I don't think the API has much there for interacting with a connected
desktop computer. There's software to scan barcodes with webcams, and
there's actual USB barcode scanning hardware. That would probably be easier
and cheaper than monopolizing a phone just for its camera.

On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 16:33, Eitan Suez <[email protected]> wrote:

> i was wondering, how would one go about using
> a barcode scanner android app not only to scan
> a bar code, but to make it spit out the bar code
> into a text field on a separate computer when the
> android device is connected to that computer via usb;
> effectively turning the android device into the equivalent
> of a real usb-connected barcode scanner.
>
> / eitan
>
>
> >
>


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