RULE RUNNER

Computer software that enables rules to be defined for a graphical code reader or bar code reader to direct the processing of the input; computer software that takes input from a graphical code reader or bar code reader and routes or directs it to one or more destinations, where the destinations include particular computer programs, computers, devices and other recipients for the input; computer software that is user configurable that takes input from a graphical code reader or bar code reader and routes or directs it to one or more destinations, where the destinations include particular computer programs, computers, devices and other recipients for the input; computer software for enabling computer programs for a graphical code reader or bar code reader to be securely loaded onto the reader such that only users with proper security keys can run the computer programs; computer software for enabling computer programs for a graphical code reader or bar code reader to be encrypted before being loaded onto the reader such that only users with proper security keys can run the computer programs; computer software for enabling computer programs for a graphical code reader or bar code reader to be authenticated using digital signatures