G06K - Definition 
Definition statement
This subclass covers:
Methods or arrangements for reading or recognizing printed or written characters or for recognizing patterns, e.g. fingerprints; for graph-reading or for converting the pattern of mechanical parameters into electrical signals; for printing of data in the shape of alphanumeric or other characters from a record carrier; for verifying the correctness of markings on a record carrier; for sensingrecord carriers; and for marking the record carrier in digital fashion.
Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data.
Column-detection devices.
Conveying record carriers from one station to another, e.g. from stack to punching mechanism.
Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings.
Information retrieval from punched cards designed for manual use or handling by machine, and apparatus for handling such cards, e.g. marking or correcting.
Arrangements for preparing the data output from a computer for printing, e.g. computer or network printers insofar as they are involved in outputting the result of a computation, like a document.
References relevant to classification in this subclass
This subclass does not cover:
Printing per se | B41J |
Postal sorting | B07C |
Hand-held input or output devices for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by a digital computer, e.g. light-pens, joysticks, mice or trackballs | G06F 3/033 |
Informative references
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Transponders powered by received radio waves, e.g. passive transponders | G01S 13/75 |
Tags attached to, or associated with, an object, in order to enable detection of the object | G01V 15/00 |
Responders; Transponders | H04B 1/59 |
Near-field transmission systems using transceiver | H04B 5/02 |
Special rules of classification
G06K 17/00 covers methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more main groups G06K 1/00-G06K 15/00.
G06K 9/00 takes precedence over G06K 7/00.
G06K 19/00 takes precedence over G06K 21/00.
Glossary of terms
In this subclass, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
| record carrier | means a body, such as a cylinder, disc, card, tape, or wire, capable of permanently holding information, which can be read-off by a sensing element movable relative to the recorded information or by electrical contacting or non-contacting means |
| data | is a synonym for information |