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An apparatus and method for removing fractions of a pixel from bar code bars to maintain the correct distance between adjacent correctly sized code forming bars. Thus, the distance between adjacent code forming bars will be constant and accurate. The foregoing is accomplished by varying a parameter

An apparatus and method for removing fractions of a pixel from bar code bars to maintain the correct distance between adjacent correctly sized code forming bars. Thus, the distance between adjacent code forming bars will be constant and accurate. The foregoing is accomplished by varying a parameter of the beam or ink droplet that is used to produce the bar so that the bar width and space between adjacent code forming bars will be accurately maintained. Hence, bars of a bar code will be accurately reproduced to enable the bar code to be accurately read.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An apparatus for forming bars of a bar code, said apparatus comprising:means for producing a plurality of different size spots on a medium;means for controlling the location of said spots on said medium to produce bars;means for supplying information regarding characteris

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An apparatus for forming bars of a bar code, said apparatus comprising:means for producing a plurality of different size spots on a medium;means for controlling the location of said spots on said medium to produce bars;means for supplying information regarding characteristics of said medium of the bars to be formed;means for supplying information specifying the desired bar code characteristic; andmeans for using the medium characteristics information and bar code characteristics information to locate the different spot sizes at either edge of the bar so as to produce bars having the desired bar code width.