Patent ID: 9064228
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for classifying an object having a surface area that is the total area of the exterior surfaces of the object, comprising the steps of: (a) coating at least 50% of the surface area of the object with barcodes, the barcodes are coated on the object over existing markings on the object and comprise a first barcode that is invisible and overlays a second barcode at least partially, the first and second barcodes are readable using a different radiation wavelength relative to each other, each radiation wavelength selected from a spectrum of wavelengths from radio waves to X-rays; (b) scanning the barcodes with at least one corresponding barcode detector that is detectably compatible with a barcode of the type coated on the object; (c) determining whether one or more of the barcodes are read by the barcode detector; and (d) classifying the object as leaking when the first barcode on the object is not read by the corresponding barcode detector.