71results about "Digital marking by printing code marks" patented technology

A wireless communication tape, dispenser of the same and methods of usage of the wireless tape and the dispenser in asset tracking applications are disclosed. The wireless communication tape can be manufactured in an ultrathin form factor by laminating a stack of layers to impart functionality to the wireless communication tape. Methods of use and operation of the wireless communication tape are disclosed to save battery resources of the communication tape. The wireless communication tape may be used to form shipping labels that are thermally printed in a thermal printer and that include a 5G and Bluetooth communication capability to track a location of a package. Examples of 5G wireless protocols include the LPWAN protocols of NB-IoT and LTE-M.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for a system including: a printer configured and arranged to form a symbol on a surface of a material using hot melt ink; a laser processing subsystem including a laser and an optical assembly; and electronics communicatively coupled with the printer and the laser processing subsystem, the electronics being configured to generate a laser beam from the laser and convey the laser beam, using the optical assembly, onto at least the hot melt ink of the symbol, thereby increasing rub resistance of the hot melt ink on the surface of the material.

This document discloses a method and system for assessing integrity of a stack of ballots or other documents. A processor receives a first set of electronic source document files, each of which includes content of a corresponding source document. The processor generates a verification image, segments the verification image into slices, and causes a print device to print verification document sheets. Each verification document sheet includes data from one of the source electronic document files and, on an edge of the sheet, a unique one of the slices of the verification image. The verification document sheets are stacked so that the slices appear on a side of the stack and, when all of the verification document sheets have been placed onto the stack, the slices collectively form the verification image.

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media provide automated identification techniques that associate at least two unique identifiers of one segment of a segmental multimode wireless flexible product to seamlessly and accurately bridge different identification methodologies to enable advanced real-time tracking of shipment location and status, and other such useful and advanced product and service offerings.

This inkjet recording device comprises: a code reading unit that reads code data from an information code; a storage unit in which stored is a code template which is used to analyze code data and which stipulates the position, in code data, of information indicating a printing subject and the printing position of the printing subject with respect to a printing target; and a control unit that, on the basis of the code data and the code template corresponding to the code data, creates printing data for printing the printing subject at the printing position.

A method and a system records machining information associated with insulating panels manufactured in a continuous machining line. Machining units carry out machining operations on a panel body moved along the line, between an inlet and an outlet, from a start-production unit at the line inlet. The insulating panels are manufactured by making predetermined cuts in the panel body, at the line outlet. Each machining unit is controlled by a respective electronic control unit. The method generates and prints unique graphic representation identification codes, or Data Matrix codes. A panel body portion to be machined is identified. The Data Matrix codes printed on the panel body to be machined are identified when the panel body portions pass through the machining unit. Machining information is acquired and associated with the detected Data Matrix code. The acquired machining information and associated code are sent to a main processing unit connected.

To print a code image in print densities suitable to a combination of a color of a print medium and a color of a color material.SOLUTION: A PC 1 stores each combination information capable of identifying a combination of a color of a print medium and a color of a color material in association with an adaptive density range that is a range of print densities suitable for reading a code image, and comprises: a print combination information acquisition unit 110 that acquires print combination information capable of identifying a combination of a color of a print medium used for printing print data and a color of a color material; a density setting value acquisition unit 120 which acquires a density setting value that is a setting value of print densities for the print data; a density determination unit 160 that, if a code image is determined to be included in the print data, determines whether or not the density setting value is included in the adaptive density range stored in association with the combination information which is the same as the print combination information; and a density change unit 170 that, if the density determination unit 160 determines that the density setting value is not included, changes the print density of the print data to a print density included in the adaptive density range.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

An inkjet recording device comprises a code reading unit that reads code data from an information code; a storage unit that stores a code template that defines a position of information indicating a print target in the code data and a print position of the print target with respect to a printing object, the code template being used in analysis of the code data; a control unit that creates print data for printing the print target on the print position.

To prevent counterfeiting, or specifically, provide a method and a device for printing a physical unclonable function pattern.SOLUTION: A method includes applying a clear coat layer to a substrate, drying the clear coat layer to form random microstructures in the clear coat layer, dispensing a printing fluid to print a graphical pattern on the clear coat layer, and generating a physical unclonable function (PUF) pattern by drying the printing fluid that fills the random microstructures formed in the clear coat layer.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A display device includes a cover window comprising a flat portion and a curved portion connected to the flat portion; a printed layer disposed across the flat portion and the curved portion of the cover window; a buffer layer provided on the printed layer; a code printed layer provided on the buffer layer; and a plurality of grooves penetrating through the code printed layer.

A system and method that enables users to provide authenticated medical records (e.g., vaccination records, viral anti-body test results, etc.) to a third-party (e.g., a venue) to gain access to the third-party is provided. In this way, the third party may confirm that the user is sufficiently immune to a particular disease (e.g., COVID-19) and may thereby minimize the threat of the user introducing the contagious disease to the third party. The system includes a biometric data recognition system that authenticates the identity of a user, a medical records acquisition system that acquires the medical records of the authenticated user, and a system for the displaying or otherwise providing the medical records to the third-party for review. The system also includes a system identification card that includes the user's contact information, alphanumeric characters associated with the user's driver's license number, medical records of the user, and other elements.

The present invention provides a method of fast printing graphic codes and a corresponding printing system. The method comprises determining a group of two or more different graphic codes of the same type, identifying fixed features being identical for all the graphic codes in the group and variable features being different between particular ones of the graphic codes, creating a partial pattern comprising the identified fixed features identical for all the graphic codes from the group, pre-printing the created partial patterns on a product and printing the remaining identified variable features corresponding to any of the graphic codes from the group on top of the pre-printed partial patterns in order to obtain a corresponding complete graphic code from the group.

Example methods, systems, and apparatuses for verifying a printed indicium are provided. An example method may include receiving a captured image of a print media comprising the printed indicium; extracting a quiet zone grade portion from the captured image, where the quiet zone grade portion includes a printed indicium area of the printed indicium and at least one quiet zone area adjacent to the printed indicium area; in response to receiving a user input providing an overwrite quiet zone requirement indication and determining that the at least one quiet zone area does not satisfy at least one quiet zone requirement, causing at least one of adjusting the at least one quiet zone requirement to at least one reduced quiet zone requirement or adding at least one additional quiet zone area to the at least one quiet zone area.

Method for creating a secure barcode using a processor, comprising: Identifying a primary pattern for a two-dimensional barcode to be printed on a substrate, wherein the primary pattern comprises a set of dark cells and a set of light cells; Identifying a two-dimensional microform, wherein the microform has a size that is no larger than the size of each cell of the two-dimensional barcode; Creating a secondary pattern, comprising a plurality of microforms, by selecting an orientation of the microforms such that the microforms have different orientations when placed in the cells; Overlaying the secondary pattern with the primary pattern so that each microform is positioned within one of the cells of the primary pattern, and so that each cell of one of the sets contains one of the microforms, resulting in a two-dimensional barcode that is secure; and Saving a file containing instructions for outputting the secure barcode with the primary pattern and the superimposed secondary pattern.

An apparatus for managing inventory is described. The apparatus includes a plurality of labels each having a unique pre-printed indicia. A printer prints machine-readable data corresponding to product information on one or more of the labels, such that the machine-readable data is printed on a same side of the label as the unique pre-printed indicia. An imaging device reads the machine-readable data and the unique pre-printed indicia on the label. A computing device includes software that associates the machine-readable data with the unique pre-printed indicia to create an association that is stored in a memory.

A computer-implemented method for verifying a printed indicium comprising: receiving, by a processor of a printing apparatus, a captured image of a print media comprising the printed indicium; extracting, by the processor of the printing apparatus, a quiet zone grade portion from the captured image, wherein the quiet zone grade portion comprises a printed indicium area of the printed indicium and at least one quiet zone area adjacent to the printed indicium area; and in response to receiving a user input providing an overwrite quiet zone requirement indication and determining that the at least one quiet zone area satisfies at least one quiet zone requirement: generating, by the processor of the printing apparatus, at least one quiet zone grade associated with the at least one quiet zone area without adjusting the at least one quiet zone requirement; and outputting, by the processor of the printing apparatus, verification results associated with the printed indicium based at least in part on the at least one quiet zone grade.

Embodiments of this specification provide a method for printing finished product labels, a method and a system for warehousing finished products. In the method for printing finished product labels, a production management system obtains a label file corresponding to the order information of a production order; selects a production order to be produced from the production orders with corresponding label files; sends the first order information of the production order to be produced to an industrial control computer; sends the first order information of the production order to be produced and the corresponding label file to a label printer; the industrial control computer sends corresponding instructions to corresponding production equipment and packaging equipment according to the first order information; the production equipment produces the products indicated by the production order to be produced according to the corresponding instructions; the packaging equipment packages the products produced by the production equipment according to the corresponding instructions and sends the second order information corresponding to the packaged products to the label printer; and in response to the matching of the first order information and the second order information, the label printer prints the label corresponding to the production order to be produced.

A method of preparing a machine-readable surface for an autonomous vehicle comprising, coating the surface of a drive area for the autonomous vehicle in a substantially curable material and optically detectable elements and a protective layer, to provide a machine- readable code throughout substantially the entire drive area of the vehicle.

A payment server for a user transaction approval configured to receive from the two or more trusted entities two or more sets of rules for the user transaction approval, receive from the payment terminal a transaction approval request, a token, payment terminal data, and additional data obtained by the payment terminal, receive from the at least one payment account a balance limitation decision and generate a transaction approval decision by cross-referencing the two or more sets of rules with the mobile device data, the payment terminal data, the additional data, and the balance limitation decision.

To provide methods, systems and apparatuses for verifying printed indicia.SOLUTION: A method may include receiving a captured image of a print media comprising a printed indicium; extracting a quiet zone grade portion from the captured image, where the quiet zone grade portion includes a printed indicium area of the printed indicium and at least one quiet zone area adjacent to the printed indicium area; in response to receiving a user input providing an overwrite quiet zone requirement indication and determining that the at least one quiet zone area does not satisfy at least one quiet zone requirement, causing at least one of adjusting the at least one quiet zone requirement to at least one reduced quiet zone requirement and adding at least one additional quiet zone area to the at least one quiet zone area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

With a method for data management, in particular of operating means of a machine tool, data from operating means (23, 28, 29) of the machine tool (20) is acquired and stored, at least in respect of its identification. According to the invention, this data management takes place with a machine tool (20) for producing toothed wheels or gearwheels and / or the processing of toothed systems, wherein use is made as operating means (23, 28, 29) in particular of dressing and truing tools, clamping means, grinding tools, and / or the like, wherein, for the acquisition in particular of their identification, and preferably of further parameters, such as use data and geometry data, they are in each case equipped with at least one transponder (23′, 28′, 29′). These transponders (23′, 28′, 29′) can communicate with at least one send / read unit (30) assigned to the machine tool (20), for the cableless transfer of data signals. With this data management, the production of precisely manufactured toothed wheels can be achieved, with significantly lower fault quotas and therefore an improved quality standard, and all this with maximum service life times of the processing tools.

This application provides communication apparatuses and methods for signal transmission and reception, applied to, for example, backscatter communications. In an example method, a tag device receives a downlink excitation signal, where the downlink excitation signal is a linear frequency modulated signal or a multi-carrier linear frequency modulated signal. The tag device generates an uplink reflection signal according to the downlink excitation signal and uplink information. The tag device sends the uplink reflection signal to a network device. When receiving the uplink reflection signal from the tag device and receiving the downlink excitation signal, the network device performs fractional Fourier transform on the uplink reflection signal and the downlink excitation signal, to obtain an uplink frequency domain reflection signal and a downlink frequency domain excitation signal. The uplink frequency domain reflection signal and the downlink frequency domain excitation signal do not overlap each other.

This document provides identification documents, as well as methods for authenticating and manufacturing such documents. [Solution] A method for manufacturing an identity verification document (1), comprising the steps of: printing a background pattern (10a, 10b) on the identity verification document, the background pattern including a motif that provides contrast to at least partially cover a text field (Tf1) of the identity verification document (1) (S1); printing identification information, which includes one or more characters, on the text field (Tf1) (S2); selecting a pattern portion (11a, 11b) of an image of the identity verification document (1), the pattern portion including at least one character of the identification information and a portion of the background pattern that covers at least one character (S3); encoding the selected pattern portion (11a, 12a) into a machine-readable code (S4); and printing the machine-readable code (13a) on the identity verification document (1) (S5).

A label issuing apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores a plurality of pieces of product information regarding a product; a print control unit that generates print data defining that a barcode, in which at least one piece of the product information stored in the storage unit is encoded, and a digital watermark, in which at least one piece of the product information encoded as the barcode is embedded, are arranged on one product label and the barcode and the digital watermark are arranged at different positions on the one product label; and a label issuing unit that issues the product label on which the barcode and the digital watermark are displayed at different positions by printing information based on the print data on a label.

A label management system. The label management system includes a label management application executing on a user device; and, a label device, the label device comprising a machine readable code portion; and, a lenticular lens portion, the lenticular lens portion being designed so that when viewed from different angles by the user device, different parts of the machine readable code portion are accessed by the user device.

The present application relates to the technical fields of intelligent printing and industrial automation control, and discloses an intelligent label printing optimization system, method and device based on image recognition. The method includes: constructing a surface feature matrix of the object according to the surface three-dimensional point cloud data and texture information of the object to be labeled; performing regional adaptability evaluation on the surface feature matrix of the object to obtain a heat map to determine the target labeling area; obtaining the semantic information corresponding to the preset label content to generate the layout constraint conditions corresponding to the label content; generating an optimized layout plan corresponding to the label content according to the layout constraint conditions, and controlling a preset printing device to print according to the optimized layout plan to form a target label; generating a motion trajectory corresponding to a preset robotic arm according to the first pose information corresponding to the object to be labeled, the second pose information of the preset printing device, and the area range corresponding to the target area, and controlling the robotic arm to paste the target label to the target area according to the motion trajectory.

A method for encoding a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag comprises identifying, via one or more processors, a print position of a RFID tag of a RFID label integrated within a printer. Further, determining, via the one or more processors, whether the print position of the RFID tag identified within the printer overlaps with a RFID communication window of a RFID antenna placed in proximity to RFID tag. Furthermore, moving, via the one or more processors, the RFID tag within the print position upon determining print position of the RFID tag overlaps with the RFID communication window. Further, encoding, via the one or more processors, the RFID tag using the RFID antenna upon movement of the RFID tag within the print position. Thereafter, forwarding, via the one or more processors, the RFID tag encoded for printing one or more encoded information over the RFID tag using printer.

A coupler for a radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled system adapted to couple a transceiver of the RFID enabled system with a targeted transponder from among a group of multiple adjacent transponders is provided. Such an RFID coupler may be adapted to transmit controlled power that can be used to locate the targeted transponder. Such an RFID coupler may have a restricted position and placement to facilitate near-field communication in a focused direction. For example, a coupler may include first and second ground planes on opposing sides of the coupler and a conductive strip for propagating a plurality of electromagnetic fields. The conductive strip has a bottom edge having a first tapered edge portion, a second tapered edge portion, and a center portion therebetween. The first and second tapered edge portions are mirror images of each other and each comprise two or more steps.

A method for manufacturing an identification document including printing a background pattern on the identification document, the background pattern having contrasting motifs covering at least partly a text field of the identification document, printing an identifying information in the text field, the identifying information having one or more characters, selecting a pattern portion of an image of the identification document, the pattern portion having at least one character of the identifying information and a part of the background pattern which covers the at least one character, encoding the selected pattern portion into a machine-readable code, and printing the machine-readable code on the identification document.

One or more techniques and / or systems are disclosed for providing for improved fluid transfer information collection and management. Such a system may utilize scannable codes to collect fluid transfer information, mitigating the use of printable tickets, manual collection, or wireless connection and transmission to remote external devices while improving security. As an example, a fluid flow meter can be coupled with a register that collects flow information from the meter and other collected information associated with fluid transfer. Upon completion of a fluid transfer event, such as aircraft refueling, LPG fueling, or other refined fuels or valuable liquids, data associated with the transfer event, such as amount, type, conditions, operator, time, etc., can be converted into an encryptable, scannable code, such as a QR code. The scannable code can be displayed on a display screen, and captured by a portable device, and stored. The captured data or code may later be transferred to a third party or back end data management system for further analysis or processing.