Device for reading and validating documents in general which are provided with magnetic bar codes and the like

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EP 0 907 151 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	05.01.2000 Bulletin 2000/01

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	07.04.1999 Bulletin 1999/14

(21)	Application number: 98118331.2

(22)	Date of filing: 28.09.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G07D 7/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

02.10.1997 IT MI972247

(71)	Applicant: MANTEGAZZA ANTONIO ARTI GRAFICHE S.r.l.
	I-20021 Ospiate di Bollate (Milan) (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Mantegazza, Antonio 20090 Opera (MI) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Modiano, Guido, Dr.-Ing. et al
	Modiano & Associati SpA Via Meravigli, 16 20123 Milano 20123 Milano (IT)

(54)	Device for reading and validating documents in general which are provided with magnetic bar codes and the like

(57) A device for reading and validating documents in general which are provided with magnetic bar codes and the like, comprising a casing (2) which can be moved manually over a document to be validated and supports, in a lower part thereof, a magnetic reading head (10) flanked by a permanent magnet (12). The magnetic reading head (10) is operatively connected to a data processing unit (15) which is connected to a display accommodated in the casing (2).

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