System for decoding coded data with PLL

• US 8,006,167 B2
• Filed: 02/21/2010
• Issued: 08/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia, Lapstun, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Alphonse; Fritz
• Application Number:
  US12/709,501
• Publication Number:
  US 20100147940A1
• Time in Patent Office: 548 Days
• Field of Search: 714/769, 714/770, 714/776, 714/784, 714/798, 714/799, 714/763, 714/22
• US Class Current: 714/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06037 multi-dimensional coding

Abstract

A system for decoding coded data printed in ink on a surface is provided. The coded data has a registration structure which has at least two clock tracks indicative of a position of the coded data in the direction perpendicular to an alignment direction and two alignment lines for each clock track. The two alignment lines are indicative of the position of the respective clock track. The system has a decoder for determining, using an alignment phase-locked loop (PLL), a position of the alignment lines for a respective clock track, determining, using the position of the alignment lines, the position of each respective track, and updating the alignment PLL.

Claims

1. A system for decoding coded data printed in ink on a surface, the coded data having a registration structure, the registration structure having at least two clock tracks indicative of a position of the coded data in the direction perpendicular to an alignment direction and two alignment lines for each clock track, the two alignment lines being indicative of the position of the respective clock track, the system comprising a decoder for:

determining, using an alignment phase-locked loop (PLL), a position of the alignment lines for a respective clock track;

determining, using the position of the alignment lines, the position of each respective track; and

updating the alignment PLL.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the decoder is for decoding the coded data by:

determining a transform for each scan line using the alignment data, the transform being indicative of coordinates of bit-encoding locations within the data portions; and

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detecting bit values using the transform.

3. A system according to claim 2, wherein the decoder is for:

determining coordinates of sample values from the coordinates of the bit-encoding location; and

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determining a bit-encoding value by interpolating sample values from two successive sample lines.

4. A system according to claim 1, wherein the decoder is for:

determining the position of at least one marker to determine a gross registration;

determining, using the gross registration, a clock indicator in a clock track;

updating, using the clock indicator, an alignment PLL;

determining, using the alignment PLL, a fine registration of the coded data in the alignment direction.

5. A system according to claim 1, wherein the decoder is for:

for each clock track, determining, using a respective data clock PLL, a position of a clock indicator on the clock track;

determining, using the position of the clock indicator on each clock track, an alignment angle; and

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updating each data clock PLL.