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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2002
Hiroshi Sasaki, Hachioji, JP;
Masayoshi Tanimura, Nakakoma-gun, JP;
Hirokazu Tanaka, Kyoto, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
HAL Laboratory, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Creatures Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A coded image on a recording medium (a card) which records desired information as an optically readable coded image (a dot code) contains predetermined record location information indicating a record location at which the image is recorded on the card, as, for example, an element of a physical format of the image. A coded image reading apparatus for reading the coded image from the card has image inputting means (a pickup). The apparatus includes a CPU, which includes and can execute record location determining means (a program) for obtaining record location information from an input image and determining a record location of the image. The card is guided so that the proper read operation can be performed in accordance with this function of determination.