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US 2006/0213994 A1Published application
Barcode reading apparatus and method therefor
OwnerTariq Faiz, Javed Ameerinventors
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A barcode reading apparatus for reading a translucent barcode label or strip that has opaque indicia such as spaced black bars on a translucent background. The barcode reading apparatus includes a transmitter for projecting an incident light beam toward the label so that some of the light is returned back from the translucent background and some of the light passes through the translucent background to a light returning surface on the opposite side of the slide. The portion of the incident light beam that strikes the light returning surface is returned back through the slide toward a detector portion of the barcode reader. This portion of returned light produces a signal that is added to the signal produced by the portion of the incident light beam initially returned from the translucent background of the barcode label to produce a much stronger identifying signal.
A barcode reading apparatus for reading a translucent barcode strip on a major surface of a transparent slide, said barcode reading apparatus comprising:
The barcode reading apparatus as recited in claim 7, wherein the base portion of two of said strips abut longitudinally and lie on the same plane to form said planar base and said end wall and the third of said strips forms said interior wall.
A scanning mechanism for scanning a translucent barcode on a major surface of a transparent slide, comprising:
A method of reading a barcode strip on a major surface of a transparent slide, said method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.