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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2004
John W. Sussmeier, Cold Spring, NY (US);
Judith D. Auslander, Westport, CT (US);
Donald G. Mackay, Roxbury, CT (US);
Andrei Obrea, Seymour, CT (US);
Douglas B. Quine, Bethel, CT (US);
John W. Sussmeier, Cold Spring, NY (US);
Judith D. Auslander, Westport, CT (US);
Donald G. MacKay, Roxbury, CT (US);
Andrei Obrea, Seymour, CT (US);
Douglas B. Quine, Bethel, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A printed barcode including first basic barcode information stored in a first basic mode of printed data storage, and second additional enhanced barcode information stored in a second enhanced mode of printed data storage. The second information is printed, at least partially, as a component of the first information. The first information is adapted to be read by a basic barcode reader. The second information is adapted to be read by an enhanced barcode reader and cannot be read by the basic barcode reader.