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Bar code decoder for a lightpen

US5952643A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 17, 1997
Grant dateSep 14, 1999
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2017

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

Abstract

A decoding facility for decoding signal samples characterizing symbols forming a particular pattern. The decoding facility, more particularly, forms the signal samples into groups and each group is decoded into a known symbol. This is done by matching a group of samples with each of a plurality of known symbols and selecting and outputting as the decoded symbol that one of the known symbols that is the closest match to the group of signals being processed.

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