Using Passively Represented information to Identify Items within a Multi-Dimensional Space

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a data bus coupled to the processor;
• and
• a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:
• scanning an encoded geometry associated with an item within the multi-dimensional space, the scanning comprising scanning a plurality of multi-dimensional symbols of the encoded geometry, each of the plurality of multi-dimensional symbols representing a plurality of constrained values, each of the plurality of constrained values including a two-dimensional value, the two-dimensional value being represented by a polygon, the two-dimensional value comprising a representation of vertices of the polygon;
• identifying each of the plurality of multi-dimensional symbols of the encoded geometry;
• decoding each identified multi-dimensional symbol to provide encoded geometry information for the encoded geometry, the decoding comprising identifying locations of vertices of the polygon;
• and,
• accessing information associated with the item within the multi-dimensional space based upon the encoded geometry information for the encoded geometry associated with the item.

A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:

• scanning an encoded geometry associated with an item within the multi-dimensional space, the scanning comprising scanning a plurality of multi-dimensional symbols of the encoded geometry, each of the plurality of multi-dimensional symbols representing a plurality of constrained values, each of the plurality of constrained values including a two-dimensional value, the two-dimensional value being represented by a polygon, the two-dimensional value comprising a representation of vertices of the polygon;
• identifying each of the plurality of multi-dimensional symbols of the encoded geometry;
• decoding each identified multi-dimensional symbol to provide encoded geometry information for the encoded geometry, the decoding comprising identifying locations of vertices of the polygon;
• and,
• accessing information associated with the item within the multi-dimensional space based upon the encoded geometry information for the encoded geometry associated with the item.