Methods and Tangible Objects Employing Machine Readable Data
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1. A method comprising:
- determining an operating or performance characteristic associated with an apparatus;
determining a numeric expression associated with the operating or performance characteristic;
steganographically hiding the numeric expression on or in the apparatus, wherein the numeric expression is useable in determining whether the apparatus is operating or functioning as expected.
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to steganography and data hiding. In one implementation we provide a method including: obtaining auxiliary data; providing a mask for a photo-reactive material, the mask corresponding at least in part to the auxiliary data; and exposing the material through the mask to steganographically impart the auxiliary data in the photo-reactive material. The auxiliary data is machine-readable from the exposed material. In another implementation the material is exposed through photolithographic illumination. Of course, other implementations are described and claimed as well.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining an operating or performance characteristic associated with an apparatus;
determining a numeric expression associated with the operating or performance characteristic;
steganographically hiding the numeric expression on or in the apparatus, wherein the numeric expression is useable in determining whether the apparatus is operating or functioning as expected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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obtaining auxiliary data;
providing a mask for a photo-reactive material, the mask corresponding at least in part to the auxiliary data; and
exposing the material through the mask to steganographically impart the auxiliary data in the photo-reactive material, the auxiliary data being machine-readable from the exposed material. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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obtaining information;
curing a photo-reactive material to steganographically impart the information in the photo-reactive material, the information being machine-readable from the cured photo-reactive material. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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