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Title: Machine readable merchandise marking tag
Claims: What is claimed is: 1. A machine readable record medium for storing data and having scannable indicia thereon comprising, in combination: a record member for storing data; a plurality of individual machine readable circular code marks whose centers lie on the circumference of at least one common circle on said record member, at least one of said circular code marks defining a marker for establishing a unique angular reference position for separating the beginning and the end of said circular code marks. 2. The machine readable record medium according to claim 1 wherein each of said machine readable circular code marks is comprised of at least one ring of a machine readable pattern. 3. The machine readable record medium according to claim 1 and further comprising: a second plurality of machine readable circular code marks printed on said tag in at least a second circular geometry concentric with the first named circular geometry. 4. The machine readable record member according to claim 1 and further comprising: a circular clocking ring located around the periphery of said plurality of machine readable circular code marks. 5. A machine readable record medium for storing data and having scannable indicia thereon, comprising, in combination: a record member adapted to being affixed to an article; a plurality of individual machine readable circular code marks arranged side-by-side on said record member in a circular pattern, each of said code marks having at least one ring of a machine readable pattern; and marker means for indexing the start and the end of said plurality of individual machine readable circular code marks regardless of the angular orientation of said tag. 6. The machine readable record medium of claim 5 in which each of said individual machine readable code marks includes a plurality of concentric rings. 7. The machine readable record medium according to claim 5 and further comprising: a second plurality of code marks positioned in at least a second circular pattern concentric to the first named circular pattern. 8. The machine readable record medium according to claim 5 and further comprising: a circular clocking ring located around the periphery of said plurality of machine readable code marks. 9. The machine readable record medium according to claim 5 wherein each of said individual machine readable circular code marks are comprised of concentric rings each of which has either a reflective or an absorbing property. 10. A machine readable record medium particularly adaptable to being affixed to articles of merchandise comprising in combination: a record member adapted to being affixed to an article; a plurality of individual machine readable circular code marks centered around the circumference of at least one common circle on said record medium. 11. The machine readable record medium according to claim 10 and further comprising: a circular clocking ring located around the periphery of said plurality of individual machine readable circular code marks. 12. The method of marking merchandise with a machine readable code comprising: affixing a plurality of individual circular code marks to merchandise such that each individual circular code mark has its individual center displaced from a common center; and affixing a marker means to said merchandise for indexing the start and the end of said plurality of individual circular code marks. Other info: Inventors: Riffee, Lyle G. (Dayton, OH, US) Horst, William R. (Dayton, OH, US) Application Number: 520827 Filing Date: 1974-11-04 Publication_date: 1976-10-12 Assignee: NCR Corporation (Dayton, OH) Primary Class(es): 235/494 Other Classes: US Patent Ref:
Other Refs: Primary Examiner: Cook, Daryl W. Assistant Examiner: Kilgore, Robert M. Attorney: Cavender; J. T., Sessler, Jr.; Albert L., Dugas; Edward |
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