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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 1978
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1977
Robert L Cowardin, Cary, NC (US);
George J Laurer, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and circuit for finding the beginning of valid coded information from a scanner reading a label such as the Universal Product Code (UPC) label establishes a plurality of counting gates based on a predetermined sequence of discrete signal transitions and counts a plurality of related pulse frequencies during the gating periods under control of the established counting gates. The accumulated counts are compared in a predetermined sequence to determine whether selected counts when compared bear a predetermined relationship to each other and a code generated indicative of the relationship which indicates the beginning of valid label data or invalid label data on a continuous basis.