Location identification of machine-readable data embedded in data carriers
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsMarco Sandrini, Martin Zilliacus
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Abstract
The invention provides location identification of machine-readable data on data carriers. The invention is able to provide identification of the location of the machine-readable data without the need to provide a separate visual symbol or logo within the data carrier. As such, the present invention provides location indication without having to occupy additional space within the data carrier. The invention accomplishes these attributes by systematically associating the machine-readable data with a predefined portion of the visually perceptible information that is included within the data carrier.
Claims34
A data carrier device that provides indication of machine-readable data within the data carrier, the data carrier device comprising:
- a visually perceptible information field that includes visually perceptible information;
- and
- at least one machine-readable data that is associated with a predefined portion of the visually perceptible information field.
A system for identifying and capturing machine-readable data, the system comprising:
- a machine-readable data reader device;
- and
- a data carrier that includes a visually perceptible information field and at least one machine-readable data that is associated with a predefined portion of the visually perceptible information field,
- wherein a user of the reader device identifies the predefined portion of the visually perceptible field as the portion to which the reader device is aimed in order to capture the machine-readable data.
A method for manufacturing machine-readable data on a data carrier, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a data carrier;
- disposing machine-readable data on the data carrier;
- and
- disposing visually perceptible information on the data carrier, such that the visually perceptible information is associated with the machine-readable-data at a predefined portion of the visually perceptible information.
A mobile terminal device, the device including:
- at least one machine-readable data reader module for reading visually-imperceptible machine-readable data that is embedded on a data carrier within a visually perceptible information field and is identified to the mobile terminal device user by a visually perceptible identifier.
- at least one user interface adapted to respond to a user input by activating a corresponding machine-readable data reader module to read the machine-readable data embedded on the data carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.