Systems and methods for interfacing multiple types of object identifiers and object identifier readers to multiple types of applications

Abstract

A method for interfacing an object identifier reader to at least one application is disclosed. The method may include receiving object identifier data from the object identifier reader. The object identifier data may include information and formatting characters. The method may then involve identifying the information in the object identifier data. At least one application may then be identified to receive the information. Finally, the information may be sent to the at least one application.

1 . A method for interfacing an object identifier reader to an application, comprising:
 receiving object identifier data from the object identifier reader, the object identifier data comprising information formatted according to a first object identifier format;   identifying the information in the object identifier data;   identifying the application to receive the information, the application being incompatible with the first object identifier format;   formatting the information according to a second object identifier format, the application being compatible with the second object identifier format; and   sending the formatted information to the application.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the object identifier data comprises first formatting characters associated with the first object identifier format, wherein identifying the information comprises deleting the first formatting characters from the object identifier data, and wherein formatting the information according to the second object identifier format comprises adding second formatting characters to the information, the second formatting characters being associated with the second object identifier format. 
   
   
       3 . A system for interfacing an object identifier reader to an application, comprising:
 the object identifier reader; and   a computing device comprising:
 a communication interface in electronic communication with the object identifier reader; 
 a processor; 
 memory in electronic communication with the processor; 
 the application stored in the memory; 
 a software module stored in the memory, the software module being configured to implement a method comprising:
 receiving object identifier data from the object identifier reader, the object identifier data comprising information formatted according to a first object identifier format; 
 identifying the information in the object identifier data; 
 identifying the application to receive the information, the application being incompatible with the first object identifier format; 
 formatting the information according to a second object identifier format, the application being compatible with the second object identifier format; and 
 sending the formatted information to the application. 
 
   
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the object identifier data comprises first formatting characters associated with the first object identifier format, wherein identifying the information comprises deleting the first formatting characters from the object identifier data, and wherein formatting the information according to the second object identifier format comprises adding second formatting characters to the information, the second formatting characters being associated with the second object identifier format. 
   
   
       5 . A computer-readable medium for storing program data, wherein the program data comprises executable instructions for implementing a method comprising:
 receiving object identifier data from an object identifier reader, the object identifier data comprising information formatted according to a first object identifier format;   identifying the information in the object identifier data;   identifying an application to receive the information, the application being incompatible with the first object identifier format;   formatting the information according to a second object identifier format, the application being compatible with the second object identifier format; and   sending the formatted information to the application.   
   
   
       6 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 5 , wherein the object identifier data comprises first formatting characters associated with the first object identifier format, wherein identifying the information comprises deleting the first formatting characters from the object identifier data, and wherein formatting the information according to the second object identifier format comprises adding second formatting characters to the information, the second formatting characters being associated with the second object identifier format.