Steven T Kramp

US Patent:

6996634, Feb 7, 2006

Filed:

Mar 30, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/823208

Inventors:

Allan Herrod - Farmingville NY, US
James R. Fuccello - Patchogue NY, US
Donald E. Schafer - Wantagh NY, US
Steven Kramp - Kings Park NY, US
Eugene B. Joseph - Coram NY, US
Duanfeng He - Farmingville NY, US
Arman Nikzad - Holbrook NY, US

Assignee:

Symbol Technologies, Inc. - Holtsville NY

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

710 5, 710 6, 710 8, 710 10, 710 15, 710 17, 710 33, 710 36, 710 62, 710 65

Abstract:

An operating system that provides for the capability to accept input from a number of devices, and transfer the data to the appropriate application without using an application to perform routing tasks, thus freeing up more processor time and memory space for the applications. The operating system includes data format translator applications that may be called by the operating system in order to convert the data to the proper format. The decision as to which data format translator application should be called may be made by using information on the input device which the data came from, as well additional information, to determine if a conversion application or other application is required.

US Patent:

62370537, May 22, 2001

Filed:

Jun 30, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/107838

Inventors:

Allan Herrod - Farmingville NY
James R. Fuccello - Patchogue NY
Donald E. Schafer - Wantagh NY
Steven Kramp - Kings Park NY
Eugene B. Joseph - Coram NY
Duanfeng He - Farmingville NY
Arman Nikzad - Holbrook NY

Assignee:

Symbol Technologies, Inc. - Holtsville NY

International Classification:

G06F 1338
G06F 1312

US Classification:

710 65

Abstract:

A configurable operating system allows small, inexpensive, and less powerful computers to run a wide variety of applications. The operating system provides for the capability to accept input from a number of input devices, and transfer the data to the appropriate application without using an application to perform the routing tasks, thus freeing up more processor time and memory space for the applications. Data format translator applications may be called by the operating system in order to convert the data to the proper format. The decision as to which application should be called may be made by using information on the input device which the data came from, as well as additional information, to determine if a conversion application or other application is required. A method for using the operating system may include the steps of: receiving data from an input device; determining the type of the input device; choosing one or more applications to send the data through based on the type of the input device; and sending the data to the first of the applications, receiving data from the first of the applications, and repeating for the next of the applications until reaching the last of the applications.