Patent · US Expired

Data distribution mechanism in the form of ink dots on cards

US6918542B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 2, 2003
Grant dateJul 19, 2005
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Expiry dateFeb 3, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D10/00
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data structure encoded on a surface of an object, and a method of generating such a data structure. The data structure includes a plurality of block data regions. Each of the block regions includes an encoded data region containing data in encoded form, a clock mark structure located adjacent a first peripheral portion of the encoded data region, and a target structure located adjacent the clock mark structure. Each of the block data regions further includes an orientation data structure indicative of an orientation of the data structure.

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