Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
235469000 | Color coded | 34 |
20080237350 | Portable security printed matter authentication device - Provided is a portable security printed matter authentication device for authenticating security codes printed on security printed matter such as currency, vouchers, passports, and identification cards. The portable security printed matter authentication device includes: a housing including an observation hole at a top portion of the housing; a magnifying lens disposed to be close to the observation hole inside the housing; an optical filter disposed below the magnifying lens; and a plurality of LED (light-emitting diode) lamps which are disposed below the optical filter and illuminate light toward the security printed matter, wherein the LED lamps are a combination of two or more types of ultraviolet (UV) LED lamps, color LED lamps, and infrared (IR) lamps. | 10-02-2008 |
20080296390 | PROGRESSIVELY DEGRADING SYNTHETIC MARKERS - There is described a synthetic marker encoding data, the synthetic marker comprising an information payload represented by bits encoded along a spectrum, each of the bits having a priority level assigned thereto ranging from high to low, bits having lower priority levels being encoded along an end of the spectrum which is successively lost with progressively degrading marker viewing conditions compared to bits having higher priority levels. | 12-04-2008 |
20090194596 | Optical Symbol, Item to Which Optical Symbol is Attached, Method of Attaching Optical Symbol to Item, and Optical Recognition Code Recognizing Method - It is possible to provide a code using an optical symbol which can be read with a high accuracy even under an environment of a low printing accuracy including printing on an article which can be easily deformed. Cells are arranged in a linear shape and particular data is indicated by a state of element in each of the cells (whether the element is colored). Especially a particular color is fixed to each of the elements and it is possible to use the two states whether the color is attached or note. This state can express the data. Accordingly, it is possible to realize a code system capable of ready data if the element sequence continuity and the form (topology) as the linear state are maintained. | 08-06-2009 |
20090314838 | Optical Symbol, Article to which the Optical Symbol is Attached, Method for Attaching Optical Symbol to Article, Optical Symbol Decoding Method, Related Device, and Related Program - It is possible to linearly arrange cells and indicate particular data in the order of colors of respective sells. A code system uses an optical symbol decoding method capable of reading the color arrangement if the arrangement continuity and the linear shape are maintained. The data expression method may be other than “the order of colors.” For example, it is possible to employ a method for allocating a numeric value to each of the colors by one-to-one correspondence (R=0, B=1, etc.), a method for allocating data by a color transition (“CM”=“MY”=“YC”=0, “CY”=“YM”=“MC”=1, etc.), a method for allocating data for a combination of colors, and the like. | 12-24-2009 |
20100044441 | COLOR SENSING FOR A READER DEVICE AND THE LIKE - A reader device for identifying a color property in an area of interest and presenting content in response. The reader device comprises a light source unit for emitting a number of monochromatic lights having different wavelength bands toward the area of interest and a single photoelectric sensor for intercepting a reflection of the monochromatic lights from the area of interest, thereby providing the color property output and presenting the content according to the color property. | 02-25-2010 |
20100072281 | Method for producing indicators and processing apparatus and system utilizing the indicators - The present invention discloses a method for producing graphical indicators and interactive systems for utilizing the graphical indicators. On the surface of an object, visually negligible graphical indicators are provided. The graphical indicators and main information, i.e. text or pictures, co-exist on the surface of object. The graphical indicators do not interfere with the main information when the perception of human eyes are concerned. With the graphical indicators, further information other than the main information on the surface of object are carried. In addition to the main information on the surface of object, one is able to obtain additional information through an auxiliary electronic device or trigger an interactive operation. | 03-25-2010 |
20100072282 | Method for producing indicators and processing apparatus and system utilizing the indicators - The present invention discloses a method for producing graphical indicators and interactive systems for utilizing the graphical indicators. On the surface of an object, visually negligible graphical indicators are provided. The graphical indicators and main information, i.e. text or pictures, co-exist on the surface of object. The graphical indicators do not interfere with the main information when the perception of human eyes are concerned. With the graphical indicators, further information other than the main information on the surface of object are carried. In addition to the main information on the surface of object, one is able to obtain additional information through an auxiliary electronic device or trigger an interactive operation. | 03-25-2010 |
20100123009 | HIGH-RESOLUTION INTERPOLATION FOR COLOR-IMAGER-BASED OPTICAL CODE READERS - An optical code reader includes a color image sensor array having first and second sets of pixels arranged along multiple parallel axes of a first axes group and multiple parallel axes of a second axes group transverse to the first axes group. The pixels of the first set produce data representing sensed light intensity values. In one configuration, the optical code reader includes a single-axis interpolator to produce interpolated intensity values that correspond to selected locations of pixels of the second set. The single-axis interpolator is operable to produce an interpolated intensity value for a selected location by using only intensity values sensed by pixels of the first set that share an axis of the first axes group with the selected location. | 05-20-2010 |
20100213259 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPTICAL CODE READING USING A COLOR IMAGER - Systems and methods of optical code reading include production of image data by a color image sensor array and processing of the image data to decode an optical code. In one configuration, the color image sensor array includes first and second sets of sensor pixels sensitive to light having wavelengths within, respectively, first and second wavelength bands, reflected light is focused by an optical system to form an image of an optical code on the color image sensor array, first and second sets of image data representing light intensity levels sensed by, respectively, the first and second sets of sensor pixels are produced, and the first set of image data is processed to determine whether the second set of image data is to be used in combination with the first set of image data to decode the optical code. | 08-26-2010 |
20100252636 | Optical recognition code, method for marking the same, method for reading out the same, and articles marked with the same - A method that lays a certain restriction on a distance between color areas and carries out “cutting out” and “sequence recognition.” | 10-07-2010 |
20100288841 | CALIBRATION CODED SENSORS AND APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR READING SAME - In some aspects, a colored coded analyte sensor is provided. The analyte sensor has a body and a plurality of machine-readable colored codes associated with the body. The colored codes may contain red, green, and blue hues, which are discernable into coded information. The coded information may include the analyte sensor model, analyte sensor calibration constant, expiration or manufacture date of the analyte sensor, analyte sensor counterfeiting codes, warnings, messages to the user, etc. Colored code reading systems, apparatus and methods for reading such color-coded information associated with the analyte sensor are provided, as are numerous other aspects. | 11-18-2010 |
20100301120 | Method for denoting optical recognition data with multicolor light emitters, method for marking the same, light-emitting device, and method for detecting data and position - A technology to measure the position of a distant mark object and denote an automatic recognition data by the object. A light-emitting device includes an R (red) light, a G (green) light, and a B (blue) light emitters, and a control device for controlling their light-up states. The light-emitting device is affixed to the mark object and made to emit the lights by a predetermined light-emitting pattern. The light-emitting pattern forms a time-change optical recognition code denoting a desired data by change of the colors along the time axis. This optical recognition code is accomplished with a small area of space. Further, by photographing the light-emitting device with a CCD camera and the like, it is possible to recognize the position of the light-emitting device, that is, the position of the mark object. By carrying out this behavior continuously, it is possible to trace the movement of the mark object. | 12-02-2010 |
20110180604 | AUTOMATIC INFORMATION TRANSFER BY COLOR ENCODED FIELDS - Disclosed herein are methods and systems of transferring information from a test strip or an element to a user or an instrumentation using at least one color encoded field. Also disclosed are methods and systems of transferring information from a batch of test strips or entities to a user or an instrumentation, wherein the batch can comprise an extra information carrying entity which can carry extensive information, and the rest entities which can comprise simplified information, such as a link information which can link the entities to the extensive information. | 07-28-2011 |
20110186638 | DATA READER, DATA READING METHOD AND DATA RECORDER - Disclosed herein is a data reader including: an image acquisition section configured to acquire an image having color cells arranged in a two-dimensional space, each of the color cells being made up of a graphic of a given color density in a predetermined form and size; a spatial deinterleaving section configured to perform spatial deinterleaving adapted to sort the color cells arranged in the two-dimensional space in a spatially distributed manner in the acquired image; and a color decoding section configured to decode data coded in association with colors of the color cells and densities of the colors by analyzing the image with the sorted color cells as color data associated with coordinate positions in the two-dimensional space. | 08-04-2011 |
20110284640 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CARDS AND DEVICES OPERABLE TO COMMUNICATE VIA LIGHT PULSING - A card is provided with a light sensor operable to receive information via light emitted from a display screen or another source of light. Accordingly, a mobile telephonic device or portable computer (e.g., tablet computer) may communicate information to a card via light pulses. Information communicated via light may include, for example, points balances, credit balances, debit balances, transaction history, software updates, coupons, promotions, advertisements or any other type of information. | 11-24-2011 |
20110303750 | DIGITAL PICTURE TAKING OPTICAL READER HAVING HYBRID MONOCHROME AND COLOR IMAGE SENSOR ARRAY - A portable hand held optical reader having a specially constructed two-dimensional image sensor array is operational in a bar code decoding mode and in a picture taking mode. The specially constructed image sensor array, in one embodiment, is a hybrid monochrome and color image sensor pixel array, wherein a first subset of the pixels are monochrome pixels devoid of wavelength selective color filter elements and a second subset of the pixels are color sensitive pixels including wavelength selective color filter elements. | 12-15-2011 |
20120024956 | QR CODE HAVING HIDDEN CODES AND METHODS OF FORMING AND IDENTIFYING THE HIDDEN CODES - Disclosed are a QR (Quick Response) code having hidden codes and methods for forming and identifying the hidden codes. The QR code comprises a plurality of square colored message unit blocks for computer systems identification and arranged without gaps according to a predetermined rule. The hidden codes are located in the colored message unit blocks, wherein the chrominance of the hidden codes is different from the chrominance of the colored message unit blocks to achieve the objective of anti-counterfeiting and hidden, thereby ensuring the colored message unit blocks that are not easy to be discovered and achieves a higher anti-counterfeiting and hidden function. | 02-02-2012 |
20120031976 | Approach of disposing waste - This invention provides an approach of disposing waste for marking different products of waste sources with different color classification iconic codes at the time of production. The color classification iconic code contains at least one specific color used to indicate the category of the product, and this specific color has the maximum distribution area in the color classification iconic code or occupies the entire color classification iconic code. Various containers used to contain different wastes are marked with the corresponding colors that indicate product categories in the color classification iconic codes. With the approach of disposing waste in this invention, even the children at 3-5 years old and illiterates can classify the waste and discard it into the matched trash can according to the color classification iconic code. In this way, the same type of waste can be collected together conveniently for recycling. | 02-09-2012 |
20120187193 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL CODE, TWO-DIMENSIONAL CODE READER, AND PROGRAM - The aim is to reduce the influence of the filming environment of an image that represents a two-dimensional code when determining a color that has been added to a cell in the two-dimensional code. Disclosed is a two-dimensional code ( | 07-26-2012 |
20120318870 | INDICIA READING TERMINAL WITH COLOR FRAME PROCESSING - An indicia reading terminal can comprise an image sensor integrated circuit having a two-dimensional image sensor, a hand held housing encapsulating the two-dimensional image sensor, and an imaging lens configured to focus an image of a target decodable indicia onto the two-dimensional image sensor. The two-dimensional image sensor can include a plurality of pixels arranged in repetitive patterns. Each pattern can include at least one pixel sensitive in a first spectrum region, at least one pixel sensitive in a second spectrum region, and at least one pixel sensitive in a third spectrum region. The image sensor integrated circuit can be configured to capture a frame of image data by reading out a plurality of analog signals. Each read out analog signal can be representative of light incident on a group of two or more pixels of the plurality of pixels. The image sensor integrated circuit can be further configured to convert the plurality of analog signals to a plurality of digital signals and to store the plurality of digital signals in a memory. The indicia reading terminal can be operative to process the frame of image data for attempting to decode for decodable indicia. | 12-20-2012 |
20130126618 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR READING COLOR OPTICAL CODES - Methods and systems are disclosed for producing color-image data representative of a color optical code or other color objects, particularly with a monochrome imager. Monochrome image-sensor data is produced by receiving a sequence of colored light emitted by an artificial light source and reflected from the color object. The sequence of colored light may be a red, green, and blue sequence of colored light emitting diode lights according to some embodiments. The monochrome imager produces the monochrome image-sensor data based at least in part on the portion of the reflected sequence of colored light. The monochrome image-sensor data is processed to produce color-image data representing the color optical code. | 05-23-2013 |
20130175344 | BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE MEASURING DEVICE AND BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE MEASURING SENSOR USED IN SAME - The purpose of the present invention is to reduce costs for biological sample measurement devices by means of providing a novel method for easily and reliably identifying types of biological sample measurement sensors. Specifically, the present invention provides a biological sample measurement device provided with a main body case, a sensor insertion port, a connector, a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element disposed inside of the main body case in the vicinity of the connector, and a connector terminal. The light-emitting element can irradiate light onto a biological sample measurement sensor attached to the connector. The light-receiving element can receive reflected light or transmitted light from the biological sample measurement sensor attached to the connector. The type of the biological sample measurement sensor is identified on the basis of the light received and recognized by the light-receiving element. | 07-11-2013 |
20130186957 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL CODE READER AND PROGRAM - Disclosed is a technology that specifies each of a plurality of two-dimensional codes in an image and reduces the processing time for judging color in each cell region in each specified two-dimensional code. Based on edge images generated from obtained images, candidate regions among these edge images are extracted, a judgment is made about whether or not a characteristic pattern is included in each of the corresponding regions in the original images that correspond to these extracted candidate regions, and then the two-dimensional code regions are detected from among the original images. The color is judged both for each pixel group that comprises each row of that region and for each pixel cell, in pixel array order. If it is determined that a certain number or more pixels in each row that corresponds to each cell region are included in the color judgment region, color judgment is omitted for the remaining pixels in that row. | 07-25-2013 |
20130221105 | Mixed Code, and Method and Apparatus for Generating the Same - A mixed code, and a method and apparatus for encoding the same are provided. The mixed code includes a first code image region storing a first code image obtained by encoding first information using color, shading, or a combination thereof, and a second code image region storing a second code image obtained by encoding second information using color, shading, or a combination thereof. The first code image and/or the second code image includes the results of encoding interpretation information, construction information, error control information, and code direction information. The mixed code is made by adjusting the difference in color and brightness between the first and second code images to a predetermined level and combining these images. | 08-29-2013 |
20130292477 | IMAGE SENSOR BASED OPTICAL READER - An apparatus for use in optical reading can comprise an image sensor and a circuit board, and can further comprise a support assembly. An apparatus for use in optical reading can also comprise a light source and imaging optics. | 11-07-2013 |
20140209686 | Method and Apparatus for Identification - A method and system for reading an identifier from an object having a portion of a repeating image imparted thereon. The system preferably includes an imaging apparatus for imaging a portion of the repeating image from the object, the repeating image repeating in the direction of continuous travel of one or more objects through a printing location, at least the portion of the repeating image being printed to each of a plurality of objects, including the object, as the plurality of objects reach the printing location. The system further preferably includes a comparator for comparing one or more expected attributes of the imaged repeating image with one or more corresponding actual attributes of the imaged repeating image. | 07-31-2014 |
20140231525 | MACHINE-READABLE SYMBOLS - A variety of forms of machine-readable symbols are disclosed, as well as methods and systems of constructing machine-readable symbols, methods and systems of acquiring machine-readable symbols, and methods and systems of decoding machine-readable symbols. | 08-21-2014 |
20140246495 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing device including an image composition unit that generates a composite image by compositing a plurality of color images having differing color components and acquired by image capture, and a code recognition unit that, from the composite image, recognizes an information code formed by a plurality of cells. | 09-04-2014 |
20140319222 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR READING IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION OF BIOSENSOR - An apparatus of reading identification information according to a code attached on a biosensor. In reading the identification information through a pattern of the existing biosensor, a photodetector and a light resource are required for each segment so as to read segments of each pattern. However, such a system may cause a complexity of circuit-driving, raise manufacturing costs, and prolong operating hours. Thus, to solve these problems, provided is a technology, which, in contrast to the existing technology, has advantages of using a small amount of electronic components and reduced driving circuits to shorten working hours, and the like. | 10-30-2014 |
20140346234 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR TWO-DIMENSIONAL DATA STORAGE - A method and an apparatus for reading a data pattern from or writing a data pattern to a storage medium are described. During reading a pattern retrieval stage retrieves a test pattern and the data pattern from the storage medium. A decoder, which is trained with pattern elements of the retrieved test pattern by a training stage, decodes the retrieved data pattern by performing a comparison between topologies of the retrieved data pattern and representative patterns derived from the test pattern during training of the decoder. | 11-27-2014 |
20140374487 | LIGHT DETECTOR - The present invention relates to a light detector arranged to detect coded light emitted from at least one light source. The light detector ( | 12-25-2014 |
20150294207 | Generating Machine-Readable Optical Codes With Aesthetic Component - Techniques are provided for generating machine-readable optical codes that have an aesthetic component that is integrated into the codes themselves. In this manner, the machine-readable optical codes can be designed to be aesthetically pleasing and/or can convey information to human viewers, and can even be disguised so that they do not appear to be machine-readable optical codes at all. Such information can be (but need not be) distinct from the information encoded for reading by a machine, even when the information is integrated into the code itself. The techniques described herein can be applied to any type of machine-readable optical code. | 10-15-2015 |
20150332135 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TIME CHANGING DYNAMIC SECURITY CODE - The present technology provides dynamic security code systems and method for their creation and use. The systems include a base layer including a first pattern and a sublimating compound layer including a plurality of materials selectively covering the base layer. In some embodiments, each of the plurality of materials is configured to sublimate at respective sublimation rates. The system further includes a shielding layer configured to shield the base layer and the sublimating compound layer to form a security code. The shielding layer can be configured to control a diffusion rate of the plurality of materials through the shielding layer such that the security code is changed. | 11-19-2015 |
20150379319 | INDICIA READING TERMINAL WITH COLOR FRAME PROCESSING - An indicia reading terminal can comprise an image sensor integrated circuit having a two-dimensional image sensor, a hand held housing encapsulating the two-dimensional image sensor, and an imaging lens configured to focus an image of a target decodable indicia onto the two-dimensional image sensor. The two-dimensional image sensor can include a plurality of pixels arranged in repetitive patterns. Each pattern can include at least one pixel sensitive in a first spectrum region, at least one pixel sensitive in a second spectrum region, and at least one pixel sensitive in a third spectrum region. The image sensor integrated circuit can be configured to capture a frame of image data by reading out a plurality of analog signals. Each read out analog signal can be representative of light incident on a group of two or more pixels of the plurality of pixels. The image sensor integrated circuit can be further configured to convert the plurality of analog signals to a plurality of digital signals and to store the plurality of digital signals in a memory. The indicia reading terminal can be operative to process the frame of image data for attempting to decode for decodable indicia. | 12-31-2015 |