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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2014
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Barry A. Kritt, Raleigh, NC (US);
Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata, IN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Provided are techniques for the placement of a code on an object that does not interfere and is not displayed in a captured visual image of the object. Also provided are techniques for capturing a first image of an object in the visual light spectrum; capturing a second image of the object in a non-visual light spectrum; extracting metadata, stored in the non-visual light spectrum corresponding to the object from the second image; and storing the first image in conjunction with the metadata. Also provided are techniques for storing the metadata in conjunction with the object in the non-visual light spectrum, wherein the metadata is stored in a quick response (QR) code or a bar code and the non-visible light spectrum is ultraviolet light or infrared light.