File label reading system
First Claim
1. A hand-held wand adapted for accurate machine reading of a machine readable code provided on an article with a generally flat edge region having a substantially straight peripheral edge with the machine readable code running generally parallel to such peripheral edge fixed relative thereto, said wand having a precise scan field through a read window requiring a substantially exact locating over the code for reading thereof, said wand being provided with jig means projecting beyond said read window to form an open step-like construction with said jig means being at a substantially 90 degree angle with said read window whereby when the edge region is placed in a horizontal position said jig means extends downwardly over and bears against the peripheral edge to locate said read window over the code, said jig means being of a length to provide a horizontally extended generally upright contact with the peripheral edge to guide movement of said wand and to resist horizontal pivoting of said read window over the code as said jig means rides along the peripheral edge of the horizontally positioned edge region.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a manually controlled wand which is particularly suited for use in a file control system in which the files are provided with machine readable codes located along an edge of the file. The wand is adapted by the provision of a jig used to bear against the edge of the file for locating the wand in a read position over the code and riding along the file edge to guide and steady the manual movement of the wand to provide an accurate reading of the code.
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- 1. A hand-held wand adapted for accurate machine reading of a machine readable code provided on an article with a generally flat edge region having a substantially straight peripheral edge with the machine readable code running generally parallel to such peripheral edge fixed relative thereto, said wand having a precise scan field through a read window requiring a substantially exact locating over the code for reading thereof, said wand being provided with jig means projecting beyond said read window to form an open step-like construction with said jig means being at a substantially 90 degree angle with said read window whereby when the edge region is placed in a horizontal position said jig means extends downwardly over and bears against the peripheral edge to locate said read window over the code, said jig means being of a length to provide a horizontally extended generally upright contact with the peripheral edge to guide movement of said wand and to resist horizontal pivoting of said read window over the code as said jig means rides along the peripheral edge of the horizontally positioned edge region.
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8. A system for identifying and recording whereabouts of a file having a machine readable code provided on a generally flat edge region of the file and running essentially parallel with and fixed relative to a substantially straight peripheral edge of such region, said system comprising a hand-held wand adapted for accurate machine reading of such code and having a precise scan field through a read window requiring a substantially exact locating over the code for reading thereof, said wand being provided with jig means projecting beyond said read window to form an open step-like construction with said jig means being at a substantially right angle with said read window whereby when the file is placed such that the edge region is in a horizontal position said jig means extends downwardly over and bears against the peripheral edge to locate said read window over the code, said jig means being of a length to provide a horizontally extended generally upright contact with the peripheral edge to guide movement of said wand and to resist horizontal pivoting of said read window over the code as said jig means rides along the peripheral edge of the horizontally positioned edge region;
- said wand being located at a control station of predetermined fixed location, said system further comprising recording means which is adapted to automatically record readily retrievable locating information regarding the file from said control station, said system further being provided with means for indicating a proper machine reading of the machine readable code.
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