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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2008
Applicant:
Philip Dunlap, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Inventor:
Philip Dunlap, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/04 (2006.01); G09C 3/00 (2006.01); G03H 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 5/32 (2006.01); G02B 5/124 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for determining encoded information borne by transportation modalities. The system includes substrates carried by the modalities and an optical interrogation device capable of remotely acquiring the information and comparing it with a database of acceptable information incorporated into or proximal to the system. The encoded information is provided on the substrate in a matrix of zones exhibiting different optical properties. The matrix of zones and the associated properties constitute a code which is interrogated and read by the system.