# US 2014/0191036 A1 · Orthogonal encoding for tags > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0191036 A1 - Document ID: US20140191036A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/816,574 - Filed: 2012-08-21 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2012-08-21 - Assignees: Empire Technology Development LLC - Inventors: Michael Keoni Manion; Christopher John Buntel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140191036A1 ## CPC - G06K 19/06037: {multi-dimensional coding} - G06K 1/123: {for colour code marks} - G06K 7/1404: {Methods for optical code recognition} - G06K 19/0614: {the marking being selective to wavelength, e.g. color barcode or barcodes only visible under UV or IR (methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers using a selected wavelength, see G06K7/12)} - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The symbology of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of optical properties is selected from a group comprising a color property, a shape property, a dimensional property, a relational property, a luminance property, a decay property, an intensity property, a photobleaching property, a degradation property, a fluorescence property, a fluorescence resonance energy transfer property and a gradient property. ### Claim at position 3 -9. (canceled) ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The symbology of claim 1, wherein each portion further comprises a shape that provides a first type of non-interacting data and a plurality of dimensions that provides a second type of non-interacting data. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The symbology of claim 1, wherein each portion further comprises one or more luminescent colorants. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The symbology of claim 11, wherein each of the one or more luminescent colorants provides a type of non-interacting data. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The symbology of claim 12, wherein an intersection of one luminescent colorant with another luminescent colorant provides a type one or more types of non-interacting data. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The symbology of claim 13, wherein the intersection comprises one or more of a gradient and a shape. ### Claim 15 (canceled) ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The symbology of claim 11, wherein each of the one or more luminescent colorants is selected from one or more of a group consisting of a fluorescent colorant and a phosphorescent colorant. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The symbology of claim 16, wherein a phosphorescence of the phosphorescent colorant diminishes over a period of time. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The symbology of claim 16, wherein a phosphorescence of the phosphorescent colorant diminishes after repeated illumination. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The symbology of claim 17, wherein the phosphorescence provides at least one additional type of non-interacting data. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The symbology of claim 1, wherein the one or more types of non-interacting data each provide positioning information for the symbology. ### Claim 21 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. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein each of the plurality of optical properties is selected from a group comprising a color property, a shape property, a dimensional property, a relational property, a luminance property, a decay property, an intensity property, a photobleaching property, a degradation property, a fluorescence property, a fluorescence resonance energy transfer property and a gradient property. ### Claim at position 17 -29. (canceled) ### Claim 30 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein each portion further comprises a shape that provides a first type of non-interacting data and a plurality of dimensions that provides a second type of non-interacting data. ### Claim 31 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein each portion further comprises one or more luminescent colorants. ### Claim 32 (depends on 31) The method of claim 31, wherein each of the one or more luminescent colorants provides a type of non-interacting data. ### Claim 33 (depends on 32) The method of claim 32, wherein an intersection of one luminescent colorant with another luminescent colorant provides one or more types of non-interacting data. ### Claim 34 (depends on 33) The method of claim 33, wherein the intersection comprises one or more of a gradient and a shape. ### Claim 35 (canceled) ### Claim 36 (depends on 31) The method of claim 31, wherein each of the one or more luminescent colorants is selected from one or more of a group consisting of a fluorescent colorant and a phosphorescent colorant. ### Claim 37 (depends on 36) The method of claim 36, wherein a phosphorescence of the phosphorescent colorant diminishes over a period of time. ### Claim 38 (depends on 36) The method of claim 36, wherein a phosphorescence of the phosphorescent colorant diminishes after repeated illumination. ### Claim 39 (depends on 37) The method of claim 37, wherein the phosphorescence provides at least one additional type of non-interacting data. ### Claim 40 (depends on 21) The method of any of claim 21, wherein the one or more types of non-interacting data each provide positioning information for the symbology. ### Claim 41 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; and decoding the combination by the processing device. ### Claim 42 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; and decoding the combination by the processing device. ### Claim 43 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. ### Claim 44 (depends on 43) The article of manufacture of claim 43, wherein the article of manufacture is selected from a group comprising apparel, computer components, storage devices, sanitation components, automobiles, chemicals, foods, beverages and paper products.