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DIFF Subclass Not Allocatable
G06K

GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS

Introduced: September 1968

Description

G06K encompasses technologies for reading, interpreting, and displaying graphical data, along with the physical media and mechanisms for storing and handling recorded information. This subclass covers optical character recognition (OCR), bar code and QR code reading, image processing for data extraction, and display systems for presenting visual information. It also includes mechanical and electronic systems for handling physical record carriers such as magnetic tapes, optical discs, and card readers. Adjacent subclasses address pure image processing (G06T) and specialized computing architectures (G06F), whereas G06K focuses specifically on the interface between graphical/recorded data and computational systems.

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS

CPC: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS

CPC:

GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS

Of 12 combined children, 10 exist in both systems.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 2 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

7 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

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