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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2006
Applicants:
Kazukuni Hosoi, Saitama Pref., JP;
Haruo Matsuoka, Saitama Pref., JP;
Inventors:
Kazukuni Hosoi, Saitama Pref., JP;
Haruo Matsuoka, Saitama Pref., JP;
Assignee:
Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., Saitama Pref., JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus for reading a color symbol, which comprises a matrix of color filters arranged in front of a detector. Light received from the filters of some colors is used to locate the color symbol, while light received from all the filters is used to read and decode the located symbol. Preferably, the filters used for locating the symbol are of the colors to which the detector is most sensitive. Preferably, the filters for locating the symbol are dominant in number.