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US 7,028,890 B2Granted
Identification tag and identified object
AssigneeTani Electronics Corporation
InventorOkie Tani
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Abstract
An identification tag (101B, 102B, 103B, 104B) to be attached to a part (30) or similar object and recording a plurality of content relating to the part or similar object, wherein a plurality of color elements (105, 100N) indicated by different colors corresponding to the plurality of content are labeled and the plurality of color elements are read by an identifying means (11) for converting them to the plurality of content whereby the recorded plurality of content are recognized.
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An identification tag comprising:
- a plurality of color elements;
- and
- means for attaching the identification tag to an object;
- wherein each color element is one of a plurality of colors labeled on said identification tag,
- wherein said plurality of color elements is used as an information recording medium for recording a plurality of contents,
- wherein the plurality of color elements are read by an identifying means,
- wherein a color code table converts the read plurality of color elements to said plurality of contents, and
- wherein the plurality of color elements may be written to or read from at a plurality of stages within a process.
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A method of identifying an object, comprising:
- labeling an identification tag with a plurality of color elements, wherein the plurality of color elements are used as an information recording medium to write a plurality of contents to the information tag;
- attaching the information tag to an object;
- reading the plurality of color elements on the information tag attached to the object using an identifying means;
- and
- converting the plurality of read color elements to said plurality of contents using a stored color conversion table, thereby allowing said recorded plurality of contents to be recognized.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.