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Tagged surface printer

  • US 20050061882A1
  • Filed: 11/08/2004
  • Published: 03/24/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A printer for generating a surface printed with tags, the tags embedded with data, the printer comprising:

  • an encoder having two or more rendering engines, the encoder rendering a pattern of tags, each tag having a data area comprising data dots and a locator component comprising constant dots;

    the tag encoder obtaining tag data from a tag format structure, the tag format structure being a dot based data package template containing a plurality of entries, there being an entry associated with each dot'"'"'s position, an entry indicating whether a data dot or a constant dot, accordingly each entry having either fixed data bits or variable data bits, each entry being interpreted independently without reliance on state information;

    at least one printhead for printing said pattern of tags.

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