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Method of registering, transferring and storing information
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-11-23
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Granted: 1995-09-19
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Expires: 2010-11-23
Abstract
Abstract If each part information, such as a product, a measure, a routine, a text portion etc. in an information handling system is given a bar code (2), and if these items of part information are stored in clear (3) together with their bar codes in bar code tables (1) and in the computers (6) included in the system, simple and rational registering, transferring and storing of information can be carried out as follows. Selected items of part information which together form information to be registered, transferred and stored, are registered in that the corresponding bar codes are read by means of a bar code reader (4) and are entered into a computer (6). The computer is caused to print the inputted bar codes and the corresponding items of part information in clear on a sheet of paper (8).
Inventors
- 👤 Henrik G. Renvall
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 16:20
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K1/00; G06K1/14; G06K17/00; G06K17/0022; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
229 words
A method for registering, transferring, and storing information, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of predetermined items of part information; providing a predetermined bar code to each of the predetermined items of a part information; storing each of the predetermined items of part information together with the corresponding predetermined bar code in a first computer; storing each of the predetermined items of part information together with the corresponding predetermined bar code on a first medium which permits a bar code reader to read the predetermined bar codes from the first medium; storing each of the predetermined items of part information together with the corresponding predetermined bar codes in a second computer; providing information by selecting items of part information from the plurality of predetermined items of part information; reading the bar codes that correspond to the selected items of part information by means of the bar code reader to register the selected part information; entering the bar codes read by the bar code reader into the first computer; printing both the bar code entered into the first computer and the corresponding items of part information on a second medium by the first computer; and transferring the bar codes read by the bar code reader and entered into the first computer from the first computer to the second computer before printing on a third medium by the second computer
Claim 2
Independent Claim
229 words
A method for registering, transferring, and storing information, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of predetermined items of part information; providing a predetermined bar code to each of the predetermined items of a part information; storing each of the predetermined items of part information together with the corresponding predetermined bar code in a first computer; storing each of the predetermined items of part information together with the corresponding predetermined bar code on a first medium which permits a bar code reader to read the predetermined bar codes from the first medium; storing each of the predetermined items of part information together with the corresponding predetermined bar codes in a second computer; providing information by selecting items of part information from the plurality of predetermined items of part information; reading the bar codes that correspond to the selected items of part information by means of the bar code reader to register the selected part information; entering the bar codes read by the bar code reader into the first computer; printing both the bar code entered into the first computer and the corresponding items of part information on a second medium by the first computer; and transferring the bar codes read by the bar code reader and entered into the first computer from the first computer to the second computer before printing on a third medium by the second computer
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a print out of part information from the printing step is effected in a language other than that used for the part information on the first medium from which the bar codes are read by means of the bar code reader.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, after entering the bar codes, further comprising a step of printing the entered bar codes only, which are used to be subsequently entered into the first computer for printing out the bar codes and the corresponding part information.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, after entering the bar codes, further comprising a step of printing the entered bar codes only, which are used to be subsequently entered into the whichever first or second computer for printing out the bar codes and the corresponding part information.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
216 words
A method for registering, transferring, and storing information, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of predetermined items of part information; providing a predetermined bar code to each of the predetermined items of part information; storing each of the predetermined items of part information together with the corresponding predetermined bar code in a first computer; storing each of the predetermined items of part information together with the corresponding predetermined bar code on a first medium which permits a bar code reader to read the predetermined bar codes from the first medium; providing information by selecting items of part information form the plurality of predetermined items of part information; reading the bar codes that correspond to the selected items of part information by means of the bar codes reader to register the selected part information; entering the bar codes read by the bar code reader into the first computer; printing both the bar codes entered into the first computer and the corresponding items of part information on a second medium by the first computer; and wherein a print out of part information from the printing step is effected in a language other than that used for the part information on the first medium from which the bar codes are read by means of the bar code reader.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
216 words
A method for registering, transferring, and storing information, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of predetermined items of part information; providing a predetermined bar code to each of the predetermined items of part information; storing each of the predetermined items of part information together with the corresponding predetermined bar code in a first computer; storing each of the predetermined items of part information together with the corresponding predetermined bar code on a first medium which permits a bar code reader to read the predetermined bar codes from the first medium; providing information by selecting items of part information form the plurality of predetermined items of part information; reading the bar codes that correspond to the selected items of part information by means of the bar codes reader to register the selected part information; entering the bar codes read by the bar code reader into the first computer; printing both the bar codes entered into the first computer and the corresponding items of part information on a second medium by the first computer; and wherein a print out of part information from the printing step is effected in a language other than that used for the part information on the first medium from which the bar codes are read by means of the bar code reader.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method as claimed in claim 5, after entering the bar codes, further comprising a step of printing the entered bar codes only, which are used to be subsequently entered into the whichever first or second computer for printing out the bar codes and the corresponding part information.
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