Article labeling and identification system
Abstract
Abstract 1. A SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING ARTICLES COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: MEANS PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF CODED DESIGNATORS WITH EACH ONE OF SAID DESIGNATORS AFFIXED TO A CORRESPONDING ARTICLE, SAID CODED DESIGNATORS EACH EXHIBITING A PLURALITY OF INFORMATION CELLS OF FIRST AND SECOND LIGHTREFLECTING PROPERTIES WITH THE OCCURRENCE OF TRANSITIONS BETWEEN SAID PROPERTIES OF A DESIGNATOR DEFINING A BINARY NUMBER, MEANS FOR DERIVING FROM EACH OF SAID CODED DESIGNATORS A READBACK SIGNAL WHICH INCLUDES FIRST AND SECOND LEVELS CORRESPONDING TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND PROPERTIES, RESPECTIVELY, AND MEANS FOR DETECTING TRANSITIONS BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND LEVELS TO PROVIDE THE BINARY NUMBER DEFINED BY SAID TRANSITIONS.
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