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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark R. Frich, Maplewood, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 1/500 ;
Abstract
A check-out system for library-like materials includes a console-like housing having a materials receiving end and a materials output end. A transport system conveyor provides conveyance of the materials between the receiving and output ends of the housing. The housing also includes an identification means for providing cataloging identification of the materials being conveyed. Further, the housing includes a patron-operable means for providing selected responsive operation of the system in response to an initiating input to the system.