Coding method, coding equipment and resulting coded product
First Claim
1. A process for coding information comprising(a) providing an object bearing unencoded information, (b) providing a numerical seal, (c) processing at least a portion of the unencoded information with an encoding function using the numerical seal as a key to produce encoded information, and (d) affixing on the object a marking constituted by a plurality of elementary signs belonging to at least two different types, the signs being grouped in coding zones in the form of a matrix of elements arranged in a series of columns, each zone corresponding to coded information different from other coding zones, in which the marking comprises (i) at least one configuration zone containing coded information specific for a type of object on which the marking is affixed and determining at least one characteristic of at least one of the coding zones other than the configuration zone, and (ii) a central field zone containing the encoded information produced from the unencoded information and the numerical seal.
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Abstract
A process for data coding on any type of support (object, document, plant, animal, any material or materialized surface) calling for affixing on a surface a marking constituted by a plurality of elementary signs belonging to at least two different types, the marking being broken down into a plurality of coding zones each corresponding to coded information of a different nature. At least one configuration zone has content specific to the type of application and determines a characteristic of at least one of the other zones.
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1. A process for coding information comprising
(a) providing an object bearing unencoded information, (b) providing a numerical seal, (c) processing at least a portion of the unencoded information with an encoding function using the numerical seal as a key to produce encoded information, and (d) affixing on the object a marking constituted by a plurality of elementary signs belonging to at least two different types, the signs being grouped in coding zones in the form of a matrix of elements arranged in a series of columns, each zone corresponding to coded information different from other coding zones, in which the marking comprises (i) at least one configuration zone containing coded information specific for a type of object on which the marking is affixed and determining at least one characteristic of at least one of the coding zones other than the configuration zone, and (ii) a central field zone containing the encoded information produced from the unencoded information and the numerical seal.
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