G06KGRAPHICAL DATA READING image or video recognition or understanding G06VPRESENTATION OF DATARECORD CARRIERSHANDLING RECORD CARRIERS This subclass covers: marking, sensing, and conveying of record carriers; reading graphical representations from record carriers, e.g. barcodes;presenting visually or otherwise the data recognised or the result of a computation. In this subclass non-limiting references (in the sense of paragraph 39 of the Guide to the IPC) may still be displayed in the scheme. G06K1/00 G06K1/00Methods or arrangements for marking the record carrier in digital fashion G06K1/02by punching G06K1/025Details, e.g. construction of the punching mechanism G06K1/04controlled by sensing markings on the record carrier being punched G06K1/05High-speed punches, e.g. controlled by electric computer G06K1/06Manually-controlled devices G06K1/08Card punches G06K1/10Tape punches G06K1/12otherwise than by punching G06K1/121by printing code marks applying code marks to labels B65C9/46; marking or coding completed packages B65B61/26 G06K1/123for colour code marks G06K1/125by magnetic means G06K1/126by photographic or thermographic registration recording apparatus for measuring instruments G01D15/00 G06K1/128by electric registration, e.g. electrolytic, spark erosion recording apparatus for measuring instruments G01D15/06; information storage in general G11 G06K1/14by transferring data from a similar or dissimilar record carrier G06K1/16by reproducing data from one punched card on to one or more punched cards without the code representation, i.e. duplicating G06K1/18by transferring data from one type of record carrier on to another type of record carrier, e.g. from magnetic tape to punched card G06K1/20Simultaneous marking of record carrier and printing-out of data, e.g. printing-punch G06K1/22Simultaneous marking and printing on different record carriers, e.g. on different types of record carrier G06K3/00Methods or arrangements for printing of data in the shape of alphanumeric or other characters from a record carrier, e.g. interpreting, printing-out from a magnetic tape G06K3/02Translating markings on a record carrier into printed data on the same record carrier, i.e. interpreting G06K5/00Methods or arrangements for verifying the correctness of markings on a record carrierColumn detection devices G06K5/02the verifying forming a part of the marking action G06K5/04Verifying the alignment of markings G06K7/00Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns methods or arrangements for marking the record carrier in digital fashion G06K1/00; pattern recognition G06F18/00; arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding G06V10/00; character recognition, recognising digital ink or document-oriented image-based pattern recognition G06V30/00 G06K7/0004Hybrid readers G06K7/0008General problems related to the reading of electronic memory record carriers, independent of its reading method, e.g. power transfer G06K7/0013by galvanic contacts, e.g. card connectors for ISO-7816 compliant smart cards or memory cards, e.g. SD card readers connectors in general H01R13/00; connectors for SIM cards used in mobile phones or the like H04B1/3816 G06K7/0017the reading head of the connector being removably attached to the housing G06K7/0021for reading/sensing record carriers having surface contacts G06K7/0026the galvanic contacts of the connector adapted for landing on the contacts of the card upon card insertion G06K7/003means for pressing the connector contacts in the direction of the card contacts to assure trustworthy electrical connection between card and connector G06K7/0034the connector being capable of simultaneously receiving a plurality of cards in the same insertion slot G06K7/0039the plurality of cards being cards of the same type and format, e.g. two ISO 7816 smart cards G06K7/0043the plurality of cards being cards of different formats, e.g. SD card and memory stick G06K7/0047for reading/sensing record carriers having edge contacts G06K7/0052connectors capable of contacting cards of different formats, e.g. memory stick and SD card readers sharing at least one connector contact and the associated signal line, e.g. both using the same signal line for input or output of data G06K7/0056housing of the card connector G06K7/006the housing being a portable casing G06K7/0065comprising keyboard or display, e.g. a pocket calculator sized casing suitable for off-line checking the remaining money on a smart banking card G06K7/0069including means for detecting correct insertion of the card, e.g. end detection switches notifying that the card has been inserted completely and correctly G06K7/0073having multiple insertion slots, the respective slots suited for the same or different card form factors G06K7/0078reinforced housing for protection against damage, be it due malevolent action, such as drilling and other ways of forced entry, or by accident, such as shock due to dropping G06K7/0082comprising an arrangement for protection against electrostatic discharge, e.g. by grounding part of the conductive housing G06K7/0086the connector comprising a circuit for steering the operations of the card connector G06K7/0091the circuit comprising an arrangement for avoiding intrusions and unwanted access to data inside of the connector G06K7/0095Testing the sensing arrangement, e.g. testing if a magnetic card reader, bar code reader, RFID interrogator or smart card reader functions properly testing of electrical circuits G01R31/28 G06K7/01Details G06K7/015Aligning or centering of the sensing device with respect to the record carrier G06K7/016Synchronisation of sensing process G06K7/0163by means of additional timing marks on the record-carrier G06K7/0166by means of clock-signals derived from the code marks, e.g. self-clocking code G06K7/02by pneumatic or hydraulic means, e.g. sensing punched holes with compressed airby sonic means ; by ultrasonic means G06K7/04by mechanical means, e.g. by pins operating electric contacts G06K7/042controlling electric circuits G06K7/045whereby the entire datafield of the record carriers is simultaneously sensed G06K7/047whereby the data field of the record carriers is sensed successively column after column G06K7/06by means which conduct current when a mark is sensed or absent, e.g. contact brush for a conductive mark G06K7/065for conductive marks G06K7/08by means detecting the change of an electrostatic or magnetic field, e.g. by detecting change of capacitance between electrodes G06K7/081electrostatic, e.g. by detecting the charge of capacitance between electrodes G06K7/082using inductive or magnetic sensors G06K7/083inductive G06K7/10336 takes precedence G06K7/084sensing magnetic material by relative movement detecting flux changes without altering its magnetised state G06K7/085metal detectors G06K7/086sensing passive circuit, e.g. resonant circuit transponders G06K7/087flux-sensitive, e.g. magnetic, detectors G06K7/10336 takes precedence G06K7/088using magneto-sensitive switches, e.g. reed-switches G06K7/089hand-held scanners G06K7/10by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingby corpuscular radiation G06K7/10009sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwavesThis group covers electromagnetic interrogation as radiated by the antenna of an interrogation device while interrogating a plurality of wireless electronic memory record carriers, e.g. non-contact smart cards, RFID tags or labels, or transponders G06K7/10019resolving collision on the communication channels between simultaneously or concurrently interrogated record carriers. collision between the communication channels used by wireless communication devices, where the solution is not particularly adapted for RFIDs or the like, H04W74/08 G06K7/10029the collision being resolved in the time domain, e.g. using binary tree search or RFID responses allocated to a random time slot G06K7/10039interrogator driven, i.e. synchronous G06K7/10049binary tree G06K7/10059transponder driven G06K7/10069the collision being resolved in the frequency domain, e.g. by hopping from one frequency to the other frequency hopping or spread spectrum techniques H04B7/00 G06K7/10079the collision being resolved in the spatial domain, e.g. temporary shields for blindfolding the interrogator in specific directions G06K7/10089the interrogation device using at least one directional antenna or directional interrogation field to resolve the collision direction or location finding, such as triangulation techniques, G01S13/00 G06K7/10099the directional field being used for pinpointing the location of the record carrier, e.g. for finding or locating an RFID tag amongst a plurality of RFID tags, each RFID tag being associated with an object, e.g. for physically locating the RFID tagged object in a warehouse G06K7/10108interrogating only those RFIDs that fulfill a predetermined requirement, e.g. selecting all RFIDs having the same speed and moving in a cloud like fashion, e.g. on the same train; interrogating only RFIDs having a certain predetermined temperature, e.g. in the same fridge, another possibility being the active ignoring of a group of tags that fulfill a predetermined requirement, equivalent to the Boolean NOT operation G06K7/10118the sensing being preceded by at least one preliminary step G06K7/10128the step consisting of detection of the presence of one or more record carriers in the vicinity of the interrogation device G06K7/10138the step consisting of determining the type of record carrier, e.g. to determine if the record carrier is an RFID tag of the long or short range type, or to determine the preferred communication protocol of the RFID tag G06K7/10148the step consisting of dynamically tuning the resonant circuit of the interrogation device that is emitting the interrogation signal, e.g. for impedance matching inside of the interrogation device for tuning related to loop aerials in general H01Q7/00 G06K7/10158methods and means used by the interrogation device for reliably powering the wireless record carriers using an electromagnetic interrogation field G06K7/10168the powering being adversely affected by environmental influences, e.g. unwanted energy loss in the interrogation signal due to metallic or capacitive objects in the proximity of the interrogation device or in the proximity of the interrogated record carrier G06K7/10178including auxiliary means for focusing, repeating or boosting the electromagnetic interrogation field comparable booster antennas integrated on the record carrier itself G06K19/07794 G06K7/10188the repeating consisting of intelligently propagating data from record carriers via intermediate stations to the interrogation device, e.g. a distant RFID or RFID falling in a "shadow" region sending its identification data to an interrogation device using at least the help of one further RFID that is positioned in a region "visible" to the interrogation device, the further RFID therefore functioning as a relay station G06K7/10198setting parameters for the interrogator, e.g. programming parameters and operating modes G06K7/10207parameter settings related to power consumption of the interrogator G06K7/10217parameter settings controlling the transmission power of the interrogator G06K7/10227loading programming parameters or programs into the interrogator, e.g. for configuring the interrogator G06K7/10237the reader and the record carrier being capable of selectively switching between reader and record carrier appearance, e.g. in near field communication [NFC] devices where the NFC device may function as an RFID reader or as an RFID tag G06K7/10247issues specific to the use of single wire protocol [SWP] in NFC like devices G06K7/10257arrangements for protecting the interrogation against piracy attacks computer security in general G06F21/00; jamming of communication, countermeasures H04K3/00; secret communication H04K1/00 G06K7/10267the arrangement comprising a circuit inside of the interrogation device G06K7/10277the arrangement being mechanical, such as reinforced housings or protective cages against unlawful entry G06K7/10287the arrangement including a further device in the proximity of the interrogation device, e.g. signal scrambling devices G06K7/10297arrangements for handling protocols designed for non-contact record carriers such as RFIDs NFCs, e.g. ISO/IEC 14443 and 18092 cryptographic protocols H04L9/00; network security protocols H04L63/00; real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00; network protocols for data switching network services H04L67/00 G06K7/10306ultra wide band G06K7/10316using at least one antenna particularly designed for interrogating the wireless record carriers antennas in general H01Q1/22 G06K7/10326the antenna being of the very-near field type, e.g. capacitive G06K7/10336the antenna being of the near field type, inductive coil G06K7/10346the antenna being of the far field type, e.g. HF types or dipoles G06K7/10356using a plurality of antennas, e.g. configurations including means to resolve interference between the plurality of antennas G06K7/10366the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications G06K7/10376the interrogation device being adapted for being moveable G06K7/10386the interrogation device being of the portable or hand-handheld type, e.g. incorporated in ubiquitous hand-held devices such as PDA or mobile phone, or in the form of a portable dedicated RFID reader G06K7/10396the interrogation device being wearable, e.g. as a glove, bracelet, or ring wearable aerials in general H01Q1/27 G06K7/10405the interrogation device including an arrangement for sensing environmental parameters, such as a temperature or acceleration sensor, e.g. used as an on/off trigger or as a warning means G06K7/10415the interrogation device being fixed in its position, such as an access control device for reading wireless access cards, or a wireless ATM banking machines in general G07F19/00 G06K7/10425the interrogation device being arranged for interrogation of record carriers passing by the interrogation device G06K7/10435the interrogation device being positioned close to a conveyor belt or the like on which moving record carriers are passing conveying in accordance with bodily destination marks, see B65G47/46, sorting of objects carrying identity markings, see B07C5/34 G06K7/10445the record carriers being fixed to further 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sensing reflected white light G06K7/10831 - G06K7/1097 take precedence G06K7/1404Methods for optical code recognition G06K7/1408the method being specifically adapted for the type of code G06K7/14131D bar codes G06K7/14172D bar codes G06K7/1421Circular bar codes G06K7/1426Multi-level bar codes G06K7/143Glyph-codes G06K7/1434Barcodes with supplemental or add-on codes G06K7/1439including a method step for retrieval of the optical code G06K7/1443locating of the code in an image G06K7/1447extracting optical codes from image or text carrying said optical code G06K7/1452detecting bar code edges G06K7/1456determining the orientation of the optical code with respect to the reader and correcting therefore G06K7/146the method including quality enhancement steps G06K7/1465using several successive scans of the optical code G06K7/1469using sub-pixel interpolation G06K7/1473error correction G06K7/1478adapting the threshold for pixels in a CMOS or CCD pixel sensor for black and white recognition 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reference system, e.g. tele-autographic system, G08C21/00 This group and its subgroups are no longer used for the classification of new documents as from 1 January 2006. Documents relating to methods and arrangements for input to a computer are classified under G06F3/033 and G06F3/041 G06K11/02Automatic curve followers , i.e. arrangements in which an exploring member or beam is forced to follow the curve G06K11/04using an auxiliary scanning pattern G06K11/06Devices for converting the position of a manually-operated writing or tracing member into an electrical signal arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form G06F3/03 G06K13/00Conveying record carriers from one station to another, e.g. from stack to punching mechanism conveying record carriers combined with another operation, e.g. with reading G06K17/00 G06K13/02the record carrier having longitudinal dimension comparable with transverse dimension, e.g. punched card G06K13/04Details, e.g. flaps in card-sorting apparatus G06K13/05CapstansPinch rollers G06K13/06Guiding cardsChecking correct operation of card-conveying mechanisms G06K13/063Aligning cards 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