Patent ID: 6761314
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A no-quiet-zone, bar code symbology, comprising: a linear symbol character structure extending between opposite end regions, the structure having a start pattern located only at one of the end regions, a stop pattern located only at the other of the end regions, and a data pattern located between the start and stop patterns, the data pattern comprising a set of numeric characters encoded as different data sequences of bar elements alternating with space elements, the start pattern being a predetermined start sequence of bar elements alternating with space elements, the stop pattern being a predetermined stop sequence of bar elements alternating with space elements, the predetermined start sequence being unique and different from all the data sequences, the predetermined stop sequence being unique and different from all the data sequences, each element having a width measured in unit modules, the predetermined start sequence comprising a start bar element followed by a start space element which is in turn followed by eight additional start bar and space elements, the predetermined stop sequence comprising eight stop bar and space elements followed by a terminating stop bar element, the start space element having a width of three modules.