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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 1978
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1976
Lynn D McWaters, Garland, TX (US);
Hersh B Parekh, Plano, TX (US);
Recognition Equipment Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a portable optical character recognition system which may be used as a point-of-sale or inventory taking system which operates from battery power and may be moved from place to place without difficulty. The system includes an edit and sequencing system which guides the operator in its use, alerting the operator when the proper sequence of input is not used and when an incorrect reading has been made. The system includes visual read out and tape cassette recording of the input to the system to keep a permanent record thereof. A power conserve circuit is incorporated into system to turn the system off in between the reading of lines of data yet retain the proper sequencing when reading is continued.