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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 01, 2021
Applicant:

Digimarc Corporation, Beaverton, OR (US);

Inventor:

Ajith M. Kamath, Beaverton, OR (US);

Assignee:

Digimarc Corporation, Beaverton, OR (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2022.01); G06T 1/00 (2006.01); G06T 11/40 (2006.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/0028 (2013.01); G06T 1/0064 (2013.01); G06T 11/40 (2013.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one aspect, a 2D machine readable code is mimicked by a collection of graphic elements. This can involve choosing a location, within an input 2D code block, at which correlation between a first graphic element and the input 2D code block is maximized. An area around this location is then disqualified from further consideration. A second location is next chosen, within the input 2D code block but outside the disqualified area, at which correlation between a second graphic element and the input 2D code block is maximized. The process continues in this fashion, adding graphics and removing additional areas from consideration, until a threshold number of graphic elements has been placed. The elements are then assembled in their corresponding locations to yield a composite image block that provides features mimicking that of the input 2D code block, thereby enabling the composite image block to be decoded by a compliant code reader. A great variety of other signal rich art arrangements are also detailed.


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