);
Thomas J Koziol, Camillus, NY (US);
Michael A Ehrhart, Liverpool, NY (US);
Andrew Longacre, Jr, Skaneateles, NY (US);
Robert M Hussey, Liverpool, NY (US);
Welch Allyn, Inc., Skaneateles Falls, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to an optical reading system comprising an optical reader and a host processor which is adapted for reprogramming the reader and for other interactions with the reader. In one aspect of the invention the host processor may be configured to read a parameter table stored in a memory space of the reader, execute commands to edit the parameter table and write the edited parameter table back to the reader memory space, or to another location such as to a bulk storage device for use in reprogramming additional readers. In another aspect of the invention, the host processor may be in communication with a host memory space that stores a plurality of candidate parameter tables, and may be configured to read and edit the candidate parameter tables from the host memory space.