Method for encoding items of information and a device and method for evaluating the encoded information
First Claim
1. A method of coding information on articles, characterized in that for coding the information a fluorescent dyestuff is used.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for encoding items of information and to a device and method for evaluating the encoded information. A prior art method for marking and providing objects with items of information and data involves the creation and use of bar code. With the inventive method, it is now possible to provide objects with a more sophisticated and higher data density than that provided by prior art methods. By using fluorescent dyes, an additional encoding word is added to the coding language, this coding language having been available up to now and being composed of a sequence consisting of black and white bars, thereby increasing the depictable data density. The inventive device enables the decryption of encrypted and compressed items of information, which have a higher data density than that of prior art encoding methods. To this end, an opto-electrical reading unit is equipped with means that control the emission of light.
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- 1. A method of coding information on articles, characterized in that for coding the information a fluorescent dyestuff is used.
- 13. A device for evaluating coded information which as been coded by means of a fluorescent dyestuff, comprising at least one light source and at least one detector, characterized in that the light source and detector are arranged in a reading head or a detection chamber and the device includes means for controlling the light emission.
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