Bar code reader

A bar code reader comprising:

• a bright/dark data detecting unit detecting bright/dark data corresponding to a bright/dark pattern of a current bar code based on reflected beams from the current bar code;
• a demodulating unit executing a demodulating process based on the bright/dark data detected by said bright/dark detecting unit to obtain data coded into the current bar code as current demodulated data;
• a storage storing a predetermined plurality of previously demodulated data corresponding to a predetermined plurality of bar codes;
• a demodulated data validating unit for validating the current demodulated data obtained by said demodulating unit on condition that the current demodulated data obtained by said demodulating unit is not identical with any one of said previously demodulating data stored in said storage;
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• a demodulated data writing unit, when said demodulated data validating unit validates the current demodulated data, for writing the current demodulated data to said storage.

A bar code reader, comprising:

• a scan mechanism for irradiating the bar code with light beams to scan the bar code in a plurality of directions;
• a light receiving unit receiving reflected light beams of the light beams irradiated by the scan mechanism;
• a demodulating unit obtaining data coded into the bar code as demodulated data based on the reflected light beams received by the light receiving unit;
• a judging unit for judging whether the demodulated data is based on the reflected light beams of the light beams irradiated by said scan mechanism or not;
• a storage storing the demodulated data;
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• a data writing part writing the demodulated data in the storage when the judging unit judges that the demodulated data demodulated by said demodulating unit is based on the reflected light beams of the light beams irradiated by said scan mechanism.

A bar code reader, comprising:

• a first scan mechanism for irradiating a bar code with a light beam to scan the bar code in only one direction;
• a second scan mechanism for irradiating the bar code with light beams to scan the bar code in a plurality of directions;
• a light receiving unit receiving a reflected light beam of the light beam irradiated by the first scan mechanism and reflected light beams of the light beams irradiated by the second scan mechanism;
• a demodulating unit obtaining data coded into the bar code as demodulated data based on the reflected light received by the light receiving unit;
• a judging unit for judging whether the demodulated data demodulated by said demodulating unit is first demodulated data based on the reflected light beam of the light beam irradiated by said first scan mechanism or second demodulated data based on the reflected light beams of the light beams irradiated by said second scan mechanism;
• a first storage storing the first demodulated data;
• a second storage storing the second demodulated data;
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• a data writing part writing the first demodulated data in the first storage when the judging unit judges that the demodulated data demodulated by said demodulating unit is first demodulated data based on the reflected light beam of the light beam irradiated by said first scan mechanism, and writing the second demodulated data in the second storage when the judging unit judges that the demodulated data demodulated by said demodulating unit is second demodulated data based on the reflected light beams of the light beams irradiated by said second scan mechanism.

A bar code reading comprising:

• a detecting unit detecting a bar code pattern based on reflected beams from a bar code;
• a demodulating unit executing a demodulating process based on the detected bar code pattern to generate current demodulated data;
• a first storage unit storing a single previously demodulated data of a single bar code;
• a second storage unit storing a plurality of previously demodulated data corresponding to a plurality of bar codes;
• a demodulated data validating unit for validating the current demodulated data obtained by the demodulating unit on condition that the current demodulated data obtained by the demodulating unit is not identical with said single previously demodulated data stored in the first storage unit or not identical with any one of said plurality of previously demodulated data stored in the second storage unit;
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• a data writing unit writing the current demodulated data validated by said demodulated data validating unit into the first storage unit when a single reading mode is selected, or into the second storage unit when a multi-reading mode is selected.