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US 2016/0078333 A1Published application
Encoding an information object
AssigneeHewlet-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsSteven J SIMSKE, Marie VANS, Matthew E BAKER
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Abstract
A first portion of an information object is encoded with first information, where the first information object is recognizable by an information object reader. A second portion of the information object is encoded with second information, where the second information is not recognizable by the information object reader.
Claims15
A method for encoding an information object comprising:
- encoding a first portion of an information object with first information, wherein the first information is recognizable by an information object reader;
- and
- encoding a second portion of the information object with second information, wherein the second information is not recognizable by the information object reader.
A device comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to:
- encode an information object with first information, wherein the first information is encoded in a first portion of the information object, and wherein the first information is decodable by an information object reader;
- and
- encode the information object with second information, wherein the second information is encoded in a second portion of the information object, and wherein the second information is undecodable by the information object reader.
3 more elements
An information object comprising:
- a first portion for receiving first information, wherein the first information is readable by an information object reader;
- and
- a second portion for receiving second information, wherein the second information is readable by a proprietary software program, and wherein the second information is unreadable by the information object reader.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.