Embedding barcode data in an auxiliary field of an image file
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1. A method for storing data obtained from a machine-readable code, comprising:
- obtaining image data comprising a machine-readable code;
retrieving the machine-readable code;
decoding the machine-readable code to obtain data; and
storing the obtained data, in a non-image format, in a field in an image file comprising the image data.
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Abstract
Information decoded from a barcode or other machine-readable code within an image file is stored as character-based data in an auxiliary field, such as a comment field, of the image file. Subsequently, the information can be extracted from the auxiliary field so as to avoid the need to repeat the image analysis and decoding operation. In one aspect, the extracted data is validated to ensure that it is consistent with the machine-readable code.
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1. A method for storing data obtained from a machine-readable code, comprising:
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obtaining image data comprising a machine-readable code; retrieving the machine-readable code; decoding the machine-readable code to obtain data; and storing the obtained data, in a non-image format, in a field in an image file comprising the image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for retrieving stored data representing a machine-readable code in an image, comprising:
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obtaining an image file comprising image data, the image data comprising a machine-readable code; and retrieving, from a first field in the image file, a representation of the machine-readable code in non-image format. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer program product for storing data obtained from a machine-readable code, comprising:
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a computer-readable medium; and computer program code, encoded on the medium, for; obtaining image data comprising a machine-readable code; retrieving the machine-readable code; decoding the machine-readable code to obtain data; and storing the obtained data, in a non-image format, in a field in the image file comprising the image data. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A computer program product for retrieving stored data representing a machine-readable code in an image, comprising:
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a computer-readable medium; and computer program code, encoded on the medium, for; obtaining an image file comprising image data, the image data comprising a machine-readable code; and retrieving, from a first field in the image file, a representation of the machine-readable code in non-image format. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A system for storing data obtained from a machine-readable code, comprising:
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an image input device, for obtaining image data comprising a machine-readable code; an image processor, coupled to the input device, for retrieving the machine-readable code from the image data; a decoder, coupled to the image processor, for decoding the machine-readable code to obtain data; and a storage device, coupled to the decoder, for storing the obtained data, in a non-image format, in a field in the image file comprising the image data. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A system for retrieving stored data representing a machine-readable code in an image, comprising:
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an image file receiver, for obtaining an image file comprising image data, the image data comprising a machine-readable code; and a reader, coupled to the image file receiver, for retrieving, from a first field of the image file, a representation of the machine-readable code in non-image format. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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