Identification and registration system

Claim 2

An automatic reading system adapted to read information arranged in a plurality of sets on a medium, each of the sets including a plurality of items arranged to form a plurality of subsets of items, each subset including an item from each of the sets, the items being representations including either a first or second state, each subset including at least one item in said first state to function as a timing mark; means for reading information carried by a said medium; means, responsive to a signal from said means for reading that a subset of information contains a timing mark, for generating a timing signal each time a said subset including a timing mark is read; storage means for storing information read from each of said sets of information sequentially by subset in response to said timing signals; counter means, responsive to said timing signals, for counting the number of subsets read; gating means, also responsive to said timing signals, for controlling input to said counter means; comparator means, responsive to said counter means, for reading out information in said storage means when the count in said counter means reaches a predetermined number; and registration means, responsive to selected portions of the information including registration indicia, for determining the orientation of the medium read.

Claim 3

The system of claim 1 in which said means for reading includes means for sensing each of said sets of information.

Claim 4

The system of claim 2 in which said means for reading further includes a feeder device having a positioning aperture for orienting said medium including two pairs of surfaces transverse to each other, each pair having two oppositely inclined converging surfaces.

Claim 5

The system of claim 2 in which said means for sensing includes means for irradiating a said medium and means for receiving radiation from a said medium.

Claim 6

The system of claim 3 in which said feeder device further includes drive means for moving said medium therethrough including a pair of rollers and a motor for driving at least one of said rollers.

Claim 7

An automatic reading system adapted to read information arrayed in a plurality of sets on a medium, each of the sets including a plurality of items arranged to form a plurality of subsets of items each subset including an item from at least one of the sets, the items being representations including either a first or second state comprising: sensor means corresponding to each of said sets of information; an OR circuit responsive to an input from any one of said sensor means to produce a said output signal; a register means, associated with each of said sets of information and sensor means, for receiving information from its respective said sensor means in response to a said input signal from said OR circuit; comparator means for producing a transfer signal to each of said register means, reference means for providing a predetermined count to said comparator, counter means for counting each said input signal from said OR circuit and providing an input to said comparator means, gate means for controlling delivery of said input signals from said OR circuit to said counter means, and delay means responsive to said OR circuit for enabling said gate means each time a said input signal occurs for a period of time greater than that between successive said input signals derived from a medium, and for enabling, after the occurrence of that said input signal derived from a medium, said comparator means to produce a said transfer signal.

Claim 8

An automatic reading system adapted to read information arrayed in a plurality of sets on a medium, each of the sets including a plurality of items arranged to form a plurality of subsets of items each subset including an item from at least one of the sets, the items being representations including either a first or second state comprising: sensor means corresponding to each of said sets of information; an OR circuit responsive to an input from any one of said sensor means to produce a said output signal; a register means, associated with each of said sets of information and sensor means, for receiving information from its respective said sensor means in response to a said input signal from said OR circuit; comparator means for producing a transfer signal to each of said register means, reference means for providing a predetermined count to said comparator, counter means for counting each said input signal from said OR circuit and providing an input to said comparator means, gate means for controlling delivery of said input signals from said OR circuit to said counter means, and delay means responsive to said OR circuit for enabling said gate means each time a said input signal occurs for a period of time greater than that between successive said input signals derived from a medium, and for enabling, after the occurrence of that said input signal derived from a medium, said comparator means to produce a said transfer signal.

Claim 9

The system of claim 6 further including a feeder device for feeding a said medium to said sensor means including a feeder aperture for orienting a said medium in one of a plurality of predeterminEd postures, and drive means for moving said medium relative to said sensor means.

Claim 10

The system of claim 7 in which said feeder aperture includes two pairs of surfaces transverse to each other, each having two oppositely inclined surfaces.

Claim 11

The system of claim 8 in which said drive means includes a pair of rollers and a motor for rotating at least one of said rollers.

Claim 12

An automatic reading system adapted to read information arranged in a plurality of sets on a medium, each of the sets including a plurality of items arranged to form a plurality of subsets of items, each subset including an item from each of the sets, the items being representations including either a first or second state, each subset including at least one item in said first state to function as a timing mark for a reading machine, said information including registration indicia including four of said items, three of said registration indicia being items of one of said states and the fourth being an item in the other of said states, means for reading information carried by a said medium, means responsive to said means for reading for generating a signal each time a subset of information is read, means for storing information read from each of said sets of information sequentially by subset in response to a said signal, means responsive to said signals for monitoring the number of subsets read, means also responsive to said signals for controlling input to said means for monitoring, means responsive to said means for monitoring for reading out information in said storage means when the number of subsets read reaches a predetermined number, and registration means, responsive to selected portions of the information including registration indicia, for determining the orientation of the medium read.

Claim 13

An automatic reading system adapted to read information arranged in a plurality of sets on a medium, each of the sets including a plurality of items arranged to form a plurality of subsets of items, each subset including an item from each of the sets, the items being representations including either a first or second state, each subset including at least one item in said first state to function as a timing mark for a reading machine, said information including registration indicia including four of said items, three of said registration indicia being items of one of said states and the fourth being an item in the other of said states, means for reading information carried by a said medium, means responsive to said means for reading for generating a signal each time a subset of information is read, means for storing information read from each of said sets of information sequentially by subset in response to a said signal, means responsive to said signals for monitoring the number of subsets read, means also responsive to said signals for controlling input to said means for monitoring, means responsive to said means for monitoring for reading out information in said storage means when the number of subsets read reaches a predetermined number, and registration means, responsive to selected portions of the information including registration indicia, for determining the orientation of the medium read.