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CN1053053C - Method and device to recognize signature by electro-optic scan - Google Patents

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CN1053053C
CN1053053C CN91111540A CN91111540A CN1053053C CN 1053053 C CN1053053 C CN 1053053C CN 91111540 A CN91111540 A CN 91111540A CN 91111540 A CN91111540 A CN 91111540A CN 1053053 C CN1053053 C CN 1053053C
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斯蒂芬·J·谢尔哈默
约瑟夫·卡茨
蒂莫西·威廉斯
比什·西迈尔特·考斯基
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The present invention aims to increase the technical level of captured marks, particularly the confirmation of the receiver's signature. The best scanner used for the electro-optical scanning purpose is in a moving light beam type or a flying spot type. Marks are captured in an electro-optical mode, and after the capturing process, the marks with reliability can be retrieved. The present invention uses the electro-optical scanner for capturing two-dimensional information, such as handwritten signatures, etc., and the information can be reconstituted. A plurality of lines of front end codes and a plurality of lines of back end codes are arranged at both sides of a signature, and each end code is provided with a line recognizing the line scanned by the scanning line emitted by the scanner and the starting/stopping data recognizing the boundary when each scanning line scans away from the boundary part of a blank filled by the signature.

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Utilize electropical scanning to catch the method and apparatus of signature
The present invention relates to adopt electropical scanning to catch the apparatus and method of the class symbols such as signature when calling for a mail, specifically just be to use electro-optic scanner to carry out catching of this class signature.
In many postal deliveries industry bars, as all posting tracking tags on the article such as the letter of mail, parcel.On tracking tags, be printed on can by mark such as the tracking number of people's Direct Recognition and with follow the tracks of the corresponding machine recognizable coded markings of number.Follow the tracks of number and be can unique these article of identification mark, it has many with the way, particularly can be used for pursuing the whereabouts of article at the postal delivery network.
Coded markings on the tracking tags is modal to be univeraal product code (UPC) mark, and this mark is widely accepted as the important means of discerning, pursuing object automatically.The UPC mark is one group of bar and blank linear array with different in width, different light reflectivities.The UPC mark can carry out electropical scanning and identification by laser scanning devices such as comprising portable laser scanning probe, desk-top workstation, identification pen.The automatic identification of being undertaken by this device can be avoided the mistake of artificial cognition.
Give and also comprise maybe on the earlier printed tracking tags and can comprise the position of writing down various marks.For example, what record receiver name was set gets the affirmation hurdle, and the receiptor confirms on the hurdle its name of signature or affixes one's seal getting.Other blank spaces also can be set with the recorder time and think any other information that is necessary.
In postal service, can run into many mails that do not have addressee's name, generally these mails are delivered to the center in each addressee staff and get the place for mail is delivered to.In a word, the addressee is giving meter when not getting the mail in the time limit, for the receiptor who confirms to sign carries out the content that urgent inquiry is a postal delivery industry bar.Even in emergency circumstances this,, also be difficult to answer this class inquiry if the postal delivery office worker of mechanism can not see the label that has receiptor's signature.Sign mark and generally all be kept at, so this just causes the time for replying to delay inevitably, often causes trouble to client from the postal delivery office worker of mechanism place far away.
As a kind of trial of handling this class inquiry, adopted the method that the paper matrix platen is set under getting of label confirmed the hurdle.Receiptor's name is to be hunted down in form hand-written or that press the electric signal that platen produces when printing receiptor's name.These signals are collected, store, and can be retrieved out.Even the postal delivery office worker of mechanism need not carry out the inquiry that people's force inspecting just can easily be answered client to label.
This trial is satisfiable for the purpose that will reach basically, and still, this paper matrix platen is not very effectively with cocksure.When running into, might not write down information at the paper matrix platen than the little pressure of ultimate value.The receiptor who also has is afraid of spended time or dislikes trouble and be reluctant more positively to push down platen signature.
The objective of the invention is further to improve the technology that mark is particularly got the affirmation signature of catching; Adopt electro-optic scanner, preferably use mobile beam formula or flying spot formula scanner to catch mark, catch mark reliably, in order to retrieval later on; A kind of individual's convenience and cheap device and method discerned on label is provided.
For reaching some other purpose that these purposes and back will illustrate, briefly, a feature of the present invention just is that this electro-optic scanner scans along sweep trace for the identification structure that uses with electro-optic scanner.As long as be suitable for this purpose scanner with reference to United States Patent (USP) the 4th, 387, No. 297, the 4th, 409, No. 470, the 4th, 816, No. 660, the 4th, 896, any one in No. 026 can be found out.In the preferred embodiment separately of these United States Patent (USP)s, scanner produces a photoscanning line at least, on the mark that this line extend through will be discerned.
The invention provides a kind of identification structure that uses with the electro-optic scanner that makes light along sweep trace scanning, comprising:
(a) will be in order to fill in the space of scanner scans and the mark of catching, this space comprise the relative and separated boundary line that extends longitudinally and along with the relative and separated boundary line of this vertically perpendicular horizontal expansion, this space has the occupied area that contains mark and does not contain the unoccupied zone of mark, and occupied area and non-water occupied area are different to the reflectivity of scan light;
(b) be separately positioned on multirow top end stops device and the multirow rear end sign indicating number device that relative boundary line, described space is located, each end sign indicating number device comprises and being arranged on along on a plurality of orderly row on the whole lateral separation that laterally is arranged in the space layer by layer and can be by electropical scanning and the coded data that reads, described each row extends longitudinally, and described data comprise which capable recognition data is used to discern each sweep trace is scanning and be used to judge when the pass by beginning/end data of boundary line, space of each sweep trace.
The present invention also provides a kind of method of electric light capture of labels, may further comprise the steps:
(a) limit a space, this space has the arrangement and relative boundary line in zone, and longitudinally reaches and vertically vertical horizontal expansion;
(b) mark that will catch is added in the space;
(c) multirow top end stops device and multirow rear end sign indicating number device are arranged at relative place, boundary line, space, each end sign indicating number device comprises and being arranged on along on a plurality of orderly row on the whole lateral separation that laterally is arranged in the space layer by layer and can be by electropical scanning and the coded data that reads, described each row extends longitudinally, and described data comprise the capable recognition data that is used to discern each row and the beginning of discerning the boundary line, space/stop data;
(d) make the sweep trace scanning of light in the electric light mode along space that extends to the whole mark of filling in mark and whole end sign indicating number device; And when each sweep trace is passed by the boundary line, space, the beginning/end data of row recognition data and each sweep trace is decoded, also inswept markd occupied area of each sweep trace and unmarked unoccupied zone, the light reflective difference in occupied area and unoccupied zone; Also comprise the characteristic of catching occupied area and unoccupied zone and the step of position.
In preferred embodiment, the space is a rectangle, and its size can be held receiptor's signature or the analog mark that needs are confirmed the article get.Each end sign indicating number device and space are imprinted on the label, and label is attached on the article.
The present invention also seeks other purposes.For example, in so-called " electronic lock ", sample is checked and approved to sign and is existed in the storer, then, compares with it and other signature, according to whether consistent, comes definite approaching shielded place that allows or do not allow.Here said protected place can be the thing of the automatic payment machine of place or Zhi Fuqian, ticket etc. and ticket machine and so on.
As novel features of the present invention, be documented in the patent claims.But, about structure of the present invention and operation thereof, with attached purpose, advantage together, when reading in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, from about the easiest understanding the explanation of following specific embodiment.
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Fig. 1 represents identification structure of the present invention and additional sweep trace thereon.
Fig. 2 represents the stereographic map that uses with portable electro-optic scanner is constructed in the identification of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 represents the identification structure of Fig. 1 is read in the stereographic map that device uses with the identification pen type, and is similar to Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 represents the identification of Fig. 1 is configured in the side view of the user mode under the fixed work bench environment.
Fig. 5 is that the identification tectonic association of presentation graphs 1 is in the tracking tags of confirming the mail receiptor.
Fig. 6 represents the identification end sign indicating number of preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Wherein, each label is:
10 identification structures, 26 multirow top end stops devices
12 scanners, 28 multirow rear end sign indicating number devices
14 marks, 30 sweep traces
16 spaces, 32 dip sweeping lines
18 preceding boundary lines, 34 identification pens
Boundary line, 20 back 36 scanning workbenchs
Boundary line, 22 side 38 travelling belts
Boundary line, 24 side 40 labels
42 follow the tracks of number
44 UPC marks
50 article (mail)
Introduce preferred embodiment below in detail
At first with reference to Fig. 1, reference number 10 expressions are constructed with the identification that the electro-optic scanner that scan light is scanned along a sweep trace at least uses.Be suitable for this purpose electro-optic scanner from United States Patent (USP) the 4th, 387, No. 297, the 4th, 409, No. 470, the 4th, 816, No. 660, the 4th, 896, any one in No. 026 can find.These United States Patent (USP)s have all transferred the application's assignee.The full content of these United States Patent (USP)s is all quoted in this article as the reference data.
Above-mentioned United States Patent (USP) is is all recorded and narrated as an embodiment the portable scanning head that light source (preferably gas laser or semiconductor laser) is housed respectively at least.For forming light beam spot, the light that light source is sent used optical element.Light beam spot can be positioned at the outside near probe, also can be positioned at apart from the desired distance in there.Scanning element makes light beam spot scanning form sweep trace.The operator places sweep trace on the mark that will scan.The light of reflected back is detected by the photodetector in the probe from the mark.Photodetector produces the analog electrical signal of expression by the varying strength of the light of the different photo-emission part sub reflectors of mark.This analog electrical signal is converted into digitized signal, deciphers according to the algorithm of memory stores then.These all carry out under the control of the microprocessor of programmed.Signal through deciphering is identification sign uniquely, can exist in the probe, also can deliver to principal computer and go, and this mark promptly is read like this.
According to a feature of the present invention, will be used for attached purpose with scanner same shown in the label among Fig. 2 12, promptly be used to discern, catch the mark 14 that is arranged on space 16.What mark 14 and UPC mark were such can be different with the coded markings of machine recognition.Mark 14 as described herein is idiographs as shown in fig. 1.Certainly, doing like this is for convenience of explanation because the present invention is not limited only to catch hand-written signature, can be used for catching other figure too or affix one's seal or the signature printed or other all kinds of as marks such as impression of the hand, symbol, mark, little chapters.There are boundary line 18 and 20 in space 16 in vertical rear and front end.Best (but be not necessary) space 16 with the above-mentioned vertically vertical two side lines 22 and 24 that are spaced laterally apart a segment distance that transversely have.As shown in the figure, the planimetric map in space 16 is rectangular, also can consider other shapes.In preferred embodiment, boundary line 18 and 20 distance are about 2.7 inches (6.86 centimetres), and boundary line 22 and 24 distance are about 0.4 inch (1.02 centimetres).
Signature 14 is signed in space 16, takies any zone or the pixel in space.What the zone by many array distribution of forming by the row that extends longitudinally with along the row of horizontal expansion constituted can be considered in this space.Each zone is more little, and the sharpness of the signature of catching is just big more.In theory, if the number of above-mentioned row and column is unlimited, just can obtain distinct image.In fact as long as per inch has about 100 zones just can obtain having the signature of satisfied sharpness.
The occupied area, the light reflectivity in the zone of the part that promptly bears the signature does not promptly have the area light reflectivity of signature section different with the unoccupied zone.The bar of occupied area and upc bar code is similar, but not the occupied area is then similar with the blank parts of upc bar code." 1 " in the scale-of-two is represented in the occupied area, but not " 0 " in the scale-of-two is then represented in the occupied area.When the sweep trace of scanner 12 was passed by delegation zone in the space, the light of occupied area reflection was less than the light of unoccupied regional reflex.The optical information of this variation can be represented the data of signing with being processed into the method for handling UPC mark all fours.
But the UPC mark is an one dimension, if at arbitrary place of its short transverse (being horizontal Y-axis) by sweep trace scan just can read data; And the mirror name has comprised vertically (X-axis) and the laterally information of (Y-axis) both direction, is two-dimentional.In order to reproduce the signature of two dimension, need also to know which row zone a certain specific sweep trace is scanning, and when each sweep trace enters and leaves and contain the space that bears the signature.
The present invention builds justice, and 16 front and back ends (longitudinally considering) is provided with multirow top end stops device 26 and multirow rear end sign indicating number device 28 respectively in the space.Each yard device is the multirow mark structure, be provided with can by electropical scanning and read longitudinally with transversely arranged coded data.Each mark structure can be a unique two-dimensional marker structure, as bar code or new mark structure compatible mutually with popular standard bar code structure of a branch.Before a kind of being applicable to, the multirow bar code of rear end sign indicating number device 26,28 is at United States Patent (USP) the 4th, 794, discloses in No. 239, and its content is here quoted as a reference, also please refer to Fig. 6.
Each end sign indicating number device 26,28 is arranged at a plurality of row longitudinally 1,2,3,4 with its coded data ... on the N, wherein, N is the enough big numerical value of the preferable sharpness that can obtain signing.In theory, when line number is unlimited, can provide best sharpness, as long as but in fact have 25 row just can obtain the signature of suitable sharpness.These row are to arrange layer by layer successively in the horizontal.
Each row of coded data comprises that one is used to judge that a special time one scan line is scanning the capable recognition device of that delegation.As shown in Figure 1, with regard to horizontal scanning line 30, end sign indicating number device 26,28 capable recognition device separately comprises that identifying the row that this moment scanning is the 3rd capable data.Still as shown in Figure 1, with regard to dip sweeping line 32, the capable recognition device of top end stops device 26 comprises that identifying the row that this moment scanning is the data of the 1st row, and the capable recognition device of rear end sign indicating number device 28 comprises that identifying the row that this moment scanning is the 2nd capable data.
Each coded data row also comprises and is used to judge the pass by synchronous device in front and rear side boundary line in space 16 of each sweep trace when, promptly begins/stop data.
At first make scanner 12 produce a sweep trace (as sweep trace 30) with the inswept identification structure 10 of zero drift angle level during use, that is, and the pass by same delegation of top end stops device and rear end sign indicating number device of same sweep trace.Sweep trace 30 overscanning identification structure 10.For example, the linear sweep of one 4 inches (10,6 centimetres) is enough to cover the length in top end stops, rear end sign indicating number device and space 16.Overscanning helps to reduce the inhomogeneous of sweep trace two ends light beam spot speed.
With the top that scanner 12 places identification to construct, then, the operator is lower than identification structure by the identification structure up to it with the horizontal motion scan device of hand.In the manual transfer process, have mutually colleague's number front end capable with the rear end row by identical sweep trace scanning, each successively is scanned corresponding row.Scanner 12 with photodetector detect the variation light intensity that occupied area in top end stops, the space and unoccupied zone and rear end sign indicating number are reflected.As shown in Figure 1, for the 3rd sweep trace 30 of going of each fore device of passing by, rear end sign indicating number device, signature 14 is represented an occupied area with the point of crossing of sweep trace 30, and signature 14 is represented the unoccupied zone with all Uncrossed points of sweep trace 30.
Electric analoging signal corresponding to each end sign indicating number device and occupied area, unoccupied zone is produced by photodetector.These simulation signals are deciphered according to an algorithm under the control of little processing by simulation/digital quantizer digitizing.Decoded signal is deposited in the storage unit.The signal of being stored can be retrieved from storage unit, thereby signature can form on display screen or printer again.
In fact, sweep trace can not accurately be placed identification textural and make the identical row of the inswept front and back ends sign indicating number of sweep trace device.Usually, sweep trace shows non-zero slope and tilts shown in representative parallax 32.However, with method similar to the above, scanner 12 places the mark top, and moves along horizontal lower position to mark with hand.The front end of each sweep trace is capable, the rear end row is by record respectively, because the size in space 16 is scheduled to, thereby can calculate slope.Like this, with regard to each sweep trace, just know it, occupied area and unoccupied zone on the rear end of space every trade number and this sweep trace through the front end every trade of space number.All these information all are stored in respectively in the storage unit, can retrieve as required and on the display screen and printer on reconstituting mark.
Can be not yet with scanner manual transfer in the horizontal, and make sweep trace itself automatically along the scanning of " Y " axle.For example, the output of scanner can not be above-mentioned single sweep trace, the raster mode that can form with the sweep trace that is parallel to each other by a group.For example, can be with reference to United States Patent (USP) the 4th, 816, No. 661.The full content of this United States Patent (USP) is all here quoted as the reference data.
Scanner 12 can be used manual manipulation, place away from the place that will scan mark (with reference to Fig. 2) in the mode that does not contact with the identification structure, perhaps under the situation of using identification pen 34, (with reference to Fig. 3) is arranged on scanner facing to the place of discerning structure with the way of contact.Also can be set as scanning workbench 36, the own stationkeeping of scanister and need not to move (referring to Fig. 4), identification structure 10 moves with respect to scanning workbench 36.For example, will discern structure 10 transmits by stationary work-table 36 by travelling belt 38.
As shown in Figure 5, be printed on identification structure 10 on the tracking tags 40, and contain the tracking that to form by the multidigit number by arabic numeral of people's identification numbers 42 on the label 40.Label 40 also contains UPC mark 44, and it is can be by the mechanical-readable numeral of electro-optic scanner identification, it can be decoded as to follow the tracks of numbers 42.The place 46,48 of also containing the weight of filling in the article 50 that to send by post on the label and transporting number.Label 40 has the pressure-sensitive back side of gluing usually, and this back side is in order to be attached on the mail 50.Also this label can be inserted in the pocket that is fixed on reliably on the mail 50.
As Fig. 2-shown in Figure 4, when being attached to label 40 on the mail 50, use as 12,34,36 scanner can read top UPC mark 44 with general fashion.Simultaneously or then, can read identification structure 10, have the space 16 that is filled with signature 14 on it with scanner.
The signature capture feature of confirming the mail receiptor more than has been described, but has also had other very wide purposes of coverage.For example, in the electronic lock purposes, sample is checked and approved signature pre-deposits in the storer, to later signature carry out optically read and with former sample signature relatively, whether consistent according to both, allow or do not allow near shielded place.Here said protected place can be meant place or automatic payment machine, automatic machine etc.
Top end stops device 26 and rear end sign indicating number device 28 differ and address above the fixation on the front and back that are arranged on the 16 vertical meanings of space shown in Figure 1.End sign indicating number device 26,28 also can be arranged on space 16 upper and lower transversely.Perhaps, with each multirow sign indicating number device be arranged on the preceding of space 16 and after, upper and lower, promptly on all 4 borders, catch signature 14 or other similar images at the vertical and horizontal both direction.
Fig. 6 represents actual end sign indicating number device 26 or 28 preferred embodiment.This end sign indicating number device is a two dimension, and 16 row are arranged, and this can provide catches the enough sharpness of image.
Be understood that, above-mentionedly respectively constitute in the unit, or two or more formations unit, with above-mentioned dissimilar image forming mode in also be of great practical value.
The present invention is to have made diagram and to be illustrated of the signature capture of electropical scanning, still, the present invention is not limited only to illustrated content.According to spirit of the present invention, can also carry out various corrections and structure change.
Without more analysis, foregoing has been summarized advantage of the present invention, promptly from the viewpoint of prior art, does not omit the feature that constitutes that be all together or essence in particular cases of the present invention, for various uses, just can easily utilize by using present knowledge.Thus, this utilization should belong to the interior and interior enforcement of full scope of equivalents of scope of this patent right.

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1. an identification of using with the electro-optic scanner that makes light along sweep trace scanning is constructed, and it is characterized in that comprising:
(a) will be in order to fill in the space of scanner scans and the mark of catching, this space comprise the relative and separated boundary line that extends longitudinally and along with the relative and separated boundary line of this vertically perpendicular horizontal expansion, this space has the occupied area that contains mark and does not contain the unoccupied zone of mark, and occupied area and non-water occupied area are different to the reflectivity of scan light;
(b) be separately positioned on multirow top end stops device and the multirow rear end sign indicating number device that relative boundary line, described space is located, each end sign indicating number device comprises and being arranged on along on a plurality of orderly row on the whole lateral separation that laterally is arranged in the space layer by layer and can be by electropical scanning and the coded data that reads, described each row extends longitudinally, and described data comprise which capable recognition data is used to discern each sweep trace is scanning and be used to judge when the pass by beginning/end data of boundary line, space of each sweep trace.
2. identification as claimed in claim 1 structure, wherein, relative boundary line, space is an end line, and the lateral separation in space is that boundary line by horizontal expansion limits.
3. identification structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein, described space is a rectangle.
4. identification structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein, space and end sign indicating number device are to be imprinted on the label, this label is attached on the article that need acknowledge receipt of.
5. identification structure as claimed in claim 4, wherein, the space on the label has the size that is enough to be used for filling in receiptor's signature.
6. identification structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein, each end sign indicating number device is the bar code of two dimension.
7. the device of an electric light capture of labels is characterized in that comprising:
(a) fill in the space of desiring capture of labels, this space comprise the relative and separated boundary line that extends longitudinally and along with the relative and separated boundary line of this vertically perpendicular horizontal expansion, this space has the occupied area that contains mark and does not contain the unoccupied zone of mark;
(b) be separately positioned on multirow top end stops device and the multirow rear end sign indicating number device that relative boundary line, described space is located, each end sign indicating number device comprises and being arranged on along on a plurality of orderly row on the whole lateral separation that laterally is arranged in the space layer by layer and can be by electropical scanning and the coded data that reads, described each row extends longitudinally, and described data comprise which capable recognition data is used to discern each sweep trace is scanning and be used to judge when the pass by beginning/end data of boundary line, space of each sweep trace;
(c) scanister, be used for making light along extending to whole sweep trace scanning of filling in marked space and whole end sign indicating number device in the electric light mode, and be used for when each sweep trace is passed by the border, space beginning/stop data decoding to row recognition data and each sweep trace, above-mentioned each sweep trace also passes described occupied area and unoccupied zone, the light reflective difference in occupied area and unoccupied zone, above-mentioned scanister comprise and are used to catch the characteristic in occupied area and unoccupied zone and the device of position.
8. device as claimed in claim 7, wherein, relative boundary line, space is an end line, the lateral separation in space is limited by the boundary line of horizontal expansion.
9. device as claimed in claim 8, wherein, the space is a rectangle.
10. device as claimed in claim 7, wherein, space and end sign indicating number device are to be imprinted on the label, this label is attached on the article that need acknowledge receipt of.
11. device as claimed in claim 10, wherein, the space on the label has the size that is enough to be used for filling in receiptor's signature.
12. device as claimed in claim 7, wherein, each end sign indicating number device is the bar code of two dimension.
13. device as claimed in claim 7, wherein, described scanister comprises a housing, forms the device of light beam spot outside housing, and makes light beam spot along the device of one scan direction linear sweep with formation one scan line.
14. device as claimed in claim 13, wherein, housing can move along roughly vertical with a sweep trace direction by the operator is hand-held.
15. device as claimed in claim 14, wherein, scanister comprises a LASER Light Source, inswept visibly described space of laser scanning line and end sign indicating number device.
16. device as claimed in claim 7, wherein, scanister comprises a housing, is arranged on the device that is used for outside housing producing a light beam spot in the housing, and make light beam spot along many parallel direction of scanning scannings to form a device that comprises the raster graphic of many parallel scan lines.
17. device as claimed in claim 7, wherein, above-mentioned acquisition equipment comprises that one produces the device of digital signal, this signal has two two states representing an occupied area and a unoccupied zone respectively, and acquisition equipment also comprises and is used to store the device of this digital signal and is used to retrieve the device that the digital signal of this storage is caught to demonstrate.
18. an electric light is caught the device in order to the signature that acknowledges receipt of article, it is characterized in that comprising:
(a) on article in order to limit one in order to fill in the space that will catch the signature of acknowledging receipt of really, this space comprise the relative and separated boundary line that extends longitudinally and along with the relative and separated boundary line of this vertically perpendicular horizontal expansion, this space has the occupied area that contains mark and does not contain the unoccupied zone of mark;
(b) be separately positioned on multirow top end stops device and the multirow rear end sign indicating number device that relative boundary line, described space is located, each end sign indicating number device comprises and being arranged on along on a plurality of orderly row on the whole lateral separation that laterally is arranged in the space layer by layer and can be by electropical scanning and the coded data that reads, described each row extends longitudinally, and described data comprise which capable recognition data is used to discern each sweep trace is scanning and be used to judge when the pass by beginning/end data of boundary line, space of each sweep trace;
(c) scanister, be used for making light along extending to whole sweep trace scanning of filling in marked space and whole end sign indicating number device in the electric light mode, and be used for when each sweep trace is passed by the border, space beginning/stop data decoding to row recognition data and each sweep trace, above-mentioned each sweep trace also passes described occupied area and unoccupied zone, the light reflective difference in occupied area and unoccupied zone, above-mentioned scanister comprise and are used to catch the characteristic in occupied area and unoccupied zone and the device of position.
19. the method for an electric light capture of labels is characterized in that may further comprise the steps:
(a) limit a space, this space has the arrangement and relative boundary line in zone, and longitudinally reaches and vertically vertical horizontal expansion;
(b) mark that will catch is added in the space;
(c) multirow top end stops device and multirow rear end sign indicating number device are arranged at relative place, boundary line, space, each end sign indicating number device comprises and being arranged on along on a plurality of orderly row on the whole lateral separation that laterally is arranged in the space layer by layer and can be by electropical scanning and the coded data that reads, described each row extends longitudinally, and described data comprise the capable recognition data that is used to discern each row and the beginning of discerning the boundary line, space/stop data;
(d) make the sweep trace scanning of light in the electric light mode along space that extends to the whole mark of filling in mark and whole end sign indicating number device; And when each sweep trace is passed by the boundary line, space, the beginning/end data of row recognition data and each sweep trace is decoded, also inswept markd occupied area of each sweep trace and unmarked unoccupied zone, the light reflective difference in occupied area and unoccupied zone; Also comprise the characteristic of catching occupied area and unoccupied zone and the step of position.
20. method as claimed in claim 19, wherein, the step that limits a space is to set up a rectangle space.
21. method as claimed in claim 19, wherein, limiting the space and the step of holding the sign indicating number device is set is the boundary line in space to be printed simultaneously with end sign indicating number device finish.
22. method as claimed in claim 21 wherein, also comprises label is attached on the article that will acknowledge receipt of.
23. method as claimed in claim 19, the step that wherein adds mark in the space is to sign receiptor's name.
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