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Method and apparatus for determining the width of elements of bar code symbols

US5329105A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 10, 1992
Grant dateJul 12, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 10, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K7/1469
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for decoding a bar code symbol receives a signal representative of the symbol and searches the signal in one dimension to locate two adjacent critical points corresponding to an element of the symbol. The system also computes a value representative of the signal energy between the two critical points and determines the width of the element in accordance with the value.

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