Bar code scanner
US5258604A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/10881
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable bar code scanner system uses various interchangeable interface boards which allow the scanner system to be used with a plurality of different input/output devices (transaction terminals, computers, cash registers) having different operating characteristics. One of these boards is capable of accepting and transmitting digital character strings of various bit lengths to accommodate the operating characteristics of input/output devices using data in a string of predetermined bit length.
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