Patent ID: 9710741
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: G06K

Claim:
1. An information code generation method producing information code by an information code generation apparatus, cells being arranged inside a predetermined code area of the information code, the cells functioning as a unit of information, the information code generation method comprising: providing a specific pattern region and a data recording region inside the code area, the specific pattern region being disposed with a specific pattern having a predetermined shape, the specific pattern region being placed at a predetermined position in the code area and indicating existence of the information code, the data recording region storing a data using a plurality of kinds of cells; and showing at least a part of the code area using a shape, a pattern, a color, or a combination of the shape, the pattern, and the color, wherein the shape, the pattern, the color, or the combination of the shape, the pattern, and the color identifies a classification regarding a code content of at least either a record content stored in the code area or a display content shown in the code area, the classification identifies a particular information code as being among a same kind of a plurality of information codes.