Document reader
US4277689A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 1979 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V10/12
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical character reader for conversion of information to a machine readable code from a strip of alpha-numeric characters on the face of a document. It includes an elongated document slot along which the document may be hand guided through a predetermined path. Optical viewing means is provided across a scan line intersecting the path of the alpha-numeric characters. A character scanning assembly electronically generates images of each character. Recognition processing means encodes these images into a machine readable code. All of the physical, optical and electronic components are contained within a compact single enclosure.
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