Orthogonal encoding for tags
AssigneeEmpire Technology Development LLC
InventorsMichael Keoni Manion, Christopher John Buntel
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Abstract
Symbologies for encoding data, as well as methods of encoding and decoding thereof are described. The symbologies may have a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of patterns on or in a substrate. Furthermore, each of the plurality of pixels may have one or more optical properties that each provides one or more types of non-interacting data.
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A symbology for encoding data, wherein the symbology comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of patterns on a substrate, wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises a plurality of portions, each portion comprising a plurality of optical properties, wherein each optical property provides one or more types of non-interacting data.
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A method of encoding a symbology, comprising arranging a plurality of pixels on a substrate in a plurality of patterns to form a machine-readable code, wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises a plurality of portions, each portion comprising a plurality of optical properties, wherein each optical property provides one or more types of non-interacting data.
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A method of decoding a symbology comprising a plurality of pixels having a plurality of portions, the method comprising:
- reading a shape of each portion of the plurality of pixels by an optical reading apparatus to obtain one or more first types of non-interacting data;
- reading a size of each portion of the plurality of pixels by the optical reading apparatus to obtain one or more second types of non-interacting data;
- reading one or more optical properties of each portion of the plurality of pixels by the optical reading apparatus to obtain one or more third types of non-interacting data;
- combining the first types of non-interacting data, the second types of non-interacting data and the third types of non-interacting data by a processing device;
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- decoding the combination by the processing device.
A method of decoding a symbology comprising a plurality of pixels having a plurality of portions, the method comprising:
- reading a shape and a size of each portion of the plurality of pixels by an optical reading apparatus to obtain one or more first types of non-interacting data;
- reading one or more optical properties of each portion of the plurality of pixels by the optical reading apparatus to obtain one or more second types of non-interacting data;
- combining the first types of non-interacting data and the second types of non-interacting data by a processing device;
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- decoding the combination by the processing device.
An article of manufacture comprising a symbology for encoding data, wherein the symbology comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of patterns on a substrate, wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises a plurality of portions, each portion comprising a plurality of optical properties wherein each optical property provides one or more types of non-interacting data.
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