Appeal No. 2001-1342
Application 08/994,821
dataforms. See page 1 of Appellants’ specification. As shown in
figure 1, a composite dataform 10 is printed on a dataform area
11. The dataform 10 is comprised of a pattern of ink and non-ink
cells that results in overlying or superimposition of two
dataforms 16, 18 occupying the same dataform area 11. The first
dataform 16 shown in figure 2 is comprised of a pattern of 9 by 9
square shaped cells which are either inked or non-inked. The
inked cell 20 is darkened by a dark color visible ink or pigment
that absorbs light or radiation in the visible spectrum. See
page 9 of Appellants’ specification. The second dataform 18
shown in figure 3 is comprised of a pattern of 9 by 9 square
shaped cells. The darkened cells are darkened by use of an
ultraviolet active ink 24. An ultraviolet active ink is an ink
that fluoresces upon being exposed to ultraviolet radiation or
light. See page 10 of Appellants’ specification.
A portable, hand held data collection device in accordance
with Appellants’ invention is shown generally as 100 in figures 5
through 12. See page 10 of Appellants’ specification. The data
collection device 100 includes a board camera assembly 200
including an optic assembly 300 and a target illumination
assembly 400. The optic assembly 300 focuses light from the
target area 104 onto a two dimensional photosensor array 202 of
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