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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1996
Motofumi Kashi, Chofu, JP;
Tohken Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a bar-code reader of the present invention, data of a bar-code can be inputted easily into a personal computer without any limits on the area in which it can be used. The bar-code reader includes the functions of a PC card. A reading section for reading the data of the bar-code is formed on one corner portion of a body of the bar-code reader. Ten keys for inputting an instructions, such as for registering, deleting, or displaying of the data of the bar-code, or for guidance, are formed on an upper surface of the body of the bar-code reader. A displaying section formed of a liquid crystal for displaying predetermined information is also formed on the upper surface thereof. Furthermore, formed in a shorter side of the body are terminals for connecting the bar-code reader to the personal computer when the bar-code reader is inserted into a PC card slot formed in the personal computer.