Electro-optic reader for retro-reflective bar codes
CA 2457653 A1 · Owner: Eisenberg, Naftali P. · Inventors: Eisenberg, Naftali P.; Drori, Avishai H.
Overview
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A system for identification comprising: a surface (14) comprising retroreflective indicta; a source of light that illuminates the indicta (18) along an illumination direction; and a detector (20 21) that views light reflected , from the indicta wherein the retro-reflector reflects the light that illuminates it as a plurality of beams at a plurality of angles relative to the illumination direction.
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- Filed August 16, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 16, 2021.
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