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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Masayoshi Kawai, Kahoku, JP;
Yasuhiko Kitagawa, Kahoku, JP;
Inventors:
Masayoshi Kawai, Kahoku, JP;
Yasuhiko Kitagawa, Kahoku, JP;
Assignee:
Pfu Limited, Ishikawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A MICR reading head is operable to read a MICR character printed on a medium fed in a first direction. A sensor is operable to detect an end portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction of the medium. The MICR reading head is movable to a predetermined position at a predetermined distance from the end portion detected by the sensor.