US PATENT SUBCLASS 235 / 462.07
.~.~.~.~ Means to decode multiple types or formats of bar code symbols (e.g., UPC, JAN, EAN, etc.)

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435  DF  CODED RECORD SENSORS {9}
439  DF  .~ Particular sensor structure {8}
454  DF  .~.~ Optical {10}
462.01  DF  .~.~.~ Bar code {20}
462.07.~.~.~.~ Means to decode multiple types or formats of bar code symbols (e.g., UPC, JAN, EAN, etc.)

DEFINITION

Classification: 235/462.07

Means to decode multiple types or formats of bar code symbols (e.g., UPC, JAN, EAN, etc.):

(under subclass 462.01) Subject matter including means to read more than one type of bar code.

(1) Note. UPC (Universal Product Code), JAN (Japan Article Numbering), and EAN (Europe Article Numbering) are one dimensional bar codes of different formats used for product inventory (e.g., to identify type, date, serial number, etc., of a product).

(2) Note. Types or formats of bar code include single-width bar code or multi-width bar code, dark bars on white background or white bars on dark background, one dimension or two dimension bar code, high density or low density bar code, etc.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

494, for a particular code pattern.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

358, Facsimile,

505+, 474+ for scanner in a facsimile system. 382, Image Analysis,

140, for an optical imager or reader for reading MICR data, subclasses 182+ for pattern recognition, and subclasses 312+ for image sensing.