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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. 14, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jiro Kazumi, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235466 ; 235455 ; 235462 ;
Abstract
A data reading apparatus has a reading device, which is set in a data read state upon operation of an operation switch, provided with a timer for measuring a first time period in which the operation switch is not operated, and for measuring a second time period in which no data input is detected while the operation switch is operated, wherein the data reading state is canceled according to an output from the first or second timer.