Decoding machine-readable optical codes with aesthetic component
US9280694B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K19/0614
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are provided for decoding machine-readable optical codes that have an aesthetic component that is integrated into the codes themselves. In this manner, the machine-readable optical codes can be designed to be aesthetically pleasing and/or can convey information to human viewers, and can even be disguised so that they do not appear to be machine-readable optical codes at all. Such information can be (but need not be) distinct from the information encoded for reading by a machine, even when the information is integrated into the code itself. The techniques described herein can be applied to any type of machine-readable optical code.
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