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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2005
Tetsuya Kimura, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Tadashi Shimizu, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Kensuke Ito, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Shinichi Yada, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Tetsuya Kimura, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Tadashi Shimizu, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Kensuke Ito, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Shinichi Yada, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of creating a tag, the method including: reading, over a first region of a surface of an individual piece, a characteristic having randomness distributed over the surface of the individual piece and converting image information indicative of the read characteristic of the first region into individual piece information peculiar to the individual piece; forming an individual piece information image indicative of the individual piece information on the surface of the individual piece while using a second region having a predetermined range including the first region as a non-image forming region; and creating the tag, which is to be affixed to an article, from the individual piece.