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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:
Jul. 12, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masataka Ohta, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Sato, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235462 ; 235436 ; 235463 ;
Abstract
A bar code reading method and apparatus. Comparison reference values are calculated based upon actual measurements of the width of bars and spaces which comprise the bar code pattern and upon a prestored constant. The measured bar and space widths are compared to the reference values to determine the information represented by the bar code. Since the reference values are generated from the measured values of the bars and spaces the scanning speed is irrelevant and errors are avoided. Similarly, minor width variations, caused by inaccurate printing, between like bars or spaces do not affect reading results.