Patent ID: 7246748
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A computer program product, stored on a machine-readable medium, the computer program product comprising instructions operable to cause a data processing apparatus to: receive code data generated by reading a machine-readable code, the code data comprising a payload; detect the presence of formatting information (FI) in the code data, the FI indicating whether the payload is in a first format or a second, distinct format, where the first format is an open format and the second format is a closed format; if the FI is not detected, or if the FI is detected and the FI indicates that the payload is in the first format, use a first decode procedure to decode the payload; and if the FI is detected and the FI indicates that the payload is in the second format, use a second, distinct decode procedure to decode the payload.