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公开(公告)号:JPH0696255A
公开(公告)日:1994-04-08
申请号:JP13063293
申请日:1993-06-01
Applicant: SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC
Inventor: POORU DOBUORUKISU , RARUFU TOOMASU , DEIBUITSUDO GOOREN , ROBAATO FURAA , RENAADO EICHI GOORUDONAA
Abstract: PURPOSE: To make an optical reader convenient to be used for read of information encoded with wide-range densities to improve the efficiency by making the diameter of diffused light at the point, where diffused light is brought into contact with optical encoded information, different between two different distances. CONSTITUTION: When a spacer 21 is attached relatively far ahead of the front end part of a housing 11 and the front end part of the spacer 21 is brought into contact with a surface S, the distance between a focus P and the surface S is relatively long, and the spot of light is large. This case is suitable for read of information encoded with a low density like a bar code printed by a dot matrix. Meanwhile, when the spacer 21 is shortened in the opposite direction on the housing and the front end part or the spacer 21 is brought into contact with the surface S, the distance between the focus P and the surface S is relatively short, and the spot of light is small. This case is suitable for read of information encoded with a high density like a small-sized bar code.
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公开(公告)号:JPH0664280A
公开(公告)日:1994-03-08
申请号:JP15479093
申请日:1993-06-25
Applicant: SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC
Inventor: INIIAN PII WAN , JIEROOMU SUUOOTSU , DANIERU AARU MATSUGURIN
IPC: B41J3/01 , B41J21/16 , B41J29/36 , G03H1/04 , G06K1/12 , G06K7/14 , G06K19/06 , G06K19/18 , G09C5/00
Abstract: PURPOSE: To update data without preparing a new recording medium by providing a recording medium such as a card, a label or the like having an erasable two-dimensional bar code, suitably erasing the code of the medium by an encoding means, and to be recordable. CONSTITUTION: A photograph, a text permanently recorded and capable of being read by a person, and two-dimensional information 18 printed with an erasable ink are formed on a card such as, for example, a health card 16. The information 18 is formed by n encoding means 12. The means 12 has a processing means 24 for encoding a set of two-dimensionally patterned data input from an input means 22 such as a keyboard or the like into a two-dimensional pattern, and a transfer means 26 such as a printer for detecting the presence of machine readable data to erase the data detected by coating a recording area with an erasing fluid in response to a drive signal. The card 16 is recognized by a recognition means 14 having a conversion means 28 and a composite means 30.
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公开(公告)号:JPH0612515A
公开(公告)日:1994-01-21
申请号:JP5444993
申请日:1993-03-16
Applicant: SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC
Inventor: SUTEIIBUN JIEI SHIERUHAMAA , MIN WAA CHIEN , AAMAN NIKUZADO
Abstract: PURPOSE: To read and decode a second-dimensional bar code mark in any direction by obtaining the picture of the second-dimensional bar code mark, and converting the picture into a digital expression. CONSTITUTION: A CCD/CMD camera 18 picks up the picture of a second- dimensional bar code mark 20, and converts it into an electric signal. Then, the electric signal from the camera 18 is transmitted to a frame grabber circuit 16, and the circuit 16 converts the signal into the digital expression of the original picture. An analog signal 8 from the CCD/CMD camera 18 is converted into a gray level value of 8 bits, and transmitted to a decoder 14. The decoder 14 decodes the signal into the matrix of a code word value corresponding to the line and row of the second-dimensional bar code mark. The matrix of the code word value from the decoder 14 is further decoded into data which can be used by a high level decoder which can be realized by a separated computer program running on a host computer 12.
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公开(公告)号:JPH05292261A
公开(公告)日:1993-11-05
申请号:JP30851192
申请日:1992-11-18
Applicant: SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC
Inventor: GURETSUGU EI MAAUIN
Abstract: PURPOSE: To prolong the service lives of the important components of a laser scanner, such as a laser diode, scanning motor, etc., and, at the same time, to reduce the power consumption of the components by automatically switching the scanner to a scan mode from a sleep mode. CONSTITUTION: When a laser scanner is in a sleep mode, an object sensor circuit 30 generates a steady-state voltage signal by processing pulse-modulated light reflected from a background surface. Then the circuit 30 generates positive and negative threshold voltage signals (respectively having larger and smaller values than the steady-state voltage signal has) from the steady-state voltage signal. A comparator detects an object when the object is put in the visual field of the scanner by comparing the inputted three signals with each other and also detects the object when the steady-state voltage signal becomes higher or lower than the positive or negative threshold voltage signal in accordance with the reflectance of the object. Upon detecting the object, the comparator instructs the scanner to return to a scan mode without hindering normal scanning processing by supplying a trigger signal to the scanner.
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公开(公告)号:JPH05290204A
公开(公告)日:1993-11-05
申请号:JP5846292
申请日:1992-03-16
Applicant: SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC
Inventor: INIIAN PII WAN
Abstract: PURPOSE: To provide a method and device which express data with a mechanically readable graphic picture as encoded information and recognizes it. CONSTITUTION: A means 22 which inputs data to an encoding means 12, a processing means 24 which encodes data to a two-dimensional bar code structure including code words (each code word expresses at least one character bearing information) of information encoded to a bar code of plural rows which are sequenced and are adjacent and generates a first transfer driving signal, and a means 26 which transfers the picture having the two-dimensional bar code structure onto a portable record carrier in response to the first transfer driving signal are provided. A recognition means 14 is provided with a means 28, which scans the picture having the two-dimensional bar code structure and converts code words into an electric signal expressing the characters bearing information, and a means 30 which decodes the electric signal to an output signal expressing data.
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公开(公告)号:JPH05225370A
公开(公告)日:1993-09-03
申请号:JP29305192
申请日:1992-10-30
Applicant: SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC
Inventor: POORU DEBUOOKISU
IPC: G06K7/10
Abstract: PURPOSE: To suppress a stress added to a mirror to a lowest level in a high operation frequency level by forming a scanning element, namely the mirror, so that the high speed or high frequency rotary shaft on oscillating components may substantially coincides with the center of the mass. CONSTITUTION: A scanning array 400 is provided with a resonance unsymmerical scanning element including a flexible member consisting of a U-shaped spring 404 with a first arm 402 to which a magnet 408 is fixed and a second arm 410 which is shorter and provided with a flexible holder structure 412 at its upper tip, namely a free tip. In addition, a mirror under the neck part 418 of a mirror 414 engaged between grasping arms 420 and 422 to be fixed onto a spring arm 410 provides a large surface 424, through which the high speed or high frequency rotary shaft 426 is extended. The mirror 414 fixed to a flexible member or the spring 404 is positioned so that the center of the mass of the mirror 414 is essentially coincided with the fast rotary shaft 426 to reduce a distance (r) between the center of the mass of the mirror 414 and the rotary shaft 426 to zero.
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公开(公告)号:JPH05197831A
公开(公告)日:1993-08-06
申请号:JP18103591
申请日:1991-07-22
Applicant: SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC
Inventor: BISHIYU SHIIMIATOKOOSUKII , JIYOSEFU KATSUTSU , TEIMOSHII UIRIAMUZU , SUTEIIBUN JIEI SHIERUHAMAA , INIAN PII UON
Abstract: PURPOSE: To improve the state of a technique which acquire a sign, especially, a receipt confirmation signature, to use an electroopticall scanner, preferably, a moving beam type or flying spot type scanner to electrooptically acquire the sign, to acquire the sign with reliability so that it can be retrieved later for wide-range pulses, and to conveniently and inexpensively provide a means which identifies a person on a label. CONSTITUTION: Two-dimensional information like a written signature is acquired by an electrooptical scanner 12 and can be reconstituted thereafter. A mutli-row preamble code and mufti-row postamble code means 26 and 28 constitute the signature, and each code has a row identifier, which discriminates which row is scanned with a scanning beam 30 emitted from the scanner 12, and start/stop data which discriminates that each scanning beam traverses the boundary of a space including the signature.
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公开(公告)号:JPH05182009A
公开(公告)日:1993-07-23
申请号:JP14719092
申请日:1992-06-08
Applicant: SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC
Inventor: POORU DOBUOOKISU , DEIBUITSUDO PII GOOREN , GUREN ESU SUPITSUTSU , DANIERU AARU MATSUGURIIN
IPC: G06K7/10
Abstract: PURPOSE: To easily read two-dimensional bar codes. CONSTITUTION: A narrow first raster scanning pattern is formed by projecting a raster light beam upon a target. A user can manually direct the light beam 151 to a desired position by pointing the light beam at the position by using the first raster scanning pattern. A raster scanning system is provided with a scanner which emits the raster light beam and a second raster scanning pattern which sweeps all codes to be read and has a relatively wide width and a detector 158 which receives reflected light 152 from bar codes 170 and generates corresponding electric signals.
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公开(公告)号:JPH05182002A
公开(公告)日:1993-07-23
申请号:JP12694992
申请日:1992-05-20
Applicant: SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC
Inventor: PATORITSUKU SARATSUTOO JIYUNIA , TOOMASU MATSUTSU
Abstract: PURPOSE: To read a display having different reflectivity parts by providing one common scanning mirror, a short-range laser emitting optical device for short-range scanning operations, and a long-range laser emitting optical device. CONSTITUTION: When a trigger 12 is pulled to the position of a first detent at the time of long-range operations, a logic switch network 32 in a combinational dual scanner selects a long-range laser diode and the appropriate sighting scanning amplitude of a scanning motor is selected when the scanner is operated in a sighting mode. When the trigger 12 is pulled to the position of a second detent, the network 32 selects a laser beam for long range and a long-range scanning amplitude. At the time of short-range operations, on the other hand, an operator sets the sight of the scanner on bar codes at a short distance and actuates a trigger switch by directly pulling the trigger 12 to the position of the second detent. The network 32 selects a short-range laser diode 18 and a short-range scanning amplitude based on the shortest residence time at the position of the first detent.
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公开(公告)号:JPH03189787A
公开(公告)日:1991-08-19
申请号:JP28825390
申请日:1990-10-25
Applicant: SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC
Inventor: DEIBUITSUDO PII GOOREN , SEODOJIOSU PABURIDEISU , GUREN SUPITSUTSU
Abstract: PURPOSE: To prevent bar code symbols from being unreadable by substituting illegal characters in a first expression with elements of corresponding characters in a second expression. CONSTITUTION: First, first and second original conversion images showing first and second analog scan signals are preserved. Thereafter, the second original conversion image is used to correct, namely, improve the first original conversion image, thereby generating a first corrected, namely, improved conversion image. With respect to correction of a distorted original conversion image, at least one element of a distorted character in the first distorted conversion image is changed based on at least one element of a corresponding character of the second original conversion image to generate the first corrected conversion image, thereby correcting the distorted original conversion image. Thus, all bar code symbols are accurately decoded from this first corrected conversion image, and they are prevented from being unreadable.
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