Apparatus and method of encoding and decoding barcodes

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4728784
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07009203

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A method and system for reading encoded information from conventional bar codes and from hand-encoded barcodes is provided. The method and system include processing which eliminates false spaces and bars in conventional pre-encoded printed barcode formats as well as those in hand-encoded barcode formats. A pre-printed barcode form containing a plurality of bars and spaces representing the elements of a character code is used in which at least one of the bars is designed to be modified by hand to represent the encoded character. A barcode reader system scans the barcode and processes the scanned barcode symbol into decoded form. A barcode label for encoding a multi-character string readable by a barcode reader is also provided which includes a plurality of data lines which contains barcode readable start and stop codes unique to each data line and a barcode readable digit form located between the start and stop code of each data line.

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FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION P O BOX 727 MEMPHIS TN 38194 A CORP OF DENot Provided

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Stewart, Stephen R Lakeland, TN 1 76

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