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Microfiche reading apparatus

US4875768A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateApr 1, 1988
Grant dateOct 24, 1989
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K17/0016
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A microfiche reading apparatus for retrieving frame images recorded on a microfiche. This apparatus is automatically initialized in accordance with format information recorded in a bar code in a marginal section of the microfiche outside an image recording area. The apparatus comprises a movable support for the microfiche, a sensor for reading the bar code, and a control system for controlling movement of the support in response to the format information.

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