Patent · US Expired

Device for scanning an information carrier, method of manufacturing, and information carrier

US7178083B1 · kind B1 · utility

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16Claims
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Filing dateJul 5, 2000
Grant dateFeb 13, 2007
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Expiry dateMay 29, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B20/1833
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device reads an information carrier that carries identification and user information. The identification information is arranged so as to be spread over the information carrier and includes data and parities. The device includes a reader for reading the information from the information carrier and error corrector correcting errors in the information. The device further includes an organizer for organizing the information in such a way that both the identification and user information can be processed by the error corrector.

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