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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ken Matsumoto, Utsunomiya, JP;
Takashi Nakahara, Machida, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 1/500 ;
Abstract
A substrate managing system includes a reading device for reading information recorded on a substrate, and an information processing device for performing management of the substrate on the basis of the information, wherein the reading device reads information as recorded on an end face of the substrate. At least a portion of a substrate container is made of a transparent material for optical reading of information as recorded on a substrate kept stored in the container.