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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:
Jun. 01, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kazuo Hashimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Hashimoto Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ; H04M / ; G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235375 ; 379102 ; 379104 ; 235462 ;
Abstract
A bar code communication system and method uses a bar code reader to scan a bar code to develop an audible signal that is acoustically coupled to a telephone line. The signal on the telephone line is received by a called station, decoded and the content of the bar code reported back to the calling party, using voice synthesis, for confirmation. The received signal may then be used to control a VCR or other external apparatus.