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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7187404 | Camera for printing manipulated images on media The present invention provides a handheld camera comprising a sensor adapted to sense an image, a housing adapted to receive a print roll, and a drive system for dispensing media from the print roll along a print path to an outlet. A printer is positioned in the pri... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7155405 | System for communicating product and service related information to a user based on direction of movement Architecture for presenting m-commerce transaction data to a user. An m-commerce device includes a device reading apparatus adapted to read a dataform. At least one item for purchase has associated therewith an item dataform readable by the m-commerce device, the it... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7026606 | Auto-focus system with 2-D or 3-D compensation An optical scanning apparatus and method for scanning a surface of an object is provided. The scanner has an image sensor having a sensor plane and an image data output. An optics system defines an optical path having an axis and a first end whereat a scan object su... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7015793 | Apparatus and method for managing luggage handling A system for managing luggage handling includes: (a) a central information management appliance; (b) a plurality of portable impulse radio communication devices; and (c) at least one impulse radio transceiving instrument. The at least one impulse radio transceiving ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 5719386 | High efficiency multi-image scan method A high efficiency multi-image scanning method is disclosed. It involves the use of a special scanning window, or panel, containing a plurality of rectangular fields provided therein. The scanning window also contains a plurality of fiducial marks which as... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5635697 | Method and apparatus for decoding two-dimensional bar code A method and apparatus for decoding a two-dimensional bar code symbol using a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera, charge-modulation device (CMD) camera, or other bar code reading device such as a hand-held reader, light pen or wand, scan mouse, or station... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5463212 | Latent image forming member and method of manufacturing, latent image reading apparatus and latent image reading system In order to provide a latent image forming member which is capable of surely reading information to have high reliability and which can be used for a long time, the latent image forming member comprises a base (4a), and an information indication layer (2)... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5434403 | Method and apparatus for reading bar codes with a television camera A bar code (14) on an object (12) is read a distance from the object by a television camera. The output signal of the camera is thresholded to obtain a binary signal indicative of the image information associated with at least one scan line. This binary s... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5109241 | Photographic apparatus with automatic film type determination Photographic apparatus, such as a film recorder, uses the scanning mechanism provided for imaging photographic film to read the DX bar code on the film cassette. The DX bar code indicates the film type, film speed, and roll length. The bar code informatio... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4999617 | Device for reading patterns displayed on a display unit A coded information reading device for reading code pattern displayed on a CRT display unit of a television receiver and for outputing information signals corresponding to the code pattern includes a suction cup to be attached to the surface of the CRT di... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4821321 | Automatic secure transmission and reception of pictorial information A real time coding system for the transmission and reception of pictorial o-dimensional information at television (TV) rates. In one coding system, the input signal and a coding signal are modulo added in an operational amplifier and are transmitted there... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4806741 | Electronic code enhancement for code readers An enhancement circuit for code readers of the variety employing a video input wherein transitions within each horizontal scan are detected and sampled for code correspondence. The enhancement develops a sequence of time spaced memory columns for each hor... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4776464 | Automated article handling system and process An article handling system, particularly for baggage routing, has a tag affixed to each article of baggage, each tag bearing human and machine readable destination data disposed immediately adjacent to a uniquely configured target symbol of predetermined ... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4760247 | Optical card reader utilizing area image processing An optical card reader for reading marks made on the face of a preprinted card utilizes a video camera and a memory device to capture and store an image of at least a portion of the card. Positioning indices are printed on the card, and the reader has sto... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4736109 | Coded document and document reading system A coded document is provided for use in a document reading system having a plurality of markable areas defined thereon and a first and second coded pattern disposed in predetermined relation to the markable areas. Each of the coded patterns has an identic... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4680457 | Code reader A code reader and method which is capable of reading "black-on-black" codes such as bar codes which are molded in the surface of an object. The code is illuminated so as to provide light-to-shadow transitions which are read by an imaging device such as a ... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4605847 | Method and apparatus for the coded tagging of articles, particularly garments A method for the coded tagging of articles, such as garments, comprises fitting to each of a plurality of articles a tagging element, such as a rigid plaque, bearing coded information in the form of portions of the element which permit the passage thereth... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4544064 | Distribution installation for moving piece goods A distribution installation for piece goods moved on a conveyor track which are distributed from a common feed conveyor to several stations of a distribution conveyor; each piece good is provided for that purpose with a coding containing an information wh... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4329684 | Apparatus using a light sensing system for sensing time modulated information from a light emitting device An electronic control system for a television receiver (12) incorporates a light pen (10) which can be applied to selected portions (16) of the screen (14). These portions (16) are modulated (FIG. 2) at the field scan rate by data inputs such that in succ... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4205780 | Document processing system and method A document processing system including a video camera and raster scan television monitors. The apparatus comprises a document transport that sequentially passes documents by both a machine readable data reader and a video camera. The data reader reads and... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4192452 | Information reading system A television camera for picking up a bar coded label is controlled to produce scanning lines contacting each other as by halving its vertical sync frequency, producing an elliptical beam, alternating narrow beams with wide beam, or utilizing wobbling tech... | 03/11/1980 |
| 3943563 | System and method for recording and reproducing video information on a card An apparatus and method are provided for recording information in the form of video signals on record members such as cards and reproducing selected portions of the information recorded as visually monitorable information on a viewing screen such as an el... | 03/09/1976 |
