Dynamically variable machine readable binary code and method for reading and producing thereof
First Claim
1. An apparatus for generating a dynamically variable machine optically readable binary code, said apparatus comprising processing means for receiving data and in response thereto producing visual cells forming said binary code, said visual cells forming a plurality of data cells forming a matrix having a perimeter, said matrix having a variable number of data cells, said perimeter including density indicia for determining the density of data contained within the matrix, said density indicia being disposed in said perimeter independently of the positioning of said data cells contained in the matrix, said density indicia being a function of the number of data cells in said matrix, and printing means for printing said binary code.
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Abstract
A machine readable binary code which is dynamically variable in size, format and density of information is provided. The binary code is formed as a matrix having a perimeter and data contained therein. The perimeter is provided with density indicia for indicating the density of data contained within the matrix. The perimeter is also provided with size indicia for indicating the size of the matrix. By utilizing the density indicia and size indicia, a scanning device is able to calculate the size and information density of the binary code.
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- 1. An apparatus for generating a dynamically variable machine optically readable binary code, said apparatus comprising processing means for receiving data and in response thereto producing visual cells forming said binary code, said visual cells forming a plurality of data cells forming a matrix having a perimeter, said matrix having a variable number of data cells, said perimeter including density indicia for determining the density of data contained within the matrix, said density indicia being disposed in said perimeter independently of the positioning of said data cells contained in the matrix, said density indicia being a function of the number of data cells in said matrix, and printing means for printing said binary code.
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6. An apparatus for generating a dynamically variable machine optically readable binary code said apparatus comprising processing means for receiving data and in response thereto producing visual cells forming said binary code, said visual cells representing data formed as a matrix disposed within a perimeter, said data being formed as data cells, a subset of said data cells representing a single binary character, said data cells being redundantly provided within the matrix to represent said single binary character of data and printing means for printing said binary code.
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