Three dimensional data storage
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1. An identification document, comprising:
- a printable layer;
a computer readable data storage element formed on the printable layer, the computer readable data storage element comprising a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel has one of a predetermined plurality of colors;
a computer readable calibration element formed on the printable layer, the calibration element comprising a plurality of pixels and the calibration element including information enabling a determination of at least a portion of the predetermined plurality of colors;
wherein the computer readable data storage element includes a plurality of pixels that have been selectively darkened or whitened relative to the calibration element by laser radiation to encode machine readable data in the computer readable storage element.
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Abstract
An identification document is provided comprising a printable layer, a computer readable data storage element, and a computer readable calibration element. The computer readable data storage element is formed on the printable layer and comprises a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel has one of a predetermined plurality of colors. The computer readable calibration element is formed on the printable layer and comprises a plurality of pixels and includes information enabling a determination of the pixel size in the computer readable data storage element and also a determination of at least a portion of the predetermined plurality of colors.
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1. An identification document, comprising:
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a printable layer; a computer readable data storage element formed on the printable layer, the computer readable data storage element comprising a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel has one of a predetermined plurality of colors; a computer readable calibration element formed on the printable layer, the calibration element comprising a plurality of pixels and the calibration element including information enabling a determination of at least a portion of the predetermined plurality of colors;
wherein the computer readable data storage element includes a plurality of pixels that have been selectively darkened or whitened relative to the calibration element by laser radiation to encode machine readable data in the computer readable storage element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 3. The identification document of claim, wherein the printing is laser engraving.
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7. The identification document of claim, wherein at least one of the computer readable data storage element and the computer readable calibration element is positioned at a predetermined location on the printable layer.
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15. A system for providing a primed computer readable data storage element on document, comprising:
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a printable document substrate; a computer readable array of pixels printed on the document substrate; and means formed on the printable document substrate for calibrating the intensity of each pixel in the computer readable array of pixels;
wherein the computer readable array includes a plurality of pixels that have been selectively darkened or whitened relative to the means for calibrating the intensity by laser radiation to encode machine readable data in the computer readable array. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method for providing a printed computer readable data element to a document, comprising:
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printing a first plurality of pixels to a first location on a document, each pixel having a pixel intensity, each pixel intensity associated with a respective piece of data; printing a second plurality of pixels to second location on the document, the second plurality of pixels comprising at least one pixel associated with each possible pixel intensity; printing a third plurality of pixels to a third location on the document, the third plurality of pixels comprising a pair of pixels spaced apart and capable of being scanned by a scanner; and
;printing a fourth plurality of pixels to a fourth location on the document, the fourth plurality of pixels spaced a predetermined distance from the second and third pluralities of pixels, the fourth plurality of pixels serving to reference the locations of the second and third pluralities of pixels;
wherein the first plurality of pixels includes a plurality of pixels that have been selectively darkened or whitened by laser radiation to correspond to pixel intensities of the second plurality of pixels and thereby encode machine readable data associated with the possible pixel intensities of the second plurality of pixels. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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