Registers – Coded record sensors – Particular sensor structure
Reexamination Certificate
2004-12-03
2009-02-17
Walsh, Daniel (Department: 2887)
Registers
Coded record sensors
Particular sensor structure
C235S435000, C235S454000, C235S462240, C235S462410, C382S321000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07490773
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for imaging an arcuate surface of an object such as a bottle with a label thereon. Such bottle may be a wine bottle. In one embodiment, the bottle is placed into an imaging chamber. Preferably, space between the imaging chamber and the wine bottle is covered with a flexible material to exclude light from the chamber. A scanner, or imaging device, is moved either manually or under the control of a microprocessor with respect to the bottle to image the bottle label. Either the scanner travels along an arcuate path around the bottle or the bottle rotates on a turntable to cause the label to move past a stationary scanner. A controller is associated with the imaging device and/or the turntable to control movement of the imaging device or the turntable to cause imaging of the bottle label. The image of the scanned label may be stored in memory, sent to a printer, or wirelessly transmitted to remote storage and/or output devices.
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