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EP 1356416 A4 20041124 - IMPROVED IDENTIFICATION READER

Title (en)

IMPROVED IDENTIFICATION READER

Title (de)

VERBESSERTER IDENTIFIKATIONSLESER

Title (fr)

LECTEUR D'IDENTIFICATION AMELIORE

Publication

EP 1356416 A4 20041124 (EN)

Application

EP 01272394 A 20011212

Priority

NZ 0100279 W 20011212
US 25710200 P 20001222

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO02052485A1] The present invention relates to an identification reader including decoding means capable of decoding signals having differing modulation means.

IPC 1-7

G06K 7/10; H04L 27/32

IPC 8 full level

G06K 7/10 (2006.01); H04L 27/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06K 7/10851 (2013.01); H04L 27/0012 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] US 5956654 A 19990921 - DEVILLE YANNICK [FR], et al
[X] DE 19619246 C1 19970710 - TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND [DE]
[X] EP 1017014 A1 20000705 - ROHM CO LTD [JP]
See references of WO 02052485A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 02052485 A1 20020704; CN 1488118 A 20040407; EP 1356416 A1 20031029; EP 1356416 A4 20041124; NZ 526638 A 20041126

DOCDB simple family (application)

NZ 0100279 W 20011212; CN 01822323 A 20011212; EP 01272394 A 20011212; NZ 52663801 A 20011212