USRE35117E - Scanner with coupon validation - Google Patents
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TABLE 1 ______________________________________ UPC Code Field Definitions Field Item Coupon Field Definition Position Definition Definition ______________________________________Number System 1 0.6.7 5 Manuf. Id. (1) 2-6 Manuf.'s Manuf.'s I.D. Number I.D. Number Item Number (2) 7-11 Item Number NA Family Code (2) 7-9 NA Family Code Value Code (3) 10-31 NA Value CodeMOD10 Check Digit 12 Check Digit Check Digit ______________________________________ Notes: (1) Assigned by UCC (2) Assigned by Manufacturer (3) Fixed table of 100 possible values defined by UCC
TABLE 2 ______________________________________ Proposed Add-On Bar Code Field Definitions Field Number of Position Characters Definition ______________________________________ 1-5 5 Marketing Information. free format. 6-8 3 Expiration month/year. Table that is good for 80 years. 9-10 2 "Open" 11-18 8 Household ID. 19-20 2 "Open" ______________________________________
TABLE 3 ______________________________________ Truth Table for Logic Signals Coupon UPC5 Coupon Enter Valid Leave Definition ______________________________________ 0 0 0Reset 1 0 0 Coupon has passed sensor (entered device) 1 1 0 Coupon has entered and scanned and validated by the coupon validation logic s/w. 1 1 1 Valid coupon has travelled into device and is "secure". 0 1 1 Valid coupon moving correctly. 0 1 0 Ending state for valid and secure coupons. 0 0 1 Error: Invalid coupon has passed. 1 0 1 Invalid coupon: reverse capstan motor and eject coupon. ______________________________________
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