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Apparatus and method for storing and reading data

  • US 5,451,764 A
  • Filed: 01/04/1993
  • Issued: 09/19/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/04/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for storing data, comprising:

  • a storage media having a printable surface on which data is to be stored;

    a plurality of horizontally spaced, vertical registration bars, each having a width, the surface of said storage media, each of said vertical registration bars providing a vertical edge defining a boundary of a corresponding column so as to provide a plurality of columns;

    a plurality of vertically spaced, horizontal registration bars, each having a width, printed on the surface of said storage media, each of said horizontal registration bars being defined by a plurality of separate horizontal sectors arranged in alignment with each other and respectively disposed within a different column of said plurality of columns, each of said horizontal registration bars providing a horizontal edge defining a boundary of a corresponding row so as to provide a plurality of rows said vertical and horizontal bars being non-intersecting; and

    a plurality of data blocks on the surface of said storage media, each of said data blocks being disposed within an area on the surface of said storage media at a respective row/column position;

    each data block being representative of at least one bit of binary data said bit of binary data being printed to represent to represent one of "1" and "0", or being blank to represent the other of "1" and "0".

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