Claims
- 1. A method for setting a function of a data reader comprising the steps of
selecting an interconnect cable corresponding to the data reader and a particular host device, the interconnect cable having a label thereon containing data which may be obtained by the data reader; connecting a first end of the interconnect cable to the data reader a second end to the host device; activating the data reader and the host; obtaining the data from the label on the interconnect cable; setting the function of the data reader on the basis of the data obtained from the label.
- 2. A method for setting a function of a data reader according to claim 1 wherein the data reader comprises a handheld laser scanner.
- 3. A method for setting a function of a data reader according to claim 1 further comprising the step of ensuring a correct interconnect cable is selected for the given host device and the data reader.
- 4. A method for setting a function of a data reader according to claim 1 wherein the label comprises a bar code label and the data reader comprises a handheld bar code reader.
- 5. A method for setting a function of a data reader according to claim 1 wherein the label comprises a radio frequency identification tag and the data reader comprises a radio frequency identification reader.
- 6. A handheld data reading device comprising a housing and a connector cable detachably connectable to the housing, the connector cable being changeable by connecting to and being disconnected from the body portion wherein an internal parameter of the scanner may be changed by changing the connector cable.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/268,263 filed Mar. 15, 1999 U.S. Pat. No. 6,293,467, which is a divisional of Ser. No. 08/955,864 filed Oct. 21, 1997 U.S. Pat. No. 5,905,249, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/706,736 filed Sep. 9, 1996 U.S. Pat. No. 5,703,347, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/305,517 filed Sep. 13, 1994 U.S. Pat. No. 5,563,402, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/039,606 filed Mar. 25, 1993 U.S. Pat. No. 5,347,113, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/034,189 filed Mar. 22, 1993 U.S. Pat. No. 5,330,370, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/788,267 filed Nov. 4, 1991, abandoned.
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