RE: Barcodes!

["Graham P. Howe" <graham@xxxxxxx>]

After several bids which were automatically superceded, I currently have
th=
e highest bid ($36) on the 25 cue cats. I also have someone in New York
who=
can take delivery, so with luck I will be able to get them here for a reas=
onable price. I assume that there might be some here interested in taking
a=
few of these off my hands if I am successful?

Regards

Graham

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Campbell Macdonald [mailto:c.macd@xxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: 02 March 2002 22:11
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Barcodes!
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> There is currently a box for 25 including=20
> cables....unfortunately won't ship outside US.... have to=20
> make do with the one on order via Canada
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> Campbell
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>
> To: "UKHA Mailing List" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 2:30 PM
> Subject: [ukha_d] Barcodes!
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> > Well, our box of *five* cue-cat readers arrived from the=20
> States. (not=20
> > two months after all)
> >
> > Can I just reiterate, i got *five* of these for $9.99USD and
$6.50
> shipping.
> > They come up on ebay a lot.
> >
> > These are incredibly dinky (especially if you remove the dodgy
"cat"
> > plastics)
> >
> > In a fit of "keen" I hacked two of them to remove the
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> > and encryption, and now have two "native" PS/2
scanners.
> >
> > That's when Jenni had an idea. Perhaps the serial number=20
> placed in the
> scan
> > by Digital Convergence is useful. We intend to use three of
the=20
> > scanners either "built in" or sat beside:
> >
> > 1) The Fridge
> > 2) The Freezer
> > 3) The Main Food Cupboards
> >
> > (The other two become one on my PC for barcode databse=20
> maintenance/dev
> work
> > ane one for the laptop)
> >
> > The native cuecat returns this:=20
> > .C3nZC3nZC3nWChvYCxf1D3nY.bNjW.DNnZC3b3Dhn0C3TZEW. when I=20
> scan a 300ml=20
> > bottle of macleans complete care coolmint mouthwash.=20
> (happened to be=20
> > on my
> > desk)
> >
> > Loading the "catnip" software for removing encryption
provides many
> options
> > for processing, including passing the (decrypted) Serial Number
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> > Barcode with a "." seperator
> >
> > With catnip in place, it becomes the rather clearer:=20
> > 000000003361226401.5000347070808
> >
> > Given that the serial number for each cat is always the same, I
can=20
> > then
> use
> > this sequence of kepresses (000000003361226401.) as a=20
> girder trigger=20
> > event to mean "incoming scan from the fridge" (or,
at=20
> least, thats the=20
> > plan)
> >
> > Next steps:
> > 1) extending the PS/2 connection over the CAT-5 to the=20
> Kitchen without=20
> > spending =A3100 on an extender!
> > 2) running two/three cue-cats over this extended link (I=20
> have already=20
> > ran all five at once here on my desk!)
> > 3) scanning *everything* in the cupboard as a test of how=20
> fast it is.
> > 4) Scanning and OCRing my last ASDA receipt, which includes
the=20
> > following
> on
> > each line:
> > Item Name, Barcode Number, Cost per Item
> >
> > Ian.
> >
> >
> >
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