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App. No. 12/058,639

Color Barcode Producing, Reading and/or Reproducing Method and Apparatus

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App. No.
12/058,639
Abstract

A color barcode can record much more amount of information than black white barcode. However, the problem of the color barcode is that it is easy to lose integrity or authenticity in printing and copy generation. This invention provides an apparatus and a method to keep the integrity or authenticity of the color barcode. Such is accomplished by the color information portion of the color barcode representing the color information about what colors are used for color tiles of data portion of the color barcode and an apparatus and a method for producing and reproducing such color barcode.

Claims (6)

1 - 16 . (canceled)

17 . A substrate having imprinted thereon a color barcode, the color barcode comprising:

a color information portion which represents a color information including information about what color is used for color tiles of the color barcode, and

a data portion which includes the several color tiles and represents data.

18 . The substrate of claim 17 , wherein the color information includes information about what Pantone™ color is used for color tiles.

19 . The substrate of claim 17 , wherein the data portion includes data of contents recorded in the substrate.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 4, 2011
From: KONICA MINOLTA SYSTEMS LABORATORY, INC.
To: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.
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