Multimode image and spectral reader
US9904734B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K19/0723
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multi-mode reader instrument capable of detecting and determining digital data from a signal from one or more markers, indicia or taggants on an object, the markers, indicia or taggants such as a bar code, a QR code, an RFID, an optical compound, a fluorescent compound, a phosphorescent compound, a DNA taggant, an upconverting phosphor (UCP), a chemical dye, a digitized image, a radioactive compound, an olfactory compound or a thermal attribute of the object is provided. Also, provided is a method and a system for identifying an object, the system includes: a multi-mode reader instrument for detecting data from a signal from one or more markers, indicia or taggants on an object and assignment of digital code for the marker and a database for securing and retrieving information relevant to the item.
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