Patent ID: 7344078
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: scanning a barcode at a first location with a device, the device being a portable device; storing the scanned barcode in a memory of the device; scanning a second location with the device, the second location being different than the first location; in response to scanning the second location, the device determining whether the second location contains a readable barcode based on a result of scanning of the second location; and in response to detecting pressure applied to a print head of the device above a threshold, the device printing the scanned barcode of the first location and stored in the memory on the second location if the second location does not contain a readable barcode, wherein if the second location contains an existing barcode that is unreadable, the scanned barcode is printed on the second location overlaying the existing barcode, such that the existing barcode is invisible.