7. A method, implemented in a computer system, of associating an electronic device with a portable scanner, comprising: receiving, at a computer system, a request to associate a portable scanner with an electronic device, the request including scanned information, the scanned information being scanned from the electronic device and identifying the electronic device; indicating, in a database in the computer system, the electronic device as an associated device of the portable scanner, based at least in part on the scanned information scanned from the electronic device; receiving, at the computer system and from the portable scanner, scanned data scanned by the portable scanner; selecting, by the computer system, based at least in part on the scanned information scanned from the electronic device, the electronic device to send the scanned data; and sending, by the computer system, the scanned data to the selected electronic device.
7. A method, implemented in a computer system, of associating an electronic device with a portable scanner, comprising: receiving, at a computer system, a request to associate a portable scanner with an electronic device, the request including scanned information, the scanned information being scanned from the electronic device and identifying the electronic device; indicating, in a database in the computer system, the electronic device as an associated device of the portable scanner, based at least in part on the scanned information scanned from the electronic device; receiving, at the computer system and from the portable scanner, scanned data scanned by the portable scanner; selecting, by the computer system, based at least in part on the scanned information scanned from the electronic device, the electronic device to send the scanned data; and sending, by the computer system, the scanned data to the selected electronic device. 10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising: configuring the electronic device for exclusive use by a person using the portable scanner for as long as the portable scanner is associated with the electronic device.