Barcode systems having multiple viewing angles
AssigneeBarcode Graphics Inc.
InventorJohn Herzig
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described for communicating encoded information using barcodes. Symbologies that permit linking of two or more barcodes may be used to create animated linked barcodes, in which successive barcodes in the series that encodes a string of information are displayed within a display area of a dynamic medium. Barcode animations may be displayed in webpages, television broadcasts, video media, favicons, etc. An optical layer such as a lenticular lens may be used to affect display of different barcodes at different viewing angles.
Claims23
A display system for communicating information, comprising:
- a display including a first barcode and a second barcode, the first barcode and the second barcode being of a series of two or more linked barcodes, wherein the information is encoded within the series of two or more linked barcodes;
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- an optical layer for affecting display of different images of the display at different viewing angles, the first barcode being displayed at a first viewing angle and the second barcode being displayed at a second viewing angle.
A method of communicating information on a display system, the display system including a display and an optical layer for affecting display of different images of the display at different viewing angles, the method comprising:
- displaying at a first viewing angle a first barcode of a series of two or more linked barcodes, wherein the information is encoded within the series of two or more linked barcodes;
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- displaying at a second viewing angle a second barcode of the series of two or more linked barcodes.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions for communicating information on a display screen, wherein the display screen is affected by an optical layer for affecting display of different images of the display screen at different viewing angles, wherein the computer-readable instructions comprise:
- instructions defining a series of two or more linked barcodes, wherein the information is encoded within the series of two or more linked barcodes;
- instructions for displaying a first barcode of the series of two or more linked barcodes on the display screen, the first barcode being associated with a first viewing angle;
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- instructions for displaying a second barcode of the series of two or more linked barcodes on the display screen, the second barcode being associated with a second viewing angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.