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US 9,437,236 B2Granted
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OwnerMichael Hugh Harringtoninventor
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Abstract
Data can be encoded in physical medium and represented by shapes having many various physical attributes. In various examples, data points are encoded and represented by the physical shape, color, size, and/or structure of objects. In one embodiment, holes in memory surface substrates represent data. Various attributes of such holes, including depth, profile size, profile shape, and/or angle can represent data.
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A method for encoding data, comprising:
- creating a feature on a memory substrate, wherein:
- one or more physical attributes of the feature represent data and the one or more physical attributes comprises color.
A data storage medium, comprising:
- a substrate surface;
- a feature on the substrate surface, the feature comprising one or more physical attributes;
- wherein:
- each of the one or more physical attributes represents encoded data and
- the one or more physical attributes comprises color.
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