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OBJECT IDENTIFICATION USING BARCODE READER

  • US 20130001290A1
  • Filed: 06/29/2011
  • Published: 01/03/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of verifying a barcode is attached to an appropriate object comprising:

  • maintaining a database of an expected object signatures in a vicinity of barcodes properly affixed to associated objects;

    at a point of sale, obtaining an image of a presented barcode and at least a portion of an object to which the presented barcode is affixed;

    using data encoded on the presented barcode to access the database to determine the expected signature of the object in the region of the presented barcode;

    determining a sensed signature derived from the image of the object to which the presented barcode is affixed;

    comparing the expected signature of the object with the sensed signature; and

    providing an indication of the results of the comparing.

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