Dual bar code reading system for a data storage system

摘要

A bar code reading system (10) comprises a first bar code label (14) and a second bar code label (16). The first bar code label (14) is positioned on an object (18) at a first location (20) and in a first orientation (22). The second bar code label (16) is positioned on the object (18) at a second location (26) and in a second orientation (28). The first and second bar code labels (14, 16) each have indicia (24, 30) thereon representative of a label data set. Bar code reading apparatus (32) positionable next to the object (18) has a limited field of view (90) such that the bar code reading apparatus (32) reads only first and second portions (34, 36) of the first and second bar code labels (14, 16). The bar code reading apparatus (32) produces first and second data sets representative of the first and second portions (34, 36). A data processing system (96) operatively associated with the bar code reading apparatus (32) combines the first and second data sets to produce a combined data set representative of the label data set. <IMAGE>