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US 8,553,284 B2Granted
Information input/output method using dot pattern
OwnerKenji Yoshidainventor
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A dot pattern including a block defined as a rectangular area of a square or a rectangle of a medium face, such as printed matter. A straight line in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction configuring a frame of the block each are defined as a standard grid line. Virtual reference grid points are provided at predetermined intervals on the reference grid line. Reference grid point dots are placed on respective virtual reference grid points. Straight lines that connect the virtual reference grid points to each other and are parallel to the reference grid lines are defined as grid lines. A point of intersection of grid lines is defined as a virtual grid point. A dot pattern is generated by arranging one or a plurality of information dots, each of which has a distance and a direction around the virtual grid point.
A printed material printed with a dot pattern adapted for information input/output in which a plurality of fine dots are arranged in a rectangular area of a square or rectangular block on a medium surface on the basis of a dot code generating algorithm in accordance with a predetermined rule, the fine dots being used for recognition of a variety of information, the dot pattern comprising:
A dot pattern adapted for information input/output, in which a plurality of fine dots are arranged in a rectangular area of a square or rectangular block on a medium surface on the basis of a dot code generating algorithm in accordance with a predetermined rule, the fine dots being used for recognition of a variety of information, the dot pattern comprising:
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