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Method for producing indicators and processing apparatus and system utilizing the indicators

  • US 20100072281A1
  • Filed: 11/20/2009
  • Published: 03/25/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A processing system, comprising:

  • a surface of an object including multiple index zones, multiple visually negligible graphical indicators are arranged in each index zone; and

    an electronic system comprising an optical device for capturing an image on the surface of the object by a user, the electronic system retrieving the graphical indicators from the image and producing an response by using an additional information corresponding to one graphic indicator,wherein each graphical indicator comprises a plurality of graphical micro-units arranged in a layout, the layout corresponds to an indicator information, the processing device analyses the layout of the graphical micro-units to retrieve the indicator information and further to acquire the additional information from the indicator information by processing and/or transforming the indicator information,wherein the surface of the object comprises a main information that overlaps and co-exists with the graphical micro-units on the surface of the object, wherein the graphical micro-units are negligible when the user observes the main information and the main information is imperceptible to the optical device.

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