Patent ID: 8915440
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A method for decoding a color barcode, comprising the steps of: (a) segmenting a plurality of data cells in the color barcode using a data processing apparatus; (b) recognizing in each data cell, using the data processing apparatus, a combination of a shape formed by a subset of pixels of the data cell, a foreground color of the shape, and a background color of the remaining pixels of the same data cell, wherein the foreground color and the background color are selected from a multiplicity of different colors, and wherein at least one of the plurality of data cells has a foreground color and background color combination containing a color that is neither white nor black; (c) using the data processing apparatus, obtaining digital data from the combination of the recognized shape and the foreground and background colors in each data cell.