RE: Barcodes!

["Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>]

I have the five I need, but I can really recommend these guys.
The cue-cats are *incredibly* useful.

Again though: don't rush to hack them. the Serial Number may actually be
*useful* !!!

I have an asp page setup on my server, so that scanning any PC code causes
the page to display the UPC Code as well as "Fridge",
"Freezer" or
"Cupboard" depending on which cat scanned the code.

Ian.


-----Original Message-----
From: Graham P. Howe [mailto:graham@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 03 March 2002 23:39
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Barcodes!


After several bids which were automatically superceded, I currently have
the
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
reasonable 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]
> Sent: 02 March 2002 22:11
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Barcodes!
>
>
> There is currently a box for 25 including
> cables....unfortunately won't ship outside US.... have to
> make do with the one on order via Canada
>
> Campbell
>
> ----- 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!
>
>
> > Well, our box of *five* cue-cat readers arrived from the
> States. (not
> > 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
serial number
> > and encryption, and now have two "native" PS/2
scanners.
> >
> > That's when Jenni had an idea. Perhaps the serial number
> placed in the
> scan
> > by Digital Convergence is useful. We intend to use three of the
> > 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
> maintenance/dev
> work
> > ane one for the laptop)
> >
> > The native cuecat returns this:
> > .C3nZC3nZC3nWChvYCxf1D3nY.bNjW.DNnZC3b3Dhn0C3TZEW. when I
> scan a 300ml
> > bottle of macleans complete care coolmint mouthwash.
> (happened to be
> > on my
> > desk)
> >
> > Loading the "catnip" software for removing encryption
provides many
> options
> > for processing, including passing the (decrypted) Serial Number +
> > Barcode with a "." seperator
> >
> > With catnip in place, it becomes the rather clearer:
> > 000000003361226401.5000347070808
> >
> > Given that the serial number for each cat is always the same, I
can
> > then
> use
> > this sequence of kepresses (000000003361226401.) as a
> girder trigger
> > event to mean "incoming scan from the fridge" (or, at
> least, thats the
> > plan)
> >
> > Next steps:
> > 1) extending the PS/2 connection over the CAT-5 to the
> Kitchen without
> > spending £100 on an extender!
> > 2) running two/three cue-cats over this extended link (I
> have already
> > ran all five at once here on my desk!)
> > 3) scanning *everything* in the cupboard as a test of how
> fast it is.
> > 4) Scanning and OCRing my last ASDA receipt, which includes the
> > following
> on
> > each line:
> > Item Name, Barcode Number, Cost per Item
> >
> > Ian.
> >
> >
> >
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