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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2011
Applicant:
Philip Dunlap, Rancho Palo Verdes, CA (US);
Inventor:
Philip Dunlap, Rancho Palo Verdes, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 5/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An item identification method includes providing a layer of material having an array of zones thereon. The array of zones on the layer is interrogated with a transmitted optical light beam. Light reflected by the array of zones is received. The light is reflected in a pattern that represents a code. At least one value of the code provided by the reflected light is determined.