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Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010

Filed:

Sep. 22, 2006
Applicants:

Jonathan Ackley, Glendale, CA (US);

Oren Rod Aviv, Hidden Hills, CA (US);

Frank Bryant, South Pasadena, CA (US);

Scott F. Watson, Marina del Ray, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jonathan Ackley, Glendale, CA (US);

Oren Rod Aviv, Hidden Hills, CA (US);

Frank Bryant, South Pasadena, CA (US);

Scott F. Watson, Marina del Ray, CA (US);

Assignee:

Disney Enterprise, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/36 (2006.01); H04N 1/46 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method is provided for decoding an image of a pattern associated with an object to determine a digital identifier and to obtain data. The method comprises receiving a image of a pattern associated with the object. The pattern comprises a sub-image and a data tag. The image comprising a plurality of pixels. The method further comprises associating a first sub-set of the pixels with the sub-image and a second sub-set of the pixels with the data tag, determining a digital identifier of the sub-image based on the first sub-set of the pixels, and determining a tag value of the data tag based on the second sub-set of the pixels.


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