[Bluez-devel] Bluetooth 1.2 Java-based USB Dongle Interface - 6 simultaneous scanners

[Christopher Peterson <webappz@gmail.com>]

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Description: Bluetooth 1.2 Java-based USB Dongle Interface - with support 
for 6 Parallel serial port sessions

Hello everyone, I'm looking for a quick fix here. I am in the middle of 
completing a project for a Java based POS system. We had decided to use BT 
usb dongle and BT 1.1 flicscanner(microvision), but when we asked if we 
could add any additional scanners for inventory we discovered that it wasn't 
a viable option without a BT hub. One of our main focuses for the POS over 
the last few years is to minimize the footprint, in retail - space matters! 

To sync multiple units via BT 1.1 I would have to tell the unit to "power 
off" and then wait for the next device to sync. I would considered this a 
"confusing batch mode" method.
The concept is to build a Java server that will connect to 6 scanners 
simultaneously, we will parse the data and stream it directly into our MySQL 
database.

I want to avoid installing yet another hardware device(BT Hub) to support, 
so I'm asking the Bluetooth Pro's two questions:

   1. Am I possibly misunderstanding the scatternet concept in BT 1.2? Is 
   simultaneous scanning possible via a USB Dongle? 
   2. Would any of you be interested in a 20-40 hour project to build 
   this for us, so I can focus on POS development? 
      - We need source code so we can continue development.
       - You can choose to do the entire project, or just the part 
      that you're good at. e.g. we could handle the Java/MySQL 
      connectivity as long as you can develop the file transfer
communication with
      the BlueZ protocol API.
       

Chris Peterson
MIS Manager
Sterling Shoes Inc.
604-270-6114 x125
webappz@gmail.com

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