Abstract:
A method and system for personalizing goods or services by including thereon a visible indication of the person or persons that are intended to utilize the goods and services. In one embodiment, based on computer processing, a series of parameters are calculated that can be used to generate a composite drawing (e.g., a line drawing) of the intended customer. Having created such a series of parameters, those parameters can be sent to the generator of the ticket or other personalized good. The generator can then use that series of parameters to print the composite drawing on the personalized good, either at the same time the good is originally printed or prior to providing the personalized good to the consumer. Alternatively, by receiving a customer number with the transaction confirmation from the credit card company, the merchant can download a full picture of the customer to be included on the personalized good.
Abstract:
Methods are provided for identifying and authenticating goods. A code or checksum based on information or an image relating to a good is derived and associated with a barcode (140) to include on a label. The label (100) is scanned by a recipient to authenticate the goods. Scanable code are provided based on an image (125) by distilling an image into its hue components and using a grid to create a pattern. The pattern is readable by a scanner to obtain a code directly, or by consulting a look-up table. The code, barcode, digital barcode or scanable code can be included on a label or tag, such as an RFID tag.
Abstract:
The present invention provides for widening a single bar (18) of a bar code without spoiling the readability of the bar code symbol. Further, the present invention provides for writing at least one sufficiently small letter, icon or other character within a single bar (24, 26) or space (22) of a bar code symbol without spoiling the symbol's readability.
Abstract:
A method is provided for printing a plurality of images of a symbol that includes at least a two-dimensional machine readable symbol on a plurality of substrates (20) or on a plurality of portions of a substrate so that the printable area (24) of each substrate (20) or substrate portion includes a complete representation (10) of the two-dimensional machine readable symbol. A substrate or set of substrates including the printed images are also provided.
Abstract:
The present invention generally relates to a system and method for modifying bars for applying to a non-flat, or irregular surface. A bar code symbol is created for and read from a non-flat or irregular surface by compensating for distortions caused by the non-flat or irregular surface.
Abstract:
To alert parties to an alteration to a bar code (20) or a corresponding digital image (18), for example a digital photograph which the bar code (20) partially overlaps, the bar code (20) includes information about the digital image (18). The bar code (20) partially overlaps and is integrated into the image (18). The bar code (20) and the part thereof in the image (18) are compared for required identity. By providing such an alert, the present invention makes it very difficult to alter, for example, an identification card, an use it for unauthorized purposes.
Abstract:
A system and method is provided that includes generating a combined bar code symbol and image that is readable by a bar code scanner device. The system comprises a computer program that provides an image and a bar code symbol and combines the bar code symbol with the image such that the bar code symbol is readable by the bar code scanner device. The system processes the image and bar code symbol by comparing the properties corresponding to the image, the bar code symbol (e.g., color values), and properties corresponding to the bar code scanner sensitivity values associated with the bar code scanner device. The processed bar code symbol that is combined with the processed image is readable by the bar code scanner device.
Abstract:
The present invention provides for widening a single bar (18) of a bar code without spoiling the readability of the bar code symbol. Further, the present invention provides for writing at least one sufficiently small letter, icon or other character within a single bar (24, 26) or space (22) of a bar code symbol without spoiling the symbol's readability.
Abstract:
The present invention generally relates to a system and method for modifying bars for applying to a non-flat, or irregular surface. A bar code symbol is created for and read from a non-flat or irregular surface by compensating for distortions caused by the non-flat or irregular surface.
Abstract:
A bar code (40) including a first linear bar code portion (12), and portions with two-dimensional bar codes (30A, 30B) at the ends of the first bar code portion (12). A separation (22) through the first portion (12). The two dimensional bar code at each end (30A, 30B) is inverted from the other end, and in an embodiment is also rotated 180°, which enable the two-dimensional bar codes (30A, 30B) on separated parts of the single bar code (12) to be identical.