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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1993
Chikako Komiya, Tokyo, JP;
Hisakatsu Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A comparing section compares the coordinates of the four corners of a bar code symbol newly detected by a bar code symbol detecting section and stored in a primary buffer, with the coordinates of the four corners of a bar code symbol having been detected and stored in a secondary buffer. If the coordinates of the newly detected bar code symbol differ from those of the detected bar code symbol, a control section causes a decoding section to decode the bar code symbol on the basis of image data stored in a frame memory. On the other hand, if not so, it is determined that the newly detected bar code symbol is invalid, thereby inhibiting decoding of the same to prevent double-reading.