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|12 oct. 2004
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|12 juil. 2002
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|12 juil. 2002
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|Ali Lebaschi, Scott Bradley, Hak Kim
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|Ali Lebaschi, Scott Bradley, Hak Kim
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The disclosed device relates to bar code scanners which are used to scan card resident bar codes for identification and other purposes in most industrialized countries. More particularly it relates to an improved method and apparatus for the faster and more accurate reading of linear and 2D bar codes which allows for progressive reading of the card when inserted into the reader thereby eliminating any aiming by the user as well as providing fast and accurate reading of the card which is read as it is pushed into the reader. The device uses a line by line approach to reading of the card as it moves laterally across the sensor. It also self aligns the card with the reading device, eliminates the need for the user to aim a reading device at the card, while concurrently alleviating the time delays caused by conventional image type readers as well as lowering power consumption and the size requirements of the card reader itself. The device also incorporates a unique method of reading such bar codes which provides for a second scan of the barcode during exit from the device wherein it will either scan the entire barcode, or scan the barcode and combine it with the first scan to find missing data from the first scan, only if needed, thereby speeding up the scanning of the bar code.
Ever prevalent in the lives of people in most industrialized countries is the use of bar codes to identify products and memorialize other information. There are typically two types of bar codes in commercial use, a linear (1D) barcode and a two dimensional (2D) barcode. A conventional 1D bar code (one dimensional UPC bar code) is just a different way of encoding numbers and letters by using a combination of bars and spaces of varying widths which in essence is just another manner of entering data into a computer. A bar code generally does not contain descriptive data. It is a reference number that a computer uses to look up an associated record that contains descriptive data and other important information. For example, a barcode found on a soda can does not contain the product name, type of soda, or price, instead, it contains a 12-digit product number. When this number is scanned by the cashier at the check-out, it is transmitted to the computer which finds the record associated with that item number in the data base. The matching item record contains a description of the product, vendor name, price, quantity-on-hand, etc. The computer instantly does a "price lookup" and displays the price on the cash register. It also subtracts the quantity purchased from the quantity-on-hand. This entire transaction is done instantly. In a nutshell, a bar code typically has ID data encoded in it, and that data is used by computer to look up all specific information associated with the data.
Since computers cannot "read" bar codes, for a computer to make use of the information contained in the bar code, the bar code data must be captured and decoded into a data format that the computer can process. The device which reads or captures the bar code information and sends it to the decoder, is known as the bar code reader, generally called bar code scanner. A typical bar code reader kit consists of a scanner, decoder, and cable which interfaces the decoder to the computer. The Scanner scans the Bar Code symbol and captures the bars and spaces of the bar code and sends it to the decoder. The decoder translates the bars and spaces into corresponding electrical output and transmits that data to the computer in a traditional data format. A bar code scanner can either have the Decoder built into it, or have an interface between it and the computer.
The 2D barcode unlike linear codes can store the data within the code, therefore eliminating the needs for access to a database for getting the information. Large amounts of text and data can be stored securely and inexpensively. Some 2D bar codes are like a set of linear bar codes literally stacked on top of each other. Conventionally, the PDF417 is the best example of a stacked-bar symbol and is the most common of all 2D bar codes currently in use today. 2D bar codes also uses an advanced error correction instead of a check digits system. This error correction allows the symbol to withstand some physical damage without causing loss of data. This high level of error correction is far more advanced than conventional 1D linear bar codes with check digits.
Currently, four of the different types of bar code readers available include the pen type readers (bar code-wands), laser bar code scanners, CCD (Charge Couple Devices) barcode readers and camera-based barcode readers used for most two dimensional (2D) bar codes which contain much more information than standard vertical line bar codes. Each of these types uses a slightly different technology for reading and decoding a bar code.
Pen type barcode readers have a light source and a photo diode placed next to each other in the tip of a pen or wand. To read a bar code, a user drags the tip of the pen across all the bars, in a steady even motion. The photo diode measures the intensity of the light reflected back from the light source and generates a waveform corresponding to the widths of the bars and spaces in the bar code. The barcode reader sends the waveform to the decoder, which decodes the waveform and sends it to the computer in a traditional data format.
Laser barcode scanners work the same way as pen type barcode readers. The only main difference is that Laser barcode scanners use a laser beam as their light source, and typically employ either a reciprocating mirror or a rotating prism to scan the laser beam back and forth across the bar code. As with the pen type bar code reader, a photo diode is used to measure the intensity of the light reflected back from the bar code.
CCD barcode scanners use an array of tiny light sensors lined up in a row in the head of the barcode reader. Voltage waveform corresponding to the bars and spaces of the bar code is generated and sent to the decoder, which decodes the data and sends it to the computer. The main difference between a CCD barcode scanner, a pen type barcode scanner, and laser barcode scanner is that the CCD barcode scanner measures emitted ambient light from the bar code whereas pen or laser barcode scanners measure reflected light of a specific frequency originating from the scanner itself.
The camera-based barcode readers used for the majority of 2D bar codes which are becoming more popular due to increased data carrying ability, use a small video camera to capture an image of a bar code. The barcode reader then transmits that information to a computer and uses sophisticated digital image processing techniques to decode the bar code. Unfortunately this type of image processing of the entire 2D bar code is time consuming, requires the aiming of a camera to properly capture the image, consumes large amounts of computer processing and memory as well as requiring substantial electrical power to run the camera.
Linear bar codes are decoded along one axis or direction and generally encode data characters as parallel arrangements of alternating, multiple-width strips of lower reflectivity or "bars" separated by absences of such strips having higher reflectivity or "spaces." Each unique pattern of bars and spaces within a predetermined width defines a particular data character. A given linear symbol encodes several data characters along its length as several groups of unique bar and space patterns.
Newer data collection symbologies have departed from the typical linear symbologies to create 2D stacked or area symbologies in order to increase the amount of information encoded within a given area. Stacked symbologies or "multi-row symbologies" employ several adjacent rows of multiple-width bars and spaces. "Area symbologies" or 2D matrix symbologies employ arrangements of regular polygonal data cells where the center-to-center distance of adjacent cells is uniform Reading stacked symbologies and 2D area technologies with scanning beam-type detectors typically involves a scanning approach where the beam is scanned by hand by a user with the scanner, horizontally across the large object a number of times to capture the image line by line. The user must be very careful as to the distance the card is held from the scanner or it won't work correctly. Also, ambient light and reflections from the card surface itself can interfere with the imaging. For each sweep, the sensor output is converted to a digital signal. The digital signal is then mapped into a two-dimensional character array and processed by the computer as a whole to decode the symbol or symbols. Such line by line scanning is very time consuming, and frequently hard to accomplish as the user may shift the reader. Thus the reader will then have an incorrect indication of the relative locations of light and dark regions, thereby impairing decoding. If the card on which the bar code is resident is bent, the problems of the resulting image are increased.
To overcome such problems, two-dimensional readers have been employed that use cameras, or semiconductor or other suitable light receiving elements that image the entire two-dimensional area substantially simultaneously. This is a memory intensive operation for the processor and due to optical limitations inherent in such imaging devices. Further, these readers have a relatively small depth of field within which symbols can be read. To increase the reader's depth of field, some two-dimensional readers employ auto focus systems which are costly and relatively slow. Moreover, even readers with auto focus systems are limited by the depth-of-field of the auto focus system. Also, bent cards with resulting bent code strips can exacerbate the reading problems. Still further, even when reading linear or stacked symbologies, such systems employ relatively complex area-type processing for finding, identifying and decoding. The complexity of such processing makes these readers undesirably slow, and large as a system, for many linear and stacked technology applications.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,193,156 (Han) is a unique card developed for reading with a presented illumination system. Here again this patent does not deal with the mechanics and operation involved with the insertion of a card into a card reader.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,569,902 (Wood) is hand-held device to read 2D code using a transparent guide for aiming employing an area sensor and unique illumination system. However, Wood requires the user to aim the device to work.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,903,815 (Hirschfield) teaches an automatic vending machine using a barcode scanner. While it mentions a switch to activate the scanner, this is a generic switching method used in any vending machine and is not designed to trigger at the cards leading edge or to help straighten the bent cards.
Finally, U.S. Pat. No. 5,886,334 (D'Entremont) instructs upon a camera-based system to capture a document for read and inspection. Here again this patent does provide any improvement with the mechanics and operation involved with the insertion of a card into a card reader and it requires a plurality of cameras to function.
As such, there exists a continuing need of improvements and simplification in the art of reading and handling coded cards while greatly increasing the capabilities in this relatively new field. Such a device should allow for the easy and fast reading of data on a 2D bar code. Such a device should require no aiming by the user to extract information from the code. Still further, such a device should aid in straightening out cards which have achieved a curved or bent surface due to long storage in a wallet or pocket. Finally, such a device should be small to allow it to be used at the point of purchase or inspection easily and should consume minimum power.
The device herein disclosed is a compact vertical insertion card scanner is a low power symbology reader, for reading one and two-dimensional bar codes. The device in the current best embodiments reads a standard A7 size card like Driver License or Credit Card without using any mechanical driver for card insertion and reading as is required by conventional line by line scanners. This is accomplished by employing a unique system that self aligns the card with the reader and lets the user insert the card into the device in a vertical or horizontal direction depending on how the barcode is disposed on the card rather than passing through in the conventional horizontal direction, and pushing the card by hand, thus eliminating the need for the conventional and time consuming mechanized drive system required of line-by line readers which must maintain registration of each line to form the digital image for the computer to decode in a time-consuming process.
In a favored embodiment the device reads the bar code employing a means of self-aligning and straitening the card for travel past an image capture device while concurrently detecting the entry of the card to turn on the reader with a switch means in the form of a micro switch. By employing a micro switch located adjacent to the entry point of the card, and inserting the card on the long side along the shorter axis, the overall height of the unit is kept to a minimum while also acting as a trigger switch to turn on the device and activate the scanner. Consequently, the device only consumes electrical power during the scanning process and may in some cases be operated with a low voltage battery. Of course the device can also be configured for insertion of the card longwise should the need arise, by making slightly taller.
As the card is inserted vertically into the device it is pressed against the scanner head by the means of a spring loaded hinged pressure plate. With the resulting close proximity of the card image to the scanner head, the image can be read faster, more accurately and with a higher resolution not encumbered by any disturbance from outside light. Also by pressing directly over the scanning area as the card is inserted, and employing a biased plate to guide the card through its lateral translation in the device, a card that retains some curvature by being carried in a person's wallet will read the same as a flat card.
As the card reaches the lower limits of its travel having been scanned, the bottom edge of the card comes in contact with a second micro switch that turns off the device, or optionally, will reactivate the scanning device for a secondary scan of the card as it is removed from the compact vertical insertion card scanner.
In the best embodiment, a hinge engagement at the lower edge of the pressure plate allows the curved pressure heads or struts located at the top of the pressure plate, to rotate away from the card as the card is inserted, maintaining accurate alignment and constant pressure on the card. This pressure keeps the card in as close a proximity to the scanning head as possible. However, conventional embossed or raised letters on the card surface cannot affect this unique system as it passes into or out of the device with the curved struts acting as a means to prevent jamming against the surface of the pressure plate caused by the raised portions of the card.
An alternate preferred embodiment of the compact vertical insertion card scanner will incorporate a second sensor module affixed to the pressure plate maintaining the pressure against the card. The addition of a second sensor module allows for reading either one or two-dimensional bar codes on either side of the card or on both sides of the card together at the same time. With the incorporation of the two sensor units, it would not make any difference what way the card was inserted into the device and would give the device the ability to scan two data strips, to check for tampering and/or accuracy, should one of the bar codes become damaged.
Further, the provision of a second sensor module and illumination means would provide a unique ability of the device to read both the data on the bar code, and the actual photograph of the bearer which is provided on many forms of identification and credit cards. Since the barcode can be encoded with a digital photo of the bearer, and the device can acquire the actual photo of the bearer from the card, the device can also allow for either a computer comparison of the two images for a positive match, or, the projection of both the digital image from the bar code and the actual image on the card, and allow the user to view them personally, to visually ascertain if they are one and the same person. This would provide an excellent means to identify that the person presenting the card for credit or identification is the proper and authorized bearer of the card.
The preferred embodiment of the device will employ a CIS (Contact Image Scanner) type sensor such as to read the image or other indicia on the card. This sensor module employs an LED module illuminating a line uniformly as the card passes through the device. Also in the preferred embodiment is an ARM7 RISC processor, CPLD, Flash memory and memory in the form SDRAM or other conventional memory is provided to allow the card reader to process all the data on board and then interface with the computer or data processor of choice at a remote location. This miniaturizes the device even further.
By employing a Contact Image sensor (CIS) the device has a fixed Field of View (FOV) and maintains excellent Depth of Field (DOF). The CIS provides an advantage when the target bar code is less than the entire available FOV (like driver license) contacting the sensor in close proximity to the image since it can read the target faster, more accurately, and with a high resolution without any disturbance from out side light.
Further, the preferred device, by using a plurality of means for switching to signal the processor that the card has been inserted, and at the termination of insertion, that travel past the sensor module is finished, the device provides a unique method of scanning bar codes and cards which will greatly accelerate the reading of such cards. The first switching means signals the device that the card has been inserted and is translating across the sensor module. At this point power to the device is turned on thus allowing the device to remain dormant and in a power saving mode until the first switching means is activated. Once the card has fully traveled into the device and past the sensor module, it triggers a second means for switching which when activated signals the device that insertion is completed. This completion signal is sent to the communicating computer or processor and signals it to process the data from the bar code.
If at this point the computer determines that all the data from the various sections of the bar code have been adequately scanned and can be read, the device is finished and will turn off thus saving time and power. If however for some reason the computer determines that segments of data from the bar code are missing or improperly read, and the computer software cannot fully read the data, the second means for switching when moved to the open position will signal the device to run a second scan of the card during the exit travel of the card from the device and to re-scan the barcode to capture all the data again which can be processed individually if totally captured, or, combined with the first scan by the computer and software to build a total image of the bar code and thereby complete the process and read the data in the imaged bar code.
This double read rate capability allows the device to conserve power if a total image is captured on the first traverse past the sensor module, or, to continue for a second scan to capture the total image of the bar code, or as assemble a total image from both scans. Obviously the optimum method would be the capture of the total image on the first pass since both power and time are conserved. However the provision of the ability to re scan on the second pass or to assemble the image electronically using both scans adds utility and long term time savings by insuring an image is captured in one of the three manners.
It is therefor an object of this invention is to create a simple device for reading bar codes on cards whereby the card may be inserted vertically or horizontally and automatically read during insertion.
Another object of this invention is to create a device that is activated automatically when the card is inserted and turned off when the card is removed thereby saving energy and enabling batter power if desired.
An additional object of this invention is to create a device that will read a card through an automated scanning process rather than the conventional cumbersome hand held scanning device.
Another object of this invention is to create a device that will hold the card inserted as close to the sensor as possible by the means of a spring loaded, hinged pressure plate.
A still further object of this invention is the provision of a method of scanning cards inserted into the device which allows for a single scan, or if needed a dual scan to speed up processing by the communicating processor.
An additional object of this invention is the provision of a two-sided card scanning device that will scan either a plurality of bar codes on an inserted card or a photograph and a bar code on such a card and provide a comparison of both for identification of the bearer.
These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent and reside in the details of the construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
FIG. 1 depicts the device with a card bearing a bar code and ready for insertion.
FIG. 2 depicts an exploded view of the device.
FIG. 3 depicts a top view of the device showing the insertion slot for insertion of the long edge of the card.
FIG. 4 is a side cut away view of the device showing the card at initial insertion.
FIG. 5 is a side cut away view of the device showing the card moving passed the sensor module and activating a first means for switching.
FIG. 6 depicts the card at full insertion and activating a second means for switching to a second position from a first position, prior to removal.
FIG. 7 depicts a side cut away view similar to FIG. 6 showing the card just after full insertion and starting removal wherein the second means for switching moves back to the first position.
FIG. 8 depicts an embodiment of the device with sensor modules located to allow for scanning of both sides of the inserted card.
FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the double read rate method of scanning the bar code during insertion and removal of the card from the device.
FIG. 10 depicts a continuation of the flow chart of FIG. 9.
As shown in the exploded view of FIG. 1, the device 10 features a cover 12 having a slot 14 formed in a top surface 16. The slot in the current favored mode has a pair of sloped shoulders 18 which surround both ends of the slot 14 thereby providing tapered ends to the slot to provide an easy means to guide the card 20 into the slot 14.
In line with the slot 14 in the cover 12, when the device 10 is assembled, a means to maintain the card in a defined path for lateral translation in and out of the device 10 is provided by a pair of grooves 24 formed vertically in the internal casing 26. These grooves 24 are spaced apart in a manner designed to engage the side edges of the card 20 when it is inserted through the slot 14 and into the device 10 and thereby provide the means to maintain the card in a defined path for lateral translation in and out of the device 10 while the card 20 is vertically translating into and out of the device 10 during use. The beginning point of the defined path would be insertion at the slot 14 and the termination point would be the point where the card 20 either bottoms out or trips a switch means such as pictured in FIG. 6 signaling the communicating computer or computer processor that the card 20 has reached a determined termination point. The cover 12, when assembled on the device, also provides a means to shield the barcode 40 on the card 20 from ambient light during scanning which helps prevent errors in scanning and improved accuracy.
As the card 20 is inserted into the device 10 the ends of the card 20 encounter the sloped ends of the slot 14 at the shoulders 18 thereby providing an initial means to help align the card with the slot 14. Once inserted through the slot 14 by the user, the side edges of the card 20 are engaged by the grooves 24 in the casing 26 which are operatively positioned in line with the ends of the slot 14 to receive the card 20 and thereafter substantially prevent lateral translation of the card while it is vertically translated into the device.
During insertion of the card 20 the leading edge encounters a pressure plate 28 which is biased by a spring 30 or other biasing means so that the pressure plate engages and biases the card 20 on a side surface and toward an electronic imaging component 31 which provides a means for capturing of images on the card 20 as it translates thereby. This engagement by the pressure plate 28 thus provides a means to bias a side surface of the card 20 toward the imaging component 31 as it traverses past it. This maintains the side surface of the card in close proximity to, and at a substantially fixed distance from, the imaging component 31, thereby providing a means to maintain the bar code 40 within a narrow range of distance allowing for a narrow depth of field for focus of the imaging component 31 and is important to allow for the imaging component 31 to read the bar code 40 quickly and more accurately and with a higher resolution. Also by employing a biased pressure plate 28 and the grooves 24 in the casing 26, a card 20 that retains some curvature by being carried in a person's wallet will be straightened and thus a means to flatten the card 20 for scanning and correct image capture as it travels past the imaging component 31, is provided. The smooth traverse of the card 20 across the pressure plate 28 during its downward travel into the device 10 is further enhanced by the provision of a plurality of struts 29 which project from the pressure plate 28. These struts 29 have a substantially curved surface such that the leading edge of the card 20 encounters the curved edges of the struts 29 during insertion and should the card 20 which provides a means to prevent binding of the card 20 against the pressure plate 28 during insertion and removal and is especially helpful in preventing such binding, should the card 20 have the conventional embossed or raised lettering frequently used on credit cards and the like. While the device 10 will function well without the struts 29, their addition is preferred to prevent binding and to enhance the straitening of curved or deformed cards using the pressure of the strut 29 placed to frictionally engage across the middle of an inserted card 20.
A first means for electronic switching in the form of micro switch 32 having a first and second position, is located adjacent to the entry point of the card 20, and has a first position out of contact with the card 20 and a second position which provides a means to trigger or activate the device 10 and energize the imaging component 31. As such, the device only consumes electrical power during the scanning process and may in some cases be operated with a low voltage battery. Such power can be communicated to the device 10 from a transformer, battery, or other means to provide electrical power and in the current best mode such power is communicated to the power jack 11 from a remote source such as a conventional transformer. From the jack 11, electrical power would be communicated to the various components using cables and circuit boards in the conventional fashion.
In the current best embodiment of the device 10 the electronic imaging component 31 functions as a means to capture an electronic image of indicia such as a bar code 40 or a photograph (not shown) on the side surface 19 as it translates past the electronic imaging component 31. There are many such components and more are being developed on a regular basis, consequently those skilled in the art will readily comprehend substitutes and improvements to the electronic imaging component and such is anticipated. Currently, the electronic imaging component 31 an LED module featuring a plurality of Light Emitting Diodes or LED's 38 illuminating a line on the side surface 19 of the card 20 uniformly as the card 20 passes through the device. As shown the LED's 38 are in line is an elongated groove 36 in the imaging component 31 which also has a plurality of image sensors 34 providing the means for capture of an electronic image of indicia such as the bar code 40 on the side surface 19 of the card 20 as it passes by during insertion. Using the illumination from the LED's the images on the card side surface 19 may be thus captured by the image sensors 34 as it slides by, and this image capturing is enhanced by the aforementioned provision of a means to prevent ambient light from reaching the card, and by the means to bias a side surface of the card 20 against the front surface of the electronic imaging component 31 during traverse past the grove 36, and the means to maintain a fixed depth of field, thereby maintaining a preferred light level as well as a fixed distance of the side surface 19 and bar code 40 image from the image sensors 34 of the imaging component 31.
As noted, the imaging component 31 in the best mode to conserve energy is only energized when triggered by the first micro switch 32 and thus saves energy however it is anticipated that should energy conservation not be an issue that the imaging component could be left energized however the current best mode features the micro switch 32 as a trigger. As the side surface 19 passes by the imaging component 31 an electronic image is taken of the bar code 40. This image is communicated electronically to either an on board processor and computer memory (not shown) using conventional wires and cables and/or to a remote computing device using a means for electronic communication of data such as a serial port 41, wireless transmitter, or other conventional means for electronic communication of data between a computer card or remote device and the computer processor and memory. In the current best mode, the device 10 has a RISC processor, onboard memory, and on board software to allow the device 10 to process all the data from the captured image of the 1D or 2D bar code 40 onboard, and then interface and communicate data obtained with a remote computer or data processor of choice at a remote location. However, those skilled in the art will realize that the image captured by the imaging component 31 could also be transmitted for processing to the remote computer by the means for electronic communication of data such as the serial port 41, with, or without onboard processing, and such is anticipated.
As the card 20 reaches a termination point at the lower limit of its travel down the grooves 24 in the casing 26, the lead edge 21 of the card 20 triggers a second means of electronic switching which in the current best mode is second switch 42, which when triggered from a first position at rest to a second it position moved by the card, will signal the device 10 that the first path of travel through the device 10, of the card 20 has terminated. Of course the first switch 32 and second switch 42 might be substituted with other means for electronic switching such as proximity senors or lights and sensor, and the use of other means to determine entry into the defined path and reaching the termination point are anticipated, however the current best mode uses switches. At this point, the software in memory of the computer to which the image from the side surface 19 is transmitted electronically examines the image captured to ascertain if it is complete. Conventionally such bar codes, being either one-dimensional or two-dimensional, are divided into adjoining segments and the software examines the entire image captured to ascertain if all of the image containing all of the individual segments has been sufficiently captured to enable it to be fully read and discerned. After this initial travel past the imaging component 31 using only one pass, the software will activate a means to signal the user to remove the card by using an alarm 44 such as a conventional light, LED, or beeper or other audio and/or visible alarm, to signify the card may be immediately removed and the imaging component 31, however since imaging is complete the imaging component 31 remains off during removal to save energy and processing time since it is no longer needed.
If however the software determines that the image is incomplete and not totally discernable for encoded data, the as the second switch 42 moves to the first position to signal the leading edge 21 of the card is being removed and traveling upward, prior to being removed by the user after the signal to do so is provided, the software in the processor will signal the imaging component 31 to activate and provide power to capture a second image of the bar code 40 on the side surface 19 of the card 20 while it is traveling upward during removal. Once the card is removed, which is signaled to the computer and by the movement of the first switch 32 to the first position prior or out of contact with the card, the imaging component 31 is again de-energized and power consumption by the imaging component 31 ceases. This second image is examined by the software and processor to determine if it contains all of the segments and information necessary for reading of data and if so, will signal reading is over using the aforementioned alarm means. The data will then be processed and displayed as needed to the user to provide the information necessary to complete the transaction or will simply be communicated to a remote data processing device and used accordingly.
If however the second pass and second image taken of the bar code 40 is determined by the software and processor to lack data segments, a third stage is provided in which the computer and software to which the electronic images were transmitted takes the first image and the second image and assembles a third image therefrom using the accurate segments of the first image combined with the accurate segments of the second image to form a valid third image from which the data may be read, processed and used for the intended purpose.
This method which uses three progressive stages of processing provides the best combination of power and time conservation and accuracy by insuring that the device is turned off as soon as a valid readable image is ascertained by the communicating computer and software. It also insures that repeat insertions of the card 20 are virtually eliminated by providing a second pass on removal as well as the ability to form an image from the first and second images should the second pass be unsuccessful also.
An alternate preferred embodiment of the device 10 is also shown in FIG. 6. In this embodiment, a second electronic imaging component 31 would be provided which would be able to image the opposite side surface 19 of the card 20 from the other electronic imaging component 31 and would best be affixed to the pressure plate 28 maintaining the pressure against the card 20. The addition of a second sensor module allows for reading either one or two dimensional bar codes 40 on either or both sides of card 20 at the same time. With the incorporation of the two imaging components 31, it would not make any difference what way the card 20 is inserted into the device 10 and would give the device the ability to scan for two bar codes 40 at once, or, to scan other indicia or images on the card concurrently with scanning the bar code 40 on the other side of the card.
Additionally, the provision of a second imaging component 31 opposite the first, would provide a unique ability of the device to read both the data on the bar code, and the actual photograph of the bearer which is provided on many forms of identification and credit cards. As noted, two-dimensional bar codes frequently are encoded with digital photos of the authorized bearer. Using this data from the bar code 40 from one side of the card, and using the actual photograph on the other side of the card, the device allows for either a computer comparison of the two images for a positive match or the projection of both the digital image from the bar code and the actual image on the card, and allow the user to view them to ascertain if they are one and the same person. This provides an excellent means to identify that the picture on the card of the person presenting the card for credit or identification is the proper and authorized bearer of the card according to the hidden digital image in the bar code 40.
As noted the provision-of equipment which will capture the total image on the side of the card on one pass or two depending upon the accuracy of the first reading allows for a unique method of reading the information contained in the bar code 40 and either ceasing the process if it is complete, or allowing a second reading as the card 20 is removed if the information is complete. As noted earlier, the user would insert the card 20 into the device 10 which would activate a switching means as shown as first micro switch 32 which would trigger the LED 38 to the on position and the electronic imaging component 31 would image the bar code 40 or other indicia such as a photograph as it passed by when pushed into the device 10.
FIGS. 9 and 10 graphically depict a flow chart of a preferred method of scanning indica which in the current best mode is bar code 40 on a conventional indica bearing card 20. Briefly explained the method would start by turning electrical power to the device 10 on and communicating that power in a conventional fashion to all the components of the device 10. Once so energized the hardware and memory will be initialized and wait until the first trigger switch is activated by the card 20. Once so activated the trigger will cause the LED's 38 of the imaging component 31 to illuminate the card 20 so the image sensors 34 may capture lines of the image of the bar code 40 as it passes by in the defined path from the entry point to the termination point. The lines are captured and stored in onboard memory so long as the card is passed at a sufficient pace to reach the termination point in a determined amount of time. If the pace is too slow, the device 10 will time out.
Once the card 20 reaches the bottom or termination point of travel the second switch 42 or similar means to determine the card has reached the end of the defined path communicates termination to the processor which starts decoding the captured first image. If the first image is decoded and determined to be a successful complete image, then the device would emit a signal and send the complete image to the intended communicating computer, display, or other remote device. Electrical power to all but essential components would be concurrently cut to save energy. If however the first image is determined to be incomplete, then path "B" of FIG. 10 would be followed which would provide for capturing a second image as the card 20 is removed and decoding the second image and combining successfully captured segments of the second image with the first to yield the complete image which would then be transmitted to the intended device.
While all of the fundamental characteristics and features of the Improved Bar Code Scanner and Method have been described herein, with reference to particular embodiments thereof, a latitude of modification, various changes and substitutions are intended in the foregoing disclosure and it will be apparent that in some instance, some features of the invention will be employed without a corresponding use of other features without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth. It should be understood that such substitutions, modifications, and variations may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Consequently, all such modifications and variations are included within the scope of the invention as defined herein.
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As we are a branch office, we don't have the required revenue to sponsor an ARC, we would be looking for people with existing work permit.
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Cuyamaca: The DFG stocked last week. This week, it's a shipment of 1,200 pounds of trout from Mt. Lassen. Amanda Hagan, 10, Valley Center, 3 trout, with the largest at 3.4 pounds. She used yellow jar bait and fished around the Pumphouse Cove area. Matthew Eric Hayes, 4, Julian, 3 trout, largest a 2-4, spring green jar bait, Foxhole and Lone Pine areas. Bill Mace, Spring Valley, 5 trout, 6.75 with a 1.5-pounder, corn yellow and orange jar bait, Chambers Park area. The Angler Known as Flea, 3 trout, largest 2 pounds, and seven catfish for the Flea man, largest a 2-4, night crawlers, T-Dock. All private boats must go through the decontamination wash ($10 per boat) before launching. For further information or to make reservations for condos, cabins or camping, call (877) 581-9904. Open daily.
Diamond Valley: Good bass fishing, with lots of 3- to 4-pound bass biting. Open daily. Launch ramp now open.
Dixon: Bass fishing improving. Trout fishing remains good, with limits still being caught. Open daily.
El Capitan: The 142 anglers checked reported 2 bass kept (321 bass released), 13 crappie, 11 bluegill and 2 blue catfish. Fishing and water activities permitted Thursdays through Saturdays, with Sundays reserved for water contact only. Fishing only on Mondays. Water contact activities include water-skiing, wake-boarding, Jet Skis, towing inflatables. All persons entering reservoir property must purchase a day-use permit. Boat rentals on Saturday and Sunday.
Henshaw: Still slow, but crappie and catfish starting to stir. Open daily.
Hodges: Fair fishing for bass and crappie. Ed Arledge, San Diego, 10.05 bass (released), crankbait, Dam area. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
Jennings: Lake is open every day this week through Easter Sunday. Lake will be stocked with 1,000 pounds of rainbow trout this week. Next week's plant is the last of the season. Lake opens for night fishing May 24. Bass fishing improved, with crawdads and Ikas working well. Jarrett Edwards, star of a fishing show on the World Fishing Network, filmed a segment at Jennings and landed a 10-pound plus bass on camera. Supervising ranger Hugh Marx said the trout have moved into deeper water. Anglers drifting night crawlers down around 50 feet are finding them. Catfish limits still happening at either end of the dam and at the end of the buoy line. Eagle Point, Cactus Patch and the concrete steps remain best trout areas from shore. Normal open days are Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Check lakejennings.org for more information.
Loveland: The 70 anglers reported 1 bass kept (6 bass released), 18 carp and 1 channel catfish. Open daily to hike-in fishing only on a limited area of shoreline. No permits required. Fishing license is required. There's a 140-foot fishing pier on the west side of the fishing cove.
Miramar: Open daily to fishing and boating. Pay fees at iron ranger or electronic pay station near the concession building. No boat rentals. Launch ramp is back in service.
Morena: Open daily.
Murray: The 76 anglers checked reported 31 bass (all released). Open daily to fishing and boating. No boat rentals. Pay fees at iron rangers near the abandoned concession building or at key access points.
Otay, Lower: The 224 anglers checked reported 21 bass kept (315 bass released), 4 crappie. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Pay fees at iron rangers near the boat launch and abandoned concession building. Boat rentals available on Saturday and Sunday.
Otay, Upper: The 14 anglers reported 20 bass, all released. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday for fishing, sunrise to sunset. Upper Otay is a catch-and-release-only fishery. Bait is not permitted, only artificial lures with barbless hooks. Boats are not permitted on Upper Otay, only shore fishing, waders and float tubes.
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Santee Lakes: Fishing went off last week for anglers chasing big bass. Dave Palmer, Lakeside, 10-0 bass, Lake 2. Keller Bryant, Escondido, 9-8 bass, white swimbait, Lake 5. Hong Veng, 9-0 bass, jerkbait, lake 3. Trout fishing also fair, with holdovers still in the lake, some in the 5-pound and better range. The channel catfish opener is approaching, set for April 17. Lakes 3 and 4 will split 2,000 pounds of channel catfish, with some tagged and worth prizes. On Thursday, lake officials will draw a name for the 32-inch flat screen TV. Anyone who caught a 5-pound trout or better during the season is eligible for the TV if they entered the drawing. Check santeelakes.com. Open daily.
San Vicente: Closed. For construction schedules and information on the Emergency Storage Project, go to the San Diego County Water Authority's web site at www.sdcwa.org and click on San Vicente Dam Raise.
Sutherland: Open Saturday and Sunday. Turkey hunting here every Wednesday and Saturday, hosted by the National Wild Turkey Federation and the City of San Diego's Water Department.
Sweetwater: The 48 anglers reported 5 crappie, but know that many more likely have been caught. Good spot for crappie this time of year. Look for submerged brush and cast small shiners or mini-jigs tipped with meal worms. Use light line, 2-pound test or fluorocarbon line. Open Saturday, Sunday and Monday to limited shoreline fishing only.
Wohlford: Improving bass action as trout season starts to fizzle. Still plenty of stocked trout in the lake, though. Crappie also starting to bite. Open daily. Ban on private boats remains in place due to the threat of quagga mussels. Other banned equipment include canoes, kayaks, float tubes, trolling motors, fish finders, anchors, etc. Rental boats available.
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Trout: Cuyamaca, 1,200 pounds, Mt. Lassen. Jennings, 1,000 pounds.
Point Loma Sportfishing, H&M Landing, Fisherman's Landing: 39 anglers, one full-day boat: 35 bonito, 1 yellowtail, 12 rockfish; 59 anglers, two three-quarter-day boats: 21 yellowtail, 26 rockfish; 68 anglers, three half-day boats: 12 sculpin, 58 rockfish, 2 sandbass, 7 sheephead, 3 whitefish, 1 calico bass.
Seaforth: 43 anglers, one three-quarter-day boat: 12 yellowtail, 28 rockfish; 84 anglers, four half-day boats: 10 calico bass, 1 sand bass, 103 rockfish, 31 red rock cod, 22 whitefish, 10 sheephead, 23 sculpin, 1 halibut.
Oceanside: 20 anglers, one half-day boat: 35 sculpin, 54 rockfish, 3 vermillion rockfish, 14 sand dabs.
Overview: Local fleet into some of the best early spring fishing in many years, as yellowtail have shown up in good numbers at the Coronado Islands and offshore. These fish are brutes, too, with most averaging 18 to 25 pounds, with some 30 pounders mixed into the schools. Captains are working the islands and also looking slightly offshore from the islands for birds circling feeding schools of yellowtail. Three-quarter-day boats and overnight boats are catching them right now. Private boaters also scoring. Closer to shore, halibut fishing has been very good at the mouth of San Diego Bay. The Long Run sport boat has made several catches of halibut to 25 pounds there. The boat also was in on the yellowtail action Sunday, when captain Chuck Taft's Sea Adventure II hit for 81 yellowtail. It's still March, but the fishing is heating up like it's early summer.
East Cape: Poor weather conditions, but boats getting out for a mix of billfish, yellowtail, jack crevalle and an occasional dorado and tuna outside. Boats reporting one catch-and-release of a marlin each day. Inshore fishing for amberjack, yellowtail, jack crevalle and an occasional roosterfish also happening.
Cabo San Lucas: Larry Edwards of Cortez Yacht Charters has been compiling fishing reports from Cabo San Lucas for more than 20 years, and he has never seen fishing this slow in all that time. "Not just from the fishing perspective, but from the number of boats that fished," he wrote in his report. Edwards said March usually is the slowest time for fishing off Cabo. He said there is hope, though, with swordfish due any time in the cooler water.


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For the rest of the day, James tried to distract himself with busyness. He didn't want to think about what would happen at the end of the day. If Ann and Dave couldn't come up with a plan that would work, the problem would be back in his lap. And the simple truth was that he didn't have the faintest idea what to do.
As the day progressed, his dread grew and it became harder and harder to stay engaged with the tasks in front of him. At four o'clock he began glancing at his clock every ten minutes. Then every five. He hadn't heard from either Ann or Dave, and wasn't sure when they would come to present to him.
Finally at 4:55 he heard the knock on his door and jerked his head around wildly. Ann and Dave stood at the door. Neither was smiling, but they were behaving civilly. That was something at least. It was a dramatic improvement over yesterday.
"Come in," James said. While Ann and Dave settled in the chairs, in the same position as the previous meeting, James took a deep breath to calm his jittery nerves.
I hate feeling powerless, he realized in a moment of clarity. As much as I want to fix this, I don't have the time. I sure hope they came up with something good.
"Are you ready to go?" he asked. Both nodded their heads. They looked intently at him, not at each other. He sighed. "Ok, Ann, you're first this time."
Nodding, as if to remind herself that she had something worth saying, Ann spread out 3 pieces of paper across his desk. James recognized the project plan from the morning. Only this one seemed more concise and shorter.
"This is the project plan," she began. "I've spent all day examining every single task relationship to try to break off activities from the critical path. I think I've made some good progress."
"Where's the problem area from this morning? James asked.
"Well, it's not exactly a problem area any more. I've changed the project pretty drastically, so it's not on the critical path any longer. It's right here," she pointed at a set of tasks on the first page. "I've got the entire project broken into three different tracks. This one is not on the longest path any more." Quickly she explained the three different tracks and where they were dependent upon each other. "We've never done a project this way, but on paper it looks like it will work."
James pulled the pages closer. As he focused on the Inventory interface tasks, he noticed that they had been dramatically changed from what he had seen that morning.
"Dave, I thought I told you that you had to stay in the same estimate as before. This looks like its quite a bit longer than what I saw before!"
Ann took a breath to answer, but Dave beat her to it. "I'll take this one," he said, looking over at her.
"Yes, I had to add another week to the interface. I thought about it all morning and there was no way I could get anything that would satisfy you or I in the three weeks that were there before. I called Ann over and gave her some ideas about how we could shorten the tasks in other areas to free up some time."
"As we talked about it," Ann interjected, speaking rapidly as if she was either excited or afraid Dave would cut her off. "Dave gave me some ideas about how to organize the tasks so that not only did we add one week of duration, but I also was able to free up another developer to work with him in the most difficult section."
"Yes," Dave resumed. "With an extra week and some help, I was able to find a solution that would fit in the time we had."
"But we didn't change the overall effort of the project." Ann added.
"That sounds good," James said, rubbing his chin with one hand. "And it looks like you pulled in the end date around 3 weeks from what I saw before."
"Yes, It's not back to the original projected end date, but it's much closer than what we had before."
"Ok. Good work, Ann. Dave, what's your story?"
"Well, I came up with a variant of what I really wanted to do all along. Except I had to cut a few corners on the overall infrastructure. I left off most of the tools that we really need and focused just on the run-time components. And I found a code library we can probably use to save some of the development time. I guess what I really want is about 8 week of effort. But we have it here in 4 weeks."
"Five with the extra resource," James corrected.
"No, just four. The extra resource isn't building any of the interface. He will work on all the adaptations that we'll have to make to the existing software to get my solution to work." Dave then launched into another technical discussion of what he planned to do.
"If I'm understanding you correctly, you've found a way to break the full solution into two parts and you're leaving the second half to another project to complete."
"Yes, that's one way of looking at it," Dave said. "Although at the lowest level, I think I've made a lot of pretty major tweaks to my original design. Compromises mostly." At this he looked a little upset. "But I think this is definitely a good solution. And when we do the rest of the work, it will be really solid."
"So what's the catch?" James asked. Nothing came for free.
"This plan is much more inherently risky than the plan from this morning," Ann finally said. "You saw what happened with that plan, much worse could happen with this one if we get out of balance." Ann did not look very happy about the risk.
"I think this ought to be solid. But we're cutting a few corners that could throw Ann's plan out of balance. I'll need to be on top of this design all the way to keep it going the way it should."
"I hear you about the risk. Both of you." James leaned back in his chair until the springs creaked. "But I think we've been getting crushed by the risks in the old plan. Not the least of which is the two of you at odds with one another." He smiled to take the sting out of that last comment. Both Ann and Dave looked down at the papers in their laps.
"I think this looks pretty good. So let's give it a go. Remember, these are your solutions, so I expect you to deliver on them. I get the risk, but I expect you both to deal with it. Understand?" They nodded. "Good job. Now let's get out of here."
They left the office, chatting about what to do in the morning when the project team got in the next morning. James glanced over at his clock and was shocked to see it was after six. But what surprised him even more was that the weight on his shoulders seemed a little lighter.
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- "Dye my hair alot and use this brand all the time really good hair dye doesn't destroy hair even with dark colored hair color still comes out great." in 28 reviews
- "(I used the cooler shades each time to minimize the red tones in my naturally brown hair) Just recently I bought the Warm shade of Violet soft Black, M32." in 15 reviews
- "My hair is a dark brown and it lightened to a lighter brown it didn't make it blonde but it did make it a pretty color." in 11 reviews
- "If you expect proffesional results when you are doing this for the first time at your home, you will be probbably dissapointed My sister dyed her har and it went out pretty nice, you just have to find your color, and you cant expect it to be perfect if you don't do it again." in 9 reviews
- "I wanted an inexpensive look without having to go to the salon, my hair is almost black and has been colour treated since I can remember, this product took a long time to lift and wasn't what I wanted." in 7 reviews
I love this brand because it makes your hair absolutely Platinum it lightens up to 7 levels I leave it in for about 2 almost 3 hours and you get the best results I usually get two boxes and give you need to apply one more time are we leave it in for 2 more hours but two new boxes. If you want to dye your hair light you can use there lightest shade of blonde so it lifts i use there loreal pairs absolute platinum called very platino or extreme platinum these are good to lift darker hair colors if your trying to do lile browns, blacks, reds and other colors besides blonde i would recommend you going to salleys there products last there not expensive its worth the money trust me i been dying my hair since i was in 5th grade
I've never tried this variety of hair color by Loreal before. I was intrigued by the highlights advertised on the box. The directions were simple to follow and the product easy to use. I appreciated that the mixture was not too funny so it stayed where I put it. I tried the French Roast color and believe it is true to what you see on the package. I did notice inside the package that it mentions not the best for all over gray, and I looked on the outside the box and don't see that it mentions that anywhere. I have some grays and it looks that it covered them fairly well. It does not have a strong smell and the conditioner for afterword smells nice.
I have tried both the red shade and a black shade from this line. I absolutely loved both shades on my hair. I loved the black one a little bit more, which is why I took a star away from this product. The red one lasted for about three months before it started to fade. The black shade faded away after about two weeks. I was devasted about that. Other than that, this dye smells absolutely amazing in the hair and some of the shades last forever, which is really, really nice. I do recommend these dyes if you're looking for something fun to do and you've never dyed your hair before.
I have used this dye twice to touch up my roots (and fix fading) after getting my hair bright red at a salon and it was great! The color was easy to apply, didn't smell strongly, and it faded very little. On medium-brown hair that doesn't like to take dye, the color was pretty true to the picture on the box. Overall, it worked really well for me and I would happily buy it again if I ever decide to go red again!
I love loreal feria the smell is very strong but trust me it is worth it. If you can I would recommend you apply this outside so that you won't have to deal with the smell. I like this product because my hair does turn out red I have tried other brands and nothing works as good as this one because I have black hair. It also leaves my hair feeling really soft with the avocado oil that it comes with.
I've used the power reds R57 color from the Feria line and honestly, it's a little disappointing. I've had it work fantastically once, when my hair was bleached. However, I've used these boxes again when my hair was a light brown and it didn't dye anywhere close to the red that I wanted. It dyed my hair practically black. Your experience might vary.
I use Feria hair color and just love it :) I have tried other hair products and always seem to go back to Feria. I love the conditioner that they include in the box as well!! The blue black color is my favorite. It is the closest to blue black that I have ever seen. the color doesn't fade either when you're in between coloring which is great.
I really like this formula for these reasons : It doesn't damage my hair, it doesn't have an over-powering scent, and the shine is fantastic. I have medium brown hair with warm natural highlights. This formula does not fully cover my grey, and does not last more than three weeks on my hair. I stopped buying this formula.
This would be a great haircolor if it didn't come out so dark and intense. It takes about a week for it to lighten to the right color. It's very beautiful after, and I do get a lot of complements. I also color in the auburns, so the red comes out very strong at first. Maybe I'm just not racy enough for the Feria brand.
I used this to dye my hair and absolutely loved it. I had very dark black hair, tried dying it with a different brand and saw no change. I came across Feria and loved that the box showed what the color would look like on very dark hair. It lifted perfectly and I was able to achieve the color I was looking for!
Whats your favorite color in this brand?
Can this go over darker hair
Iv'e heard that hair dyes can really damage your hair, does this dye leave your hair feeling dry or damaged at all?
Is this good for naturally dark hair? Usually when I color my hair, it barely shows.
Is this a good at home hair dye for platinum blonde??
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I am quite new in cdf. I have a cloud point file which I am able to import to the DesignModeler. I have been trying to use this data to create a surface, eventually a volume, in order to be able to create a big mesh an then do some simulations in FLUENt. Is it possible to achieve this using only ANSYS 12 software? Any ideas?
Thank you for your time,
I posted this a long time ago, but if any interested, points2poly did the job. I found later that there are some matlab/octave scripts that create .stl's from point cloud data.
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According to a Carter County Circuit Court clerk, Anthony Lacy's trial for the attempted murder of a Carter County jailer started and is expected to last three days.
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1 - Introduction
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4 - Items
5 - Skill Sequence
6 - Summoner spells
7 - Conclusion
Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen,
in first place i wanted to apologize all the mistakes i will do in this guide, it is my first one so i m not really accustomed with that.
I make this guide because i was looking for one guide to play ad shaco in dominion better than i do, but i don't see any guide i liked so i decided to try help people with what i know. In 90% of games i played this build had worked very well for me. So, thanks for reading it and if you have better idee's or opinion's, i like to talk about.
All guides don't work in all games, the enemy hero selection can make it not the best build.
The choose of runes was simple.
Greater marks of desolation, increase a lot the damages you will done.
Greater seal of replenishment, shaco have a lot of skill's to use in combat and need a lot of mana. (Greater seal of alacrity is a great choose if you don't use a lot of mana)
Greater seal of Focus, a lot of skill's can be used and a lesser cd increase damages and desappear to run.
Greater quintessence of desolation, increase a lot the damages you will done.
A great ad shaco do a lot of damages in a lesser time possible, i prefere put all my point in damages and cd reduction. Appear, kill and desappear.
Boots of mobility is importante to go quickly to towers and battles,
Infinity edge, a best boost of damages
Trinity force, boost attack speed, critical stike, life, movement speed and damages (after each skills, boost of 150% AD)
Kitae's, boost attack speed and damages (vs tankes is really importante)
Sanguine blade, life steal and with the attack speed you have now, you maximize is effect.
Sunfire cape, i don't really have time to make it :P but a little def can be usefull.
Skill Sequence
The skills order are hallucinate, deceive, two-shiv poison and Jib.
Hallucinate duplicate your damages and make one copie of you (half chance to be attack instead of you)
Deceive, reduce cd and increase critical damages.
Two-shiv poison, slow target and one ranged attack.
Jib, the fear is the most reason to choose it in ad shaco. Only 1 point is needed.
Pick one of each skills in first place is importante for all fights.
Summoner Spells
Ignite and exaust will boost the damage done, dificult enemy to run and help you to run if someone else come to join the enemy.
As i say in the introduction, this build have worked for me at 90% of games, but it is not perfect. No guide is perfect for all games, a lot of things can change your build choise. Tanky team will make you do kitae's first, a lot of cc will make you more escape items, etc. But if you try this build you will be a real demon for other team. Thanks and one more time sorry to what is not perfect, my english is not the best.


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Hi Frinz,
I want to send some message to some of my friends who have logged in at that time.I am using <B>"write"</B> command to do this in my script but what happening is some of the id which I am sending message has been logged in at more than one places because of this the command next to this command is not executing.
Below are the command I am using:
Notification_List="id1 id2 id3"
for write_List in $Notification_List
write $write_List << Message
Just for test
Good Morning
echo "Message has been sent"
when executing this command it is saying
id2 is logged on more than one place.
You are connected to "pts/2".
Other locations are:
and waiting there without terminating after execution.
Can any one tell the reasion for this and any way to solve this.
It will be great if any one help me in this regards.
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Well, the message about id2 on more than one terminal is expected behaviour. Now, for the hanging, it looks as if the loop is not handling well the "here" document. That would explain it, because write reads standard input. Try again and when it stops, press "Ctrl-D". If it returns you to the prompt, then the "here" document is your problem.
Could you double check the closing of your here document? It has to be exactly the same as the opening, and you cannot use any spaces to indent it.


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LAGUNA BEACH CALIF. (January 3, 1999) -Experience counts. And for many of the 15,000 retailers and exhibitors expected to attend the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market show at the end of January, experience will pay as well.
At the OnSnow Demo, the annual prelude to the Winter Market show, wintersport retailers will be provided the unique opportunity to "experience" the latest in skis, snowboards, and other winter goods before they make their purchase decisions at the Outdoor Retailer booth show.
With more than 60 exhibiting companies, the OnSnow Demo will feature a variety of next year's goods not yet available to consumers, including alpine and Nordic skis, snowboards, snowshoes, poles, helmets, goggles and glasses.
"The outdoor industry includes some of the best and brightest minds in business, but when you're looking at items such as skis and snowboards, the best way to learn about a product is to take it out on the slopes," said Dieter Tremp, Outdoor Retailer Show Director.
The OnSnow Demo is scheduled for Jan. 27-28, 2000, at the the Park City Mountain Resort in Utah, site of several events at the 2002 Winter
Olympic Games.
The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market show runs Jan. 29 – Feb. 1, 2000, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in downtown Salt Lake City.
With snowstorms forecast for Utah throughout the first week of the new year, excitement is spreading throughout those planning to attend. But in addition to the fresh snow, exhibitors are expressing many other reasons to be enthusiastic about the event.
"The åtry before you buy' philosophy is especially important as (trends like) the Alpine Touring wave hits the U.S.A.," said Andrea Sandy of Life-Link International. "It's a great way to not only show the latest gear but also to provide a lasting memory."
For many, the enjoyable practice of doing business outdoors for a few
days helps set the tone for the rest of the show.
"The On Snow demo establishes an outdoor attitude before immersing ourselves in the day-to-day business activities of the trade show," said Kathy Murphy of Tubbs Snowshoes. "It's inspirational to be outdoors recreating on the products we design and manufacture, sharing them with our retail partners in this industry.
Traditional events at the OnSnow Demo include the ever-popular AprÈs-Ski Party on Thursday evening from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the Legacy Lodge at the Park City Mountain Resort. Co-hosted by Outdoor Retailer and the Norwegian Ski Council, the event features traditional Norwegian fare and draws a sizable crowd. Exhibitors at the On Snow demo will be located in the main parking lot of the resort adjacent to the slope and near the base of the First Time and Eagle chairlifts. The Cross Country testing area will be held across the street from the resort at White Pines Touring.
The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market is the world's largest winter outdoor tradeshow, with more than 2,500 exhibitor booths and 15,000 attendees. Outdoor Retailer is a division of Miller Freeman, Inc., located at 310 Broadway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651, (949) 376-8155.
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Cairo - Egyptian officials say seven American and eight other foreign democracy workers facing trial on charges of fomenting unrest have left the country after they posted bail.
The departure of the Americans eases the worst crisis in Egypt-US relations in 30 years.
The plane took off around 19:00 Cairo time heading to Cyprus, Egyptian airport officials said.
The seven American democracy workers, who were put on trail on charges they worked for non-profit groups that stoked anti-government unrest, were cleared after the US posted nearly $5m in bail to win their release.
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NEX-5N + Vintage Canon FD 50mm f1.4 S.S.C. & FD 75-200mm f4.5
So, I used to have a Canon EOS 40D plus an assortment of lenses, and a PowerShot G11. I found myself taking the G11 out more often due to its sheer size convenience, but I was missing the speed and performance it lacked compared to the 40D. So I picked up a NEX-5N almost as soon as it was released. A camera with snappy performance and better image quality to boot compared to the 40D, and roughly comparable size to the G11. I ended up liking the NEX so much, I sold my entire canon kit.
One thing in particular that ended up intriguing me, was the near effortless ability to adapt just about any type of lens I wanted to the NEX. I never could easily affix older FD lenses to my EOS, so this opened up a whole new venture for me into finding high quality vintage primes for cheap. The two I've obtained so far are both canon FD lenses, the 1970's 50mm f1.4 S.S.C., and the 1980's 75-200mm f4.5. I picked up both of these lenses off ebay for $40 each. As far as I could tell, both of these are somewhat common to find, so I wanted to post some samples I took with these two lenses from a recent trip to Disney.
Thankfully, using full manual lenses isn't tricky on the NEX, despite having only one control dial and no viewfinder by standard. The focus peaking, (which highlights edges which are in focus,) is a big help. It eliminates about 95% of the guess work. The NEX's great screen is the other assistant. It's usually easy to tell when something isn't QUITE in focus, provided you have a good look at it. The NEX-5N also has an advantage over the NEX-C3, specifically the touch-screen. On the NEX-5N, you can touch the screen to zoom in and do a focus-check on that area. This is a MAJOR help, especially for shots you have time to focus accurately for -- like on a tripod. On the C3, you have to set "MF-Assist" to one of the face buttons to initiate it. If you're planning on using manual lenses with one of these cameras, I'd suggest springing for the NEX-5N over the C3 if only for this feature.
My thoughts on each lens are:
FD 50mm f/1.4 S.S.C. -
This lens remains on my camera for most of the time. Aside from it looking badass on the NEX, it's a great performer in real life. Focusing is silky smooth, 8 aperture blades for smooth undistracting bokeh, and great low-light performance (obviously.) It gets a little green/magenta chromatic abberation as well as some softness at f1.4, but not at all unusable. These problems disappear completely by f2.0. This is just a fun lens that opens up a lot of cool creative opportunities you can't get so affordably from the current line of E-mount lenses. I got it in remarkably excellent condition, with completely clear glass and a no external damage except for a minor amount of paint loss on the aperture ring. It was well taken care of by its previous owners.
FD 75-200mm f/4.5 -
I was debating getting this lens versus the older 70-210 f/4. Both were available on ebay for the same price, but the 75-200 ultimately won me over for its more compact and lightweight design. Unlike the older 70-210, this one physically gets longer or shorter as you zoom, making it overall smaller when packed away. The 70-210 has a zoom/focus ring that slides up and down the lens body for zooming, and remains an overall constant size. The 70-210 is roughly the same size as the 75-200 fully zoomed. The 75-200 is about 2 to 2.5 inches shorter when zoomed in. It also has several elements made of plastic instead of metal, which assists in it weighing less. Since the NEX is a rather small camera, these were important factors, so when the lens is mounted I can overall hold it better. Optically I have no complaints about the 75-200. The constant aperture is great, though f/4 would have been nice to have, but not necessary I think. Even at f/4.5 the lens exhibits only a small amount of green/magenta CA and little softness. A lens like this does make you wish the NEX had image stabilization built into the body, as the 200mm end of things can be pretty shaky when hand-held. It makes low light shooting near impossible, making this lens great mostly for bright / daytime situations where you can get shutter speeds of at least over 1/100. Still, when paired with a tripod, this lens can do some pretty great things. The particular one I got from ebay was extremely well taken care of. It doesn't have a single imperfection on the body casing, and the glass is completely clear. You'd swear it's never been used.
The adapter I use is the Rainbow Imaging FD & FL to NEX.
Located at the link above. So far, the adapter has worked wonderfully for me on both lenses, no complaints at all. I need to pick up a second one so I can keep one on each lens at all times. It's easier to change the lens on the NEX body outright than to switch each lens on the adapter.
So, ALL that said, here's a select bunch of 100% unaltered samples using these lenses!
(All photos were taken hand-held.)
These following photos were taken with the FD 50mm f/1.4:
These following photos were taken with the FD 75-200mm f/4.5
Hope this was helpful to some of you!
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