Bar code and method of forming a bar code having color for encoding supplemental information

A barcode structure comprising:

• a background area that provides for a barcode to be printed thereon, the background area comprising a plurality of colors, at least one of the plurality of colors other than black and white;
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• a plurality of different colored boxes printed on the background area to form at least one pattern according to a two-dimensional bar code symbology, the different colored boxes other than black and white, each hue in the different colored boxes provides encrypted data.

A barcode structure comprising:

• a background area that provides for a barcode to be printed thereon, the background area comprising a plurality of colors, at least one of the plurality of colors other than black and white;
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• a plurality of different colored boxes printed on the background area to form a plurality of columns as part of a bar code symbol, at least one color disposed between two of the plurality of different colored boxes, the different colored boxes other than black and white, each different colored box encapsulates enciphered data.

A method of forming a barcode structure comprising:

• encoding data into a background area of a bar code structure, the background area comprising a plurality of colors, at least one of the plurality of colors other than black and white;
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• encoding additional data into a barcode symbol printed on the background area, the barcode symbol comprising a plurality of different colored bars and at least one color disposed between two of the different colored bars, each different colored bar speckled with spectral colors other than black and white, each speckle comprises additional encoded data.

A method of forming a barcode structure comprising:

• encoding a plurality of different colored boxes according to a barcode symbology over a background, each different colored box comprises two or more colors other than black and white;
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• providing color coding into the background, the color coding includes colors other than black and white.