Reduced size optical code identifiers and method of using same
AssigneeJuggernaut Spark Development LLC
InventorWalter C. Waltereze
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Abstract
A reduced size optical code identifier includes a transparent body having a flat bottom surface with a rounded or domed top surface that meets the bottom surface around the perimeter of the bottom surface. An optical code is provided in the body adjacent the bottom surface and is visible through the top surface. The top surface is configured to reduce reflection to facilitate optical recognition and decoding of the optical code. The body has a maximum length or diameter of about twelve millimeters or less. The identifier can be placed on an object or structure and then used to associate information with the optical code of the identifier so that the information can be retrieved using a computing device that can optically recognize the code and communicate with a remote server.
Claims20
A reduced size optical code identifier, comprising:
- a body having a back surface and a top surface, the back surface being flat and planar and having a perimeter,
- the top surface extends over the body and generally has a domed shape and meets the bottom surface at the perimeter around an entirety of the perimeter;
- the body being made of a transparent material, with the top surface being anti-reflective;
- a visual code disposed in the body adjacent the bottom surface and facing toward the top surface;
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- wherein the body has a distance across the bottom surface, from one side to a directly opposite side, that is not more than twelve millimeters.
A reduced size optical code identifier, comprising:
- a body having a back surface and a top surface, the back surface being planar and having a perimeter,
- the top surface extends over the body and meets the bottom surface at the perimeter of the back surface around an entirety of the perimeter of the back surface;
- the body being made of a transparent material, with the top surface having an anti-reflective treatment;
- an optical code disposed inside the body adjacent the back surface and facing toward the top surface.
A reduced size optical code identifier, comprising:
- a body having a back surface and a top surface, the back surface defining a plane and having a perimeter;
- the body being made of a transparent material, with the top surface having an anti-reflective treatment;
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- an optical code disposed inside the body, adjacent the back surface and facing toward the top surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.