Patent · US Expired

Laser bar code reader system for a fuel rod in a boiling water nuclear reactor

US5811779A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 22, 1996
Grant dateSep 22, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K7/14
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A laser bar code is provided with a check sum that serves to validate the read accuracy with the action of reading itself. A bar code reader system includes a frame grabber in conjunction with video image processing software that utilizes the check sum to ensure accurate reading. The reader is used to check the accuracy and readability of the bar code mark and also for downstream bar bode reading.

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