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US 8,132,729 B2Granted
Sensing device
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsKia Silverbrook, Paul Lapstun
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Abstract
A sensing device is disclosed. The sensing device includes a coded data sensor, a barcode sensor and a processor. The coded data sensor senses coded data portions disposed on respective positions on a surface of a product item. Each code data portion encodes an identity of the product item and the position of the respective code data portion. The barcode sensor senses a barcode on the surface of the product item. The processor generates data indicative of the position of each sensed coded data portion and the identity of the product item.
Claims10
A sensing device including:
- a coded data sensor for sensing coded data portions disposed on a plurality of respective positions on a surface of a product item, each code data portion being indicative of an identity of the product item and the position of the respective code data portion;
- a barcode sensor for sensing a barcode on the surface of the product item;
- a processor for generating indicating data indicative of the position of each sensed coded data portion and the identity of the product item;
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- communication means for transferring the indicating data to a computer system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.