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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masanori Ohkawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshiyuki Ichikawa, Atsugi, JP;
Hiroshi Watanuki, Machida, JP;
Kozo Yamazaki, Hatano, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 ;
Abstract
An optical scanning apparatus, such as a bar code scanner, for reading 360 degrees of, e.g., tray commodities. A first scanning pattern is emitted almost in the horizontal direction to an installation surface of the apparatus, and a second scanning is pattern emitted from an upper portion to a lower portion of the apparatus, toward the installation surface, via a window provided vertical to the installation surface.