Artwork generated to convey digital messages, and methods/apparatuses for generating such artwork
US11704765B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2201/0061
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Features from a style image are adapted to express a machine-readable code. For example, grains of rice depicted in a style image may be positioned to create a pattern mimicking that of a machine-readable code. The resulting output image can then be used as a graphical component in product packaging (e.g., as a background, border, or pattern fill), while also serving to convey a product identifier to a compliant reader device (e.g., a retail point-of-sale terminal). In some embodiments, a neural network is trained to apply a particular style image to machine readable codes. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
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