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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:
Jun. 12, 2007

Filed:

Jun. 07, 2004
Applicants:

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);

Inventors:

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);

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/06 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 7/12 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G06K 19/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.


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