Optical reading and displaying device

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Accordingly, the object of the present invention is to provide an optical reading device which has a display section and is yet relatively simple in structure and low in cost.
To achieve the object, an optical reading device of the invention comprises a light source for generating light; light-deflection means comprising at least two light-deflecting elements put one upon the other to deflect light from said light source; deflection control means for generating electrical signals that control the deflection of light by said deflection means so as to scan said light across an object to be scanned and to generate one or more characters; means for receiving light reflected from said object that is scanned and for recognizing data recorded on said object; and means for displaying the characters generated by deflection of said light by the deflection means.
Advantageously, the receiving means is interconnected with the deflection means so as to generate a character display related to the data recorded on the object, for example, to display price or produce identification for an object to which a zebra or bar code label is attached.