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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2010
Timothy Meier, Camillus, NY (US);
Willis Field, Weedsport, NY (US);
Timothy Meier, Camillus, NY (US);
Willis Field, Weedsport, NY (US);
Hand Held Products, Inc., Skaneateles Falls, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of operating an indicia reader adapted to read information bearing indicia (IBI) is accomplished by putting the indicia reader in a set up mode to enable the indicia reader to read N types of user usage IBIs; reading at least one user usage IBI with the indicia reader that is one of the N types of IBI the indicia reader is enabled to read; configuring the indicia reader in accordance with the at least one IBI read while the indicia reader is in the set up mode; putting the indicia reader into a use mode and reading user usage IBIs of the type read while the indicia was in the set up mode.