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Apparatus and method for storing and reading data

US5545890A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Filing dateJan 18, 1995
Grant dateAug 13, 1996
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Expiry dateJan 18, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K19/06037
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus (38) for storing data includes a storage media (14). Also included are a number of vertical bars (40), each providing a vertical edge (50) for defining columns (44), and a number of horizontal bars (42), each providing a horizontal edge (52) for defining rows (46). The vertical bars (40) and the horizontal bars (42) are printed on storage media (14). A number of data blocks (48) are formed, each data block (48) located in a row (46), column (44) position.

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