US 11,687,294 B2
Printer with integrated wireless bridge
Robert A. Grom, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US); David A. Langevin, Warwich, RI (US); Ujjaval C. Patel, North Attleboro, MA (US); Craig M. Swanson, Arlington Heights, IL (US); and Gerard R. Corriveau, Blackstone, MA (US)
Assigned to Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed by ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/488,751.
Prior Publication US 2023/0096968 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/1209 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1206 (2013.01); G06F 3/1247 (2013.01); G06F 3/1259 (2013.01); G06F 3/1292 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing device, comprising:
a housing configured to receive a supply of print media;
a print head supported by the housing;
a wireless communications subsystem supported by the housing;
a controller supported by the housing, the controller configured to:
control the communications subsystem to detect a data collection device;
obtain, from the data collection device via the communications subsystem, monitoring data collected by the data collection device indicative of an environmental condition;
transmit the monitoring data;
receive a command based on the monitoring data; and
control the print head to apply indicia to the print media according to the command,
wherein the command includes an indication of whether the monitoring data passes or fails a validation; and
wherein the controller is further configured to retrieve a label format according to the indication and control the print head according to the label format.