Interpreting a matrix code with increased information density

1. A method for interpreting a matrix code with increased information density, the method comprising:

identifying, by one or more processing devices, a first portion of an extended matrix code and a second portion of the extended matrix code, wherein each portion of the extended matrix code has a different combination of a position marker, wherein the position marker indicates how to position a matrix code to allow the matrix code to be properly read, and a location marker, wherein the location marker indicates one or more edges or corners of a matrix code;

extracting, by one or more processing devices, the first portion of the extended matrix code and the second portion of the extended matrix code from the composite matrix code based on, at least, the position marker of the first portion of the extended matrix code and the position marker of the second portion of the extended matrix code;

locating, by one or more processing devices, the at least one location marker of the first portion of the extended matrix code and the at least one location marker of the second portion of the extended matrix code;

concatenating, by one or more processing devices, the first portion of the extended matrix code and the second portion of the extended matrix code based on the location marker of the first portion of the extended matrix code and the location marker of the second portion of the extended matrix code; and

generating, by one or more processing device, the extended matrix code.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the extended matrix code and the second portion of the extended matrix code are located within a composite matrix code, wherein the composite matrix code is of a smaller size than the extended matrix code.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the composite matrix code is printed under a lenticular lens, wherein the first portion of the extended matrix code is viewable from a first viewing angle range and wherein the second portion of the extended matrix code is viewable from a second viewing angle range.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the extended matrix code and the second portion of the extended matrix code have substantially similar spatial dimensions.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

extracting, by one or more processing devices, information from the extended matrix code, wherein a first portion of the extracted information is located on the first portion of the extended matrix code and wherein a second portion of the extracted information is located on the second portion of the extended matrix code.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

adjusting, by one or more processing devices, the size of the first portion of the extended matrix code based on the position marker of the first portion of the extended matrix code and the position of the second portion of the extended matrix code.

7. A computer program product for interpreting a matrix code with increased information density, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:

program instructions to identify a first portion of an extended matrix code and a second portion of the extended matrix code, wherein each portion of the extended matrix code has a different combination of a position marker, wherein the position marker indicates how to position a matrix code to allow the matrix code to be properly read, and a location marker, wherein the location marker indicates one or more edges or corners of a matrix code;

program instructions to extract the first portion of the extended matrix code and the second portion of the extended matrix code from the composite matrix code based on, at least, the position marker of the first portion of the extended matrix code and the position marker of the second portion of the extended matrix code;

program instructions to locate the at least one location marker of the first portion of the extended matrix code and the at least one location marker of the second portion of the extended matrix code;

program instructions to concatenate the first portion of the extended matrix code and the second portion of the extended matrix code based on the location marker of the first portion of the extended matrix code and the location marker of the second portion of the extended matrix code; and

program instructions to generate the extended matrix code.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the first portion of the extended matrix code and the second portion of the extended matrix code are located within a composite matrix code, wherein the composite matrix code is of a smaller size than the extended matrix code.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the composite matrix code is printed under a lenticular lens, wherein the first portion of the extended matrix code is viewable from a first viewing angle range and wherein the second portion of the extended matrix code is viewable from a second viewing angle range.

10. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the first portion of the extended matrix code and the second portion of the extended matrix code have substantially similar spatial dimensions.

11. The computer program product of claim 7 , further comprising:

program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to extract information from the extended matrix code, wherein a first portion of the extracted information is located on the first portion of the extended matrix code and wherein a second portion of the extracted information is located on the second portion of the extended matrix code.

12. The computer program product of claim 7 , further comprising:

program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to adjust the size of the first portion of the extended matrix code based on the position marker of the first portion of the extended matrix code and the position marker of the second portion of the extended matrix code.

13. A computer system for interpreting a matrix code with increased information density, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processing devices, one or more computer readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by, at least one of the one or more processing devices, the program instructions comprising:

program instructions to identify a first portion of an extended matrix code and a second portion of the extended matrix code, wherein each portion of the extended matrix code has a different combination of a position marker, wherein the position marker indicates how to position a matrix code to allow the matrix code to be properly read, and a location marker, wherein the location marker indicates one or more edges or corners of a matrix code;

program instructions to extract the first portion of the extended matrix code and the second portion of the extended matrix code from the composite matrix code based on, at least, the position marker of the first portion of the extended matrix code and the position marker of the second portion of the extended matrix code;

program instructions to locate the at least one location marker of the first portion of the extended matrix code and the at least one location marker of the second portion of the extended matrix code;

program instructions to concatenate the first portion of the extended matrix code and the second portion of the extended matrix code based on the location marker of the first portion of the extended matrix code and the location marker of the second portion of the extended matrix code; and

program instructions to generate the extended matrix code.

14. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the first portion of the extended matrix code and the second portion of the extended matrix code are located within a composite matrix code, wherein the composite matrix code is of a smaller size than the extended matrix code.

15. The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the composite matrix code is printed under a lenticular lens, wherein the first portion of the extended matrix code is viewable from a first viewing angle range and wherein the second portion of the extended matrix code is viewable from a second viewing angle range.

16. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the first portion of the extended matrix code and the second portion of the extended matrix code have substantially similar spatial dimensions.

17. The computer system of claim 13 , further comprising:

program instructions, stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, to extract information from the extended matrix code, wherein a first portion of the extracted information is located on the first portion of the extended matrix code and wherein a second portion of the extracted information is located on the second portion of the extended matrix code.