DATA ENCODING PATTERN
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Abstract
A product 100 having a data encoding pattern 108 printed on it, the pattern defining a grid having a grid spacing, wherein the grid spacing has discontinuities arranged to compensate for a mismatch between the resolution at which the pattern 108 is printed and a required value for the grid spacing, the discontinuities being irregularly spaced across the product.
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40 Claims
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- 21. A product having a data encoding pattern printed on it, the pattern defining a grid having a grid spacing, wherein the grid spacing has discontinuities arranged to compensate for a mismatch between the resolution at which the pattern is printed and a required value for the grid spacing, the discontinuities being irregularly spaced across the product.
- 31. A method of generating a data encoding pattern for application to a document, the pattern being made up of elements, the method comprising defining a grid having a grid spacing, and defining positions of the elements relative to the grid, wherein the grid spacing is arranged to have discontinuities the positions of which vary in an irregular manner across the pattern.
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40. A system for generating a data encoding pattern for application to a product, the system being arranged to generate pattern comprising a number of elements defining a grid spacing, and to modify the pattern so that the grid spacing has discontinuities arranged to compensate for a mismatch between the resolution at which the pattern is printed and a required value for the grid spacing, the discontinuities being irregularly spaced across the pattern.
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