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Scanning communicator

US6318631A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 13, 1998
Grant dateNov 20, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K7/0004
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A scanning communicator for use with a bar code and an electronic label including at least one optical transceiver and circuitry operative to cause the optical transceiver to scan the bar code while in a bar code scanning mode and communicate with the electronic label while in an electronic label communications mode.

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