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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Radu R Tenenbaum, Worcester, MA (US);
David R Beaulieu, Groton, MA (US);
Peter J Simone, Wellesley, MA (US);
Russ S Camacho, Nashua, NH (US);
Assignee:
Simplex Time Recorder Co., Gardner, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ; G06K / ; G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
346 82 ; 250556 ; 235477 ;
Abstract
A time recorder receives bar coded time cards, punches time data on the cards and stores the time data in memory. Each card has a bar code at each end corresponding to the same value. For each pay period, a unique bar code and the card on which it is printed are assigned to each employee during an initialization process. A card is inserted upside down into the time recorder for each employee and the bar code is read by the system and assigned to an employee. At the same time, employee information is printed on the card.