Combination bar code and mark-sense reader

• US 4,877,948 A
• Filed: 06/25/1987
• Issued: 10/31/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Honeywell Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Honeywell Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Inventors: Krueger, Loren L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pitts, Harold I.
• Application Number:
  US07/066,163
• Time in Patent Office: 859 Days
• Field of Search: 235/449, 235/376, 235/454, 235/476
• US Class Current: 235/449
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/14 using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light G06K7/10831 - G06K7/1097 take precedence

Abstract

A combination reader capable of reading a document containing both bar coded and manually marked information. The read information is processed, displayed and stored.

Claims

1. A combination reader comprising:

bar code scanning means for scanning bar coded information on a document;

mark-sense scanning means for scanning mark-sense data on said document;

bar code decoding means, connected to said bar code scanning means, for decoding signals from said bar code scanning means;

mark-sense decoding means, connected to said mark-sense scanning means, for decoding signals from said mark-sense scanning means; and

timing means, for timing said bar code and mark-sense scanning means with movement of said document relative to said scanning means, comprising;

timing mark detecting means, connected to said bar code scanning means, to said mark-sense scanning means, to said bar code decoding means, and to said mark-sense decoding means, for detecting timing marks on said document;

document feeding means, connected to said mark-sense decoding means and to said timing mark detecting means, for moving said document through fields of view of said bar code scanning means and said mark-sense scanning means; and

document detecting means, connected to said document feeding means, for detecting the presence of said document.

2. A combination reader comprising:

a bar code scanner;

a mark-sense scanner;

a timing mark detector connected to said bar code scanner and to said mark-sense scanner;

a bar code decoder connected to said bar code scanner and to said timing mark detector;

a mark-sense decoder connected to said mark-sense decoder and to said timing mark detector;

a first document feeder connected to said mark-sense decoder and to said timing mark detector; and

a second document feeder connected to said mark-sense decoder and to said timing mark detector.

4. Apparatus of claim 2 further comprising:

a first document detector connected to said first document feeder; and

a second document detector connected to said second document feeder.

5. Apparatus of claim 4 wherein said combination reader is for reading both bar coded data and manually marked data from a document.

6. Apparatus of claim 5 wherein said combination reader is for simultaneously reading both bar coded data and manually marked data from the same document.

3. A combination reader comprising:

scanning means for scanning bar coded and mark-sense coded data;

decoding means, connected to said scanning means, for decoding signals from said scanning means;

processing means, connected to said decoding means, for processing decoded signals from said decoding means, comprising;

display means for displaying processed decoded signals; and

storage means, connected to said display means, for storing said processed decoded signals;

at least one documenting means for documenting bar coded data and mark-sense coded data which are scanned by said scanning means, comprising;

manually marked-sense data in one portion of said documenting means;

bar coded data in another portion of said documenting means; and

timing marks; and

timing means, for timing said scanning means, comprising;

timing mark detecting means, connected to said scanning means and to said decoding means, for detecting said timing marks on said documenting means;

feeding means, connected to said decoding means and to said timing mark detecting means, for feeding said documenting means through said scanning means; and

detecting means, connected to said feeding means, for detecting said documenting means.

7. A combination reader comprising:

a bar code scanner;

a mark-sense scanner;

a bar code decoder connected to said bar code scanner;

a mark-sense decoder connected to said mark-sense scanner;

a timing mark detector connected to said bar code scanner, to said mark-sense scanner, to said bar code decoder, and to said mark-sense decoder;

at least one document feeder connected to said mark-sense decoder and to said timing mark detector;

at least one document detector connected to at least one said document feeder; and

a computer, connected to said bar code decoder and to said mark-sense decoder, having a display and storage means.

8. Apparatus of claim 7 comprising at least one document, having both bar coded data and manually marked-sense data, to be scanned by said combination reader.