Hand-operated low cost magnetic character recognition system
CA 1323926 C · Owner: Lacaze, John R. · Inventors: Lacaze, John R.
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A low cost, highly accurate hand operated magnetic character recognition document reader magnetically recognize magnetic ink (MICR) characters imprinted on documents manually conveyed past a magnetic read head. The reader incorporates the invention described in commonly assigned U.S. Patent No. 4,143,355 to MacIntyre to permit relaxation of the requirement of constant document velocity. The document is manually conveyed through a defined slotted path so that the characters are scanned by a magnetic read head. The slotted path is established by pair of substantially parallel (preferably vertical) track members and a bottom wall which is joined to, and separates, the track members by a …
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- Granted November 2, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 2, 2010.
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