CODING SYMBOLOGY AND A METHOD FOR PRINTING SAME
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Abstract
The present invention provides forming a coding symbology by disposing a plurality of light-reflecting segments separated by spaces on a substrate. The coding symbology represents fixed information and variable information.
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38 Claims
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33. A method of transferring a negative image bar code onto a flexible web comprising the steps of:
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providing a flexible transparent plastic web forming all or part of a container, providing a printer for transferring a plurality of light-reflecting segments onto the web in response to a signal representative of the plurality of light-reflecting segments, transferring the signal to the printer, and transferring the plurality of light-reflecting segments directly onto the web, wherein the transparent plastic web defines spaces that separate the plurality of light-reflecting segments, wherein the web that defines the spaces also itself defines a plurality light-absorbing segments, wherein the light-reflecting segments and the light-absorbing segments define a negative image bar code that is detected by a reader, wherein the negative image bar code represents fixed information and variable information, and wherein the variable information comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of, lot number, batch number, expiration date, serial number, production time, price, and concentration. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. A medical container comprised of flexible transparent plastic film and having a bar code comprising:
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a negative image bar code disposed directly on the flexible medical container film, wherein the film of the medical container itself defines at least two spaces in the bar code, the spaces absorbing light, wherein the negative image bar code is detectable with a bar code reader, wherein the negative image bar code comprises fixed and variable information, and wherein the variable information comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of;
lot number, batch number, expiration date, serial number, production time, price, and concentration. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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