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Reader with optical character recognition

US8783570B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 21, 2007
Grant dateJul 22, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V30/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An imaging-based bar code reader that includes an imaging and decoding system. Focusing optics and a sensor array define a field of view. A data processor has a memory for storing a pattern definition of previously imaged OCR characters and comparing a format of said previously stored characters to a present image to determine a character content of the present image.

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