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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:
Oct. 13, 2009

Filed:

Dec. 29, 2005
Applicants:

Yutaka Koshi, Nakai-machi, JP;

Shunichi Kimura, Nakai-machi, JP;

Masanori Sekino, Nakai-machi, JP;

Inventors:

Yutaka Koshi, Nakai-machi, JP;

Shunichi Kimura, Nakai-machi, JP;

Masanori Sekino, Nakai-machi, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An encoding device includes a binary image generation unit that generates at least two binary images from a multivalued image by applying different methods, a check image generation unit that generates a check image based on the plural binary images generated by the binary image generation unit, and a code generation unit that generates coded data by encoding at least one of the binary images generated by the binary image generation unit and the check image generated by the check image generation unit by using different methods.


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