Patent ID: 7967217
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: A63F,A63H,G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. An information reproducing method using a dot pattern, comprising: scanning a medium as image data by a scanner such as a printed material on which is formed a dot pattern portion, which formed by arranging in accordance with a given rule dots generated by a dot code generating algorithm, in order to recognize various kinds of multimedia information; converting the image data of the dot pattern portion into code data; and reading multimedia information corresponding to the code data out of a storage unit to reproduce the multimedia information, wherein the dot pattern forms a lattice block by a horizontal line composed of successive equally spaced dots and a vertical line extending vertically from the horizontal line, the lattice block has a lattice area surrounded by lattice points, and an information dot that defines data is generated by the algorithm and arranged within the lattice area.