Patent ID: 7878400
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. A method of forming a bar code, comprising: forming a first bar code portion, which represents a first format bar code, and would be found as valid when scanned by a first bar code scanning process, said forming using first information to form the bar code portion, and forming a second bar code portion separate from but associated with the first bar code portion, formed in a second format which is different than said first format, and said forming forms said second bar code portion associated with said first format bar code portion, and forming said second bar code portion using second information comprising the same information as said first information that is found in said first bar code portion, and additional information that is different than said first information, wherein said forming said first bar code portion and said second bar code portion forms said first and second bar code portions integrated together into a single bar code formed by machine on a substrate, wherein said first information includes an address used to access a remote database that stores information, and wherein said second information includes information that is also stored in said remote database that is accessed by said first information, and wherein said second information is in a color of the bar code, whereby scanning with a monochrome scanner returns only said first information which can be used for accessing said remote database, and scanning said color information provides the actual information that would have been obtained from accessing the database using said first information.