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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2008
Filed:
May. 30, 2006
Paul Lapstun, Balmain, AU;
Kia Silverbrook, Balmain, AU;
Jan Rusman, Balmain, AU;
Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales, AU;
Abstract
A reading device for reading an interface surface provided on a product item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of an identity of the product item. The reading device includes a harness having a finger portion, and a housing coupled to the harness finger portion for mounting on at least one finger of the user in use. The housing includes an aperture, and a sensor is provided in the housing for sensing at least some of the coded data through the aperture. A processor determines product identity data indicative of the identity of the product item using at least some of the sensed coded data.