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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. 18, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Tohoku Ricoh Co., Ltd., Shibata-gun, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 ;
Abstract
A stand with a communication capability is formed with a communication pit in its top for receiving a pen type scanner. The communication pit is shaped complementarily to the scanner so as to prevent the scanner from shaking or rotating. An auxiliary circuit board stands upright on a printed circuit board built in the stand. An infrared transmission/receipt device is mounted on the auxiliary circuit board. The infrared transmission/receipt device faces an infrared communication port included in the scanner when the scanner is inserted into the communication pit.