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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
May. 20, 2005
Applicants:
Daniel P. Bybell, Medford, MA (US);
Willilam T. Vetterling, Lexington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel P. Bybell, Medford, MA (US);
Willilam T. Vetterling, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Senshin Capital, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for encoding and decoding codes, such as bar codes, containing a plurality of features, such as bars and spaces of varying widths. In one aspect of the present invention, techniques are provided for encoding information in an arbitrary-length code using a single symbol. Techniques for encoding and decoding information using codes having features with more than two distinct values are also provided.