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IDENTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION SYSTEM

  • US 3,673,389 A
  • Filed: 03/02/1970
  • Issued: 06/27/1972
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/1970
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An automatic reading system adapted to read information arranged in a plurality of sets on a medium, each of the sets including a plurality of items arranged to form a plurality of subsets of items, each subset including an item from each of the sets, the items being representations including either a first or second state, each subset including at least one item in said first state to function as a timing mark;

  • means for reading information carried by a said medium;

    means, responsive to a signal from said means for reading that a subset of information contains a timing mark, for generating a timing signal each time a said subset including a timing mark is read;

    storage means for storing information read from each of said sets of information sequentially by subset in response to said timing signals;

    counter means, responsive to said timing signals, for counting the number of subsets read;

    gating means, also responsive to said timing signals, for controlling input to said counter means;

    comparator means, responsive to said counter means, for reading out information in said storage means when the count in said counter means reaches a predetermined number; and

    registration means, responsive to selected portions of the information including registration indicia, for determining the orientation of the medium read.

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