Host communication message manager for a label printing system with data collection capabilities
US5555351A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 1992 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K17/0022
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A host communication message manager of a local bar code data processing and printing system allows one or more host processing systems to communicate with the local system to control the maintenance of data including bar code data stored in the local processing system. The host communication message manager also allows one or more host processing systems to communicate with the local system to control the printing of data including bar code data stored in the local system on a bar code printer coupled thereto. The host communication message manager allows both a host processing system in the form of a main frame computer as well as a host processing system in the form of a hand held labeler with data collection capabilities to communicate with the local bar code data processing and printing system to provide an integrated system for data collection, bar code printing and labeling.
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