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Apparatus and method for determining a distance to a target

US6123264A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Filing dateApr 8, 1997
Grant dateSep 26, 2000
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Expiry dateApr 8, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K2207/1018
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A range finder for use with a bar code scanner. An image of a scan line is detected by a sensor array. Distance from the scanner to the bar code symbol is determined from the length of the detected scan line image.

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