Bar code systems

UPC – Uniform Product Code
USPS barcode
Other barcodes

Bar code input devices

Light pens
Scanner guns
Slot scanners

OMR – Optical Mark Recognition

OCR – Optical Character Recognition

OCR typeface
Typefaces, hand printing, handwriting

MICR – Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

Magnetic Stripe

Key input

Mouse

Key to disk

Voice recognition

Image scanners

Save image
Use OCR to convert to text
Other image capture devices

Touch Screen

RF - Radio Frequency

RFID
RF Transponders

Specialized

Infrared
GPS

- R. S. Kulzick – last updated 10/09/2002 -