Patent ID: 6058498
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: G06F,G06K,G09B,G11B,H04N

Abstract:
An information reproducing system for optically reading a dot code which is optically readably recorded on a recording medium, the dot code comprising a plurality of blocks which are arranged within a field of view of reading means for scanning the blocks to optically read the dot code, each of the blocks including:a data dot pattern comprising a plurality of dots arranged in accordance with contents of information to be recorded;a marker by which said each of the blocks is recognizable; anda block address pattern representing an address of said each of the blocks in the dot code,the data dot pattern, the marker, and the block address pattern having a predetermined positional relationship in said each of the blocks, and wherein the addresses of the blocks allow the blocks to be recognized, respectively, and the dot code to be correctly read out by the reading means regardless of an order in which the blocks are scanned, andwherein the information reproducing system comprises:the reading means for optically reading the dot code;restoring means for processing the dot code read by the reading means, and restoring the dot code to information; andoutputting means for outputting the information.