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Document having an encoded data structure

US7234645B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 2004
Grant dateJun 26, 2007
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S977/94
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A printed document includes a data structure encoded on a surface of at least one page of the document, the data structure comprising a plurality of block data regions. Each block data region includes: an encoded data region containing data in encoded form; a plurality of clock mark structures located on mutually opposite sides 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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