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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:
Jan. 11, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shigeaki Sano, Fuchu, JP;
Assignee:
Toppan Moore Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ; G06K / ; G08C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235472 ; 178 18 ; 382-3 ;
Abstract
A data entry unit includes a bar code reader. The composition of the data entry unit consists of an entry face on which a main entry portion such as a keyboard is disposed and a bar code reader disposed on the bottom face of the entry unit. The bar code data are read by having the bottom face of the data entry unit adhere closely to the bar code.