US 2,010,078,480 Β· Filed 2008-09-29

Method of positioning the barcode

A method of associating a barcode with a product that has a product body with a round ending section. The method includes positioning the barcode repetitively along a circle sharing a common center with an outer-ring of the round ending section. A method of reading such a barcode on such a product includes positioning at least a portion of the round ending section of the product within a field of view of a barcode reader such that a complete barcode can be construed from a portion of a first instance of the barcode and a portion of the second distance of the barcode.

Patent details

Publication number
US 2,010,078,480
Filing date
2008-09-29
Grant date
Application β€” not yet granted
Assignee
Symbol Technologies, Inc.
Inventor(s)
AKER WYNN L.
CPC class
G06K19/06009

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